ਮਃ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਠਗਾ ਨੀਹੁ ਮਤ੍ਰੋੜਿ ਜਾਣੁ ਗੰਧ੍ਰਬਾ ਨਗਰੀ ॥
thagaa neehu matrorh jaan ganDharbaa nagree.
Break off your love with the cheaters; realize that it is a mirage.
ਸੁਖ ਘਟਾਊ ਡੂਇ ਇਸੁ ਪੰਧਾਣੂ ਘਰ ਘਣੇ ॥੩॥
sukh ghataa-oo doo-ay is panDhaanoo ghar ghanay. ||3||
Your pleasure lasts for only two moments; this traveller wanders through countless homes. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Loosen your grip on the tricksters; see that it was only a mirage.
The thrill lasts a moment or two, while the traveler keeps wandering house to house.
A thrill that lasts two moments is not worth chasing forever.
A Dakhanay shalok. 'The cheaters' are the passing pleasures that promise much and deliver a flash. A mirage looks like water but leaves you thirsty.
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