Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This human life is a rare and precious gift, given as the fruit of much that came before.
Yet without the clear wisdom to see what matters, it can slip away unused. And tell me, without love for the One, what good are palaces and thrones as grand as any king's?
This one says a human life is a rare gift, too precious to waste.
Dulabh janam — this human life is dulabh, hard to come by, like a rare card you find only once. It comes as punn fal, the fruit of much good that came before. But birthaa jaat abibaykai: without bibayk, clear wisdom about what matters, it slips by unused.
Then Ravidas names King Indra. In old Indian stories, Indra is the king of heaven, with the grandest palace anyone could picture. Ravidas uses that shared picture with respect. His point is that even a palace like that means nothing without love for the One.
It's like owning the biggest house on the street with no one to share it. The house feels empty without the love inside.
If you had everything money could buy, what would still be missing?
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