Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kings and queens, the rich and the mighty — every one of them moves on in the end, leaving behind the big show they built.
Nanak says: the saints, who lean on the Naam, stay steady and sure, unshaken, through it all.
Kings and queens all move on; those who lean on the Name stay steady.
Raanaa raa-o means queens and kings. All of them leave, and they leave behind jhooth paasaar, the big show that could not last.
Sant sadaa thir nihchal means the saints stay steady and unshaken. Why? Because they have raam naam aaDhaar, the Name as their support. Think of a tree with deep roots. Storms bend the branches, but the tree stays. Power passes away; a heart rooted in the One stays put.
What makes a person steady when everything around them changes?
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