Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The things of the world bring trouble when you gather them, and when they go, they leave trouble behind.
Nanak says: without the True Name, no one's hunger has ever gone away.
Looking at beauty does not end the hunger. The more I look, the hungrier I get.
As many pleasures as the body has, that many aches come along with them.
Wanting more is a hunger that getting more only makes bigger.
Dukhee dunee sahayrhee-ai: worldly things are gathered with trouble, and when they go, they leave trouble behind. It is like a treadmill. You keep running and stay in the same place. That endless running is tarisnaa, craving.
Roopee bhukh na utrai: looking at beautiful things does not end the hunger; it feeds it. Think of scrolling through pictures of new shoes. The more you look, the more you want.
Jaytay ras sareer kay taytay lageh dukh: every pleasure of the body comes with its own ache.
Naanak sachay naam bin kisai na lathee bhukh: without the True Name, no one's hunger has ever gone away. Only the Naam quiets the appetite that more can never fill.
When have you gotten something you wanted a lot, and found you still wanted more?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI