ਧਨੁ ਧਰਨੀ ਅਰੁ ਸੰਪਤਿ ਸਗਰੀ ਜੋ ਮਾਨਿਓ ਅਪਨਾਈ ॥
Dhan Dharnee ar sampat sagree jo maani-o apnaa-ee.
All the wealth, land and property which you consider your own
ਤਨ ਛੂਟੈ ਕਛੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਚਾਲੈ ਕਹਾ ਤਾਹਿ ਲਪਟਾਈ ॥੧॥
tan chhootai kachh sang na chaalai kahaa taahi laptaa-ee. ||1||
- when you leave your body, none of it shall go along with you. Why do you cling to them? ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
All the money, the land, and the things you call “mine” —
when this life ends, not one of them comes along. So why hold on so tightly, as if they were the whole point?
You cannot take any of it with you, so hold it lightly.
Tan chhootai kachh sang na chaalai — when the body is set down, nothing owned goes along. So why cling so tightly to what was never ours to keep?
A Question to Sit With
What is something you own that you would be sad to lose — and could you hold it a little more lightly?
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