Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The foolish one who follows only his own wants is wrapped up in clinging to family as if it would last forever.
Living for "me" and "mine," he leaves this life taking nothing along with him.
He does not see that death is close over his head; he is lost, pulled two ways.
This chance will not come into his hands again, once death takes hold of him.
He acts out what was written for him from the start.
moh koorh kutamb = clinging to family as if it were permanent is koorh, false. Love for family is good; the warning is about grasping. jamkaal = the messenger of death, a picture for how close the end of life always is. kichh saath na litaa = nothing we own goes with us. The urgency is gentle: now is the time.
What is something you value that isn't a thing you own?
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