Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A person thinks, "This mind and this body are all mine." That is why they keep coming and going, round and round.
They do not remember the One who gave them all this. Blind, they are tangled up in what they cling to.
We often forget that everything we have was given to us.
Man tan thaap kee-aa sabh apnaa — a person decides that mind and body are all their own. It is like a kid who says, "I bought this," when a parent paid for it.
Ayho aavan jaanaa — this is why we keep going in circles. Aavan jaanaa means coming and going, round and round like a hamster on a wheel.
Jin dee-aa so chit na aavai — the One who gave all this does not come to mind. Mohi andh laptaanaa — a person gets tangled up in moh, clinging attachment, and cannot see clearly.
This is the ordinary forgetting that happens to everyone. It is not a judgment on anyone. The next verse shows the way home: remember who gave.
What's something you have that you sometimes forget to be grateful for?
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