Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kings and rich and powerful people rise up and then fall away; all their grand shows turn out to be passing things.
But the One I call my King never wavers, never ends — and its praises are sung quietly in every single heart.
Earthly kings rise and fall, while the true King's rule never ends.
Raanaa raa-o raaj bha-ay rankaa means rulers, nobles and kings end up as beggars. Their grand shows are jhoothay, not real, because they don't last. Think of a sandcastle kingdom at the beach. It looks mighty until the tide comes in.
Against them stands hamraa raajan sadaa salaamat: "my King is safe and steady forever." That King's praise is sung sagal ghataa, in every heart.
So the verse sets the passing against the real. The world's power comes and goes. The One's rule holds.
What lasts in a person long after their money or status is gone?
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