ਦਿਲ ਮਹਿ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਸਭ ਫਿਲਹਾਲਾ ॥
dil meh jaanhu sabh filhaalaa.
You must know in your heart that everything is temporary.
ਖਿਲਖਾਨਾ ਬਿਰਾਦਰ ਹਮੂ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ॥
khilkhaanaa biraadar hamoo janjaalaa.
Family, household and siblings are all entanglements.
ਮੀਰ ਮਲਕ ਉਮਰੇ ਫਾਨਾਇਆ ਏਕ ਮੁਕਾਮ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਦਰਾ ॥੮॥
meer malak umray faanaa-i-aa ayk mukaam khudaa-ay daraa. ||8||
Kings, rulers and nobles are mortal and transitory; only God's Gate is the permanent place. ||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Deep down, know that everything here is passing through.
Family, home, and the people around us are all threads we are tangled in for a while.
Kings and rulers and great lords all come and go, and only the doorway of the One stays for good.
Loving what passes is fine; just remember what stays.
Family, wealth and power all pass, plainly and without dread. 'Ayk mukaam khudaa-ay daraa': the One's door is the one place that lasts.
A Question to Sit With
What is one thing in your life you hope will still matter in fifty years?
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