ਮਃ ੨ ॥
mehlaa 2.
Second Mehl:
ਰਾਤਿ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਭਲਕੇ ਚਲਣੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
raat kaaran Dhan sanchee-ai bhalkay chalan ho-ay.
He accumulates wealth during the night of his life, but in the morning, he must depart.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
naanak naal na chal-ee fir pachhutaavaa ho-ay. ||2||
O Nanak, it shall not go along with him, and so he regrets. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone can spend the whole night of a life gathering and gathering — and then morning comes, and it is time to go.
Nanak says: none of the pile goes along, and then comes regret.
Gather the things that can travel with you.
raat = the night of life; dhan sanchee-ai = piling up wealth. A gentle reminder that life is short: gather what travels with you (the Naam), not only what stays behind.
A Question to Sit With
If you could only take three things forward from this year, what would they be — and none can be objects?
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