Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: this soul is a fish, and death is a hungry fisherman.
Someone who does not see never even thinks of it, and suddenly the net is cast.
Nanak says: their mind stays asleep, and they leave this life tied up in worry.
But if the One looks on them with grace, the One joins them to the One's own self.
The soul is a fish and death the fisherman, and it is easy to drift through life without thinking of it. Life is short and precious, and this is a gentle wake-up call not to sleep through it. Grace has the last word: when the One looks with grace, the soul is joined to the One.
Every life comes to an end, and that is a natural part of being alive. Thinking about it is meant to make the days you have feel more precious, not more frightening.
What would you pay more attention to if you remembered how precious your time is?
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