Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
All the friends and family who go on living afterward — that's who everything you gathered gets handed to. It stays behind; it was never really yours to keep.
Everything we gather gets passed on to others one day.
Bhaa-ee meet banDhap sakhay paachhay — brothers, friends, relatives, and companions who live on after us. Tinhoo ka-o sampaanee — it all gets handed to them.
What we gather was borrowed, never owned. It is like a library book. You can love it and enjoy it, but it goes back in the end.
The verse says this calmly, not to scare anyone. It is a simple fact about life. Seeing it clearly makes us feel free, not afraid.
If you can't keep the things you gather, what would you most want to do with them?
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