Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some spend their days always on the move, walking through day and night.
Some spend them on fields of battle.
Some spend them teaching children.
And the saints spend their days singing the One's praise.
Travelers, soldiers and teachers each fill their days. Through all of it, praise of the One comes back like a chorus.
Kaahoo bihaavai din rain chaalat — some spend life walking day and night, always on the move. Pirh maalat — some spend it on the battlefield. Baal parhaavat — some spend it teaching children.
It is a wide view of human life. Each kind of work is named, and none is ranked above the others. A teacher and a traveler are both doing their part.
Then the song lands in the same place again. Sant bihaavai har jas gaavat — the saints spend their days singing the One's praise. Jas means praise.
Think of a song with a chorus. The verses change every time, but the chorus comes back. In this song, praise is the chorus.
What work would you love to fill your days with someday?
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