Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
When I look for something to admire and lean on, I notice that the world itself is always changing and moving on — nothing here stays exactly as it is.
So I don't hang my whole heart on things that pass, or measure my worth by people who, like me, are just passing through. I look for something that lasts.
dunee-aa na saalaahi jo mar vanjsee — do not praise the world, which passes away; lokaa na saalaahi jo mar khaak thee-ee — do not build your worth on people who will return to dust. The opening ||1|| verse; not a condemnation of the world but a redirection of praise toward what endures.
What lasting thing do you most want to build your life on?
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