ਮਃ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਸਚੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਕਚੁ ਵੈਦਿਓ ਤੂ ਆਘੂ ਆਘੇ ਸਲਵੇ ॥
sach jaanai kach vaidi-o too aaghoo aaghay salvay.
You believe what is false and temporary to be true, and so you run on and on.
ਨਾਨਕ ਆਤਸੜੀ ਮੰਝਿ ਨੈਣੂ ਬਿਆ ਢਲਿ ਪਬਣਿ ਜਿਉ ਜੁੰਮਿਓ ॥੨॥
naanak aatasrhee manjh nainoo bi-aa dhal paban ji-o jummi-o. ||2||
O Nanak, like butter in the fire, it shall melt away; it shall fade away like the water-lily. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When you treat what is passing as if it will last forever, you keep chasing and chasing.
Nanak says: it slips away like butter in a warm pan, and fades like a flower on the water.
Do not build your whole life on things that melt away.
Butter in fire and the water-lily are pictures of impermanence — soft, lovely, and gone. Enjoy them, and build your life on what stays.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you enjoy that does not last long?
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