ਆਈ ਆਗਿਆ ਪਿਰਹੁ ਬੁਲਾਇਆ ॥
aa-ee aagi-aa pirahu bulaa-i-aa.
The Order comes, and the husband-soul is called.
ਨਾ ਧਨ ਪੁਛੀ ਨ ਮਤਾ ਪਕਾਇਆ ॥
naa Dhan puchhee na mataa pakaa-i-aa.
He does not consult with his bride, and does not ask her opinion.
ਊਠਿ ਸਿਧਾਇਓ ਛੂਟਰਿ ਮਾਟੀ ਦੇਖੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਥਨ ਮੋਹਾਸਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥
ooth siDhaa-i-o chhootar maatee daykh naanak mithan mohaasaa hay. ||10||
He gets up and marches off, and the discarded body-bride mingles with dust. O Nanak, behold the illusion of emotional attachment and hope. ||10||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The order comes, and the living spark is called. It does not ask the body, and it does not wait for the body's say.
It rises and goes, and the body left behind returns to the earth. Nanak says: see how attachment and hope fool us.
Some things are ours to hold only for a while — so hold them lightly.
aa-ee aagiaa — the order comes and the soul is called home, without asking the body. chhootar maatee — the body left behind returns to the earth. mithan mohaasaa — the false pull of attachment and hope, clinging to what only passes. The lesson is to hold the passing lightly.
A Question to Sit With
How can you love something fully and still hold it gently?
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