Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: by the Guru's grace, understand this — hardly anyone stops to think it through.
Like foam bubbling up on the water, so is this world.
It melts back into what it came from, and all its wide spread is gone.
The world is like foam on water: it rises, shines, and melts back into what it came from.
Ji-o jal oopar fayn budbudaa means like foam and bubbles on water. Taisaa ih sansaaraa: so is this world. Think of the bubbles in a bath. They rise, shine for a moment, and slip back into the water.
Jis tay ho-aa tiseh samaanaa means it melts back into what it came from. Kahat naanak: Nanak says few people stop to think about this. Understanding it comes gur parsaadee, by the Guru's grace. Seeing it, the heart can hold the world lightly and hold the One close.
What is something that felt huge once but turned out to pass like a bubble?
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