Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some call themselves Muslim, and some call themselves Hindu.
Some long for paradise, and others long for heaven.
People call themselves by different names and hope for different heavens, and the longing is shared.
Ko-ee kahai turak ko-ee kahai hindoo — some call themselves Muslim, some call themselves Hindu. Turak was a common word for a Muslim in that time. Ko-ee baachhai bhisat ko-ee surgindoo — some hope for bhisat, the Muslim paradise, and some for surgindoo, the Hindu heaven.
These hopes are named side by side, as equals. The labels differ. The pictures of heaven differ. Think of two children each wishing for a different birthday cake. The flavors are different. The wish to be happy and loved is the same. The yearning that drives them is shared.
What do you think most people, whatever they believe, are hoping for?
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