ਇਕਿ ਬੈਸਾਇ ਰਖੇ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਅੰਤਰਿ ॥
ik baisaa-ay rakhay garih antar.
Some remain seated within their homes.
ਇਕਿ ਪਠਾਏ ਦੇਸ ਦਿਸੰਤਰਿ ॥
ik pathaa-ay days disantar.
Some wander across the country and through foreign lands.
ਇਕ ਹੀ ਕਉ ਘਾਸੁ ਇਕ ਹੀ ਕਉ ਰਾਜਾ ਇਨ ਮਹਿ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਿਆ ਕੂੜਾ ॥੫॥
ik hee ka-o ghaas ik hee ka-o raajaa in meh kahee-ai ki-aa koorhaa. ||5||
Some are grass-cutters, and some are kings. Who among these can be called false? ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some people stay quietly at home their whole lives.
Others roam across countries and far-off lands.
Some cut grass for a living and some sit on thrones. Which of them could anyone call false?
A crown does not make a person more real than a pair of working hands.
The grass-cutter and the king stand side by side: 'in meh kahee-ai ki-aa koorhaa', who among these can be called false? No caste, job or status ranks one life above another.
A Question to Sit With
Have you ever judged someone by their job before knowing them?
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