ਕਵਨ ਸੁ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਕਵਨ ਸੁ ਨਰਕਾ ॥
kavan so muktee kavan so narkaa.
Who is liberated, and who will land in hell?
ਕਵਨੁ ਸੈਸਾਰੀ ਕਵਨੁ ਸੁ ਭਗਤਾ ॥
kavan saisaaree kavan so bhagtaa.
Who is worldly, and who is a devotee?
ਕਵਨ ਸੁ ਦਾਨਾ ਕਵਨੁ ਸੁ ਹੋਛਾ ਕਵਨ ਸੁ ਸੁਰਤਾ ਕਵਨੁ ਜੜਾ ॥੬॥
kavan so daanaa kavan so hochhaa kavan so surtaa kavan jarhaa. ||6||
Who is wise, and who is shallow? Who is aware, and who is ignorant? ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Who is free, and who is stuck?
Who is caught up in the world, and who is devoted to the One?
Who is wise and who is shallow, who is wide awake and who is fast asleep inside?
The interesting question is never who is better, but who is awake.
Who is free, who is stuck, who is wise, who is shallow? 'Kavan so muktee kavan so narkaa': who is liberated, and who lands in hell? The answer comes in the next verse: all of it moves within the one flow.
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