ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 5.
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਵਿਤ ਨਵਿਤ ਭ੍ਰਮਿਓ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤੀ ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਧਾਏ ॥
vit navit bharmi-o baho bhaatee anik jatan kar Dhaa-ay.
For the sake of riches, I wandered around in so many ways; I rushed around, making all sorts of efforts.
ਜੋ ਜੋ ਕਰਮ ਕੀਏ ਹਉ ਹਉਮੈ ਤੇ ਤੇ ਭਏ ਅਜਾਏ ॥੧॥
jo jo karam kee-ay ha-o ha-umai tay tay bha-ay ajaa-ay. ||1||
The deeds I did in egotism and pride, have all been done in vain. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
For the sake of riches I wandered every which way, rushing about, trying everything.
But the things I did just to puff myself up all came to nothing.
Anything done just to look big tends to add up to nothing.
The chase after wealth leaves the heart wandering; deeds done in ego (haumai) come to nothing, an emptiness to set down.
A Question to Sit With
Have you ever worked hard for something that did not matter as much as you thought?
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