ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਜੋਨਿ ਸਬਾਈ ॥
lakh cha-oraaseeh jon sabaa-ee.
Out of all the 8.4 million species of beings,
ਮਾਣਸ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਦੀਈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
maanas ka-o parabh dee-ee vadi-aa-ee.
God blessed mankind with glory.
ਇਸੁ ਪਉੜੀ ਤੇ ਜੋ ਨਰੁ ਚੂਕੈ ਸੋ ਆਇ ਜਾਇ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੨॥
is pa-orhee tay jo nar chookai so aa-ay jaa-ay dukh paa-idaa. ||2||
That human who misses this chance, shall suffer the pains of coming and going in reincarnation. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Out of all the countless kinds of living things, the One gave people a special honor.
Whoever misses this chance keeps coming and going, again and again, and suffers.
Being born a person is a rare honor — a chance not to miss.
Out of lakh chauraaseeh, the traditional 8.4 million forms of life, the human birth carries a special dignity — maanas ka-o vadi-aa-ee. A person who misses this chance goes round and round, coming and going, and it hurts. Put gently: a human life is a rare chance, and worth using well.
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