ਰਾਮ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਕਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੇਰਾ ॥
raam ko-ay na kis hee kayraa.
O Lord, no one belongs to anyone else.
ਜੈਸੇ ਤਰਵਰਿ ਪੰਖਿ ਬਸੇਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jaisay tarvar pankh basayraa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
We are like birds perched on a tree. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O One, no one belongs to anyone else.
We are like birds perched together on a tree.
No one owns anyone; we simply share the same tree for a while.
Raam ko-ay na kis hee kayraa — no one belongs to anyone. The image tarvar pankh basayraa, birds perched on a tree, is a classic picture of impermanence and of shared, unowned belonging: we gather on one tree for a while and then each of us flies on.
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