ਛਾਡਿ ਵਿਡਾਣੀ ਤਾਤਿ ਮੂੜੇ ॥
chhaad vidaanee taat moorhay.
Give up your envy of others, you fool!
ਈਹਾ ਬਸਨਾ ਰਾਤਿ ਮੂੜੇ ॥
eehaa basnaa raat moorhay.
You only live here for a night, you fool!
ਮਾਇਆ ਕੇ ਮਾਤੇ ਤੈ ਉਠਿ ਚਲਨਾ ॥
maa-i-aa kay maatay tai uth chalnaa.
You are intoxicated with Maya, but you must soon arise and depart.
ਰਾਚਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਤੂ ਸੰਗਿ ਸੁਪਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
raach rahi-o too sang supnaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
You are totally involved in the dream. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let go of envying others, foolish one!
You are only here for one night, foolish one!
Drunk on getting and having, you must soon get up and go.
You are wrapped up inside a dream.
Life is one short night; don't spend it envying.
Drop your envy of others: chhaad vidaanee taat. Life as raat, one night, and supnaa, a dream, is not despair but perspective. Moorhay, foolish one, is a shake on the shoulder to wake up, not contempt.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the centre of the shabad.
A Question to Sit With
When you catch yourself envying someone, what could you do instead?
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