ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥
maa-i-aa mohi bharam na paa-ay.
In attachment to Maya and doubt, the Lord is not found.
ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਲਗਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
doojai bhaa-ay lagaa dukh paa-ay.
Attached to the love of duality, one suffers in pain.
ਸੂਹਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਦਿਨ ਥੋੜੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਇਸੁ ਜਾਦੇ ਬਿਲਮ ਨ ਲਾਇਦਾ ॥੭॥
soohaa rang din thorhay hovai is jaaday bilam na laa-idaa. ||7||
The crimson color lasts for only a few days; all too soon, it fades away. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When we are tangled in clinging and doubt, the One stays hidden from us. Chasing this-and-that only leaves us aching.
The bright red color of passing excitements looks lovely — but it lasts only a few days and then fades away.
The colors of passing excitement look bright but quickly wash out.
The image is soohaa rang, the bright red dye that looks brilliant but quickly fades — the color of passing pleasures. It sets up the next pauri's contrast with the fast color of love. Attachment hides the One; the fading dye is a gentle memento.
A Question to Sit With
What have you chased that looked exciting but faded fast?
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