Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Lost in false doubts, people wander and wander, pulled along by clinging love for their children and their families.
But like the passing shade of a tree, the wall of this body crumbles in an instant.
Holding tight to what passes, you wander; even the body is like a tree's shade, here for a little while.
Mithi-aa bharam bharam baho bharmi-aa means "wandering and wandering in false doubt." LubDho putar kaltar moh pareet means "lured by clinging love for children and family." Loving your family is natural and good. The trouble is clinging, as if everyone would stay forever.
Jaisay tarvar kee tuchh chhaa-i-aa means "like the brief shade of a tree." Khin meh binas jaa-ay dayh bheet means "the wall of the body falls in a moment." Watch a tree's shade through an afternoon: it slides across the grass and is gone by sunset. Knowing that, you can hold people gently and love them well while you are together.
What helps you enjoy something fully even while knowing it will not last?
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