ਮਃ ੨ ॥
mehlaa 2.
Second Mehl:
ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਕੀਆਂ ਵਡਿਆਈਆਂ ਅਗੀ ਸੇਤੀ ਜਾਲਿ ॥
naanak dunee-aa kee-aaN vadi-aa-ee-aaN agee saytee jaal.
O Nanak, burn worldly greatness and glory in the fire.
ਏਨੀ ਜਲੀਈਂ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਇਕ ਨ ਚਲੀਆ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੨॥
aynee jalee-eeN naam visaari-aa ik na chalee-aa naal. ||2||
These burnt offerings have caused mortals to forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Not even one of them will go along with you in the end. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: put the greatness and glory of the world into the fire.
These things, fit only for burning, have made people forget the Naam. Not one of them goes along with you at the end.
None of the world's trophies make the journey with you.
The world's glory pulls your heart away from the Naam, and none of it comes with you at the end.
Dunee-aa kee-aa vadi-aa-ee-aa agee saytee jaal: throw the world's honors into the fire. Trophies, fame and praise can fill the mind until the Naam is forgotten. Ik na chalee-aa naal: not one of them travels with you when life ends.
A Question to Sit With
What are you tempted to chase that you could not take with you?
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