Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Really — who is harmed, and who loses anything at all?
The One is simply playing, the way a juggler tosses a ball and catches it again.
Seen from far enough away, all of life is the One at play.
Kaa ko jarai kaahi ho-ay haan — who is really harmed, and who really loses? Nat vat khaylai saarigpaan — the One khaylai, plays, like a juggler with a ball.
Kabir steps back and sees the whole picture lightly. The One tosses and catches, tosses and catches. Think of a juggler who never lets a ball fall for good. Seen this way, nothing is lost forever in the game.
This is not a shrug at pain. It is deep trust that the One is always there. Grief and hurt are real, and this verse never says they are not.
When you zoom way out on a worry, does it sometimes look lighter?
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