ਕੋਠੇ ਮੰਡਪ ਮਾੜੀਆ ਪਾਸਹੁ ਚਿਤਵੀਆਹਾ ॥
kothay mandap maarhee-aa paashu chitvee-aahaa.
There are houses, mansions and tall buildings, painted on all sides;
ਢਠੀਆ ਕੰਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਸਖਣੀਆਹਾ ॥੨॥
dhathee-aa kamm na aavnHee vichahu sakh-nee-aahaa. ||2||
but they are empty within, and they crumble like useless ruins. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There are houses and grand halls, painted beautifully on every wall.
But if they are hollow inside, they slowly crumble into rubble. A pretty outside cannot hold up an empty middle.
What is empty inside cannot stand for long, however lovely it looks.
kothay mandap maarhee-aa — houses and painted mansions, beautiful outside but vichahu sakhnee-aahaa, empty within, crumble to ruin. A second image for hollow appearance.
A Question to Sit With
What fills you up on the inside so you don't feel hollow?
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