Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Life turns and turns. The one who leaves laughing comes back in tears, and the one who left crying comes back smiling.
A busy, crowded place empties out, and an empty place fills up again.
Life keeps turning, so no single moment stays forever.
Here Kabir begins a long list of things that flip. The one who leaves laughing comes back crying. The one who leaves crying comes back laughing.
A busy place goes quiet and empty. An empty place fills with people again.
Think of a playground. In the morning it is empty. At recess it is packed and loud. By evening it is empty again.
Kabir is not trying to scare anyone. He wants us to loosen our grip on any one moment, good or bad, because it will change.
What is a hard time in your life that later turned into something good?
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