Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whoever lives for pleasures here meets pain later on.
Nanak says: there is no freedom without the True Name.
Quick pleasures leave us hungry. The True Name fills us and stays.
Say dukh aagai je bhog bilaasay: those who live only for bhog bilaas, enjoyment and pleasure, will meet pain later. It is like eating only candy for dinner. It is sweet for a minute, and then you feel worse.
Naanak mukat nahee bin naavai saachay: Nanak says there is no mukat, freedom, without the True Name.
The warning is about the emptiness that quick pleasures leave behind. The Name is what fills it. So a shabad full of warnings ends on a hopeful note.
What's something that feels good in the moment but leaves you wanting more?
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