ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵਿਗੁਤਾ ॥
manmukh nindaa kar kar vigutaa.
The self-willed manmukh indulges in slander, and is ruined.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਭਉਕੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਕੁਤਾ ॥
antar lobh bha-ukai jis kutaa.
The dog of greed barks within him.
ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਛੋਡੈ ਅੰਤਿ ਗਇਆ ਪਛੁਤਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੮॥
jamkaal tis kaday na chhodai ant ga-i-aa pachhutaa-ee hay. ||8||
The Messenger of Death never leaves him, and in the end, he leaves, regretting and repenting. ||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Tearing others down only wears a person out.
Inside such a heart, greed keeps barking like a restless dog that never settles.
And a life spent only grabbing leaves a quiet ache at the end, wishing it had reached for what lasts.
Greed is a dog that never stops barking; only enough-ness quiets it.
Greed is a barking dog that never quiets. A life spent grabbing reaches its end still wishing it had reached for what lasts.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you already have enough of, if you stop to notice?
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