Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some come to love money more than their own breath, chasing it past even mother and father.
They tuck it away from the people closest to them — and still, in the end, it slips through their fingers.
Some people love money more than anyone, and still it leaves them.
Some love wealth more than their own body and breath. Some pile it up and walk away from their mother and father for it. Some hide it from their children, friends, and brothers and sisters. Taa kai nikat na ho-ee khalee-aa — still, it does not stay near them.
The pull of money is real. The verse does not pretend it isn't. But it is like holding water in your hands. The tighter you squeeze, the faster it runs out. The reward never lasts.
What are you holding a little too tightly?
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