[salok] Bhagath Kabeer Jeeo Kae

[lowest of the low singhni]

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

ਕਬੀਰ ਗਰਬੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੀਐ ਦੇਹੀ ਦੇਖਿ ਸੁਰੰਗ ॥

kabeer garab na keejee-ai dayhee daykh surang.

Kabeer, do not be so proud, looking at your beautiful body.

ਆਜੁ ਕਾਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਤਜਿ ਜਾਹੁਗੇ ਜਿਉ ਕਾਂਚੁਰੀ ਭੁਯੰਗ ॥੪੦॥

aaj kaaliH taj jaahugay ji-o kaaNchuree bhuyang.

Today or tomorrow, you will have to leave it behind, like the snake shedding its skin.

garab = pride

dayhee = body

dekh = see

surang = beautiful

aaj = today

kaal = tomorrow

jahugey = leave

kaanchri = skin (i think)

buyang = snake

Although people thesedays have a skewed idea of what "beautiful" is, we must always remember that our body is not really ours. It was given to us by Maharaj, and if we deface it or keep it unhealthy, we're not taking care of His gift. There's no sense in being proud of something which isn't even ours.

Sooner or later, Maharaj will take back what was is His. Bhagat Kabeer Ji uses the metaphor of a snake shedding its skin to emphasise that our bodies are not permanent in this world. We forget this too often.

~l~

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

[Simple Singhani]

Vaheguroooo!

[Akaali]

ਆਜੁ ਕਾਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਤਜਿ ਜਾਹੁਗੇ ਜਿਉ ਕਾਂਚੁਰੀ ਭੁਯੰਗ ॥੪੦॥

aaj kaaliH taj jaahugay ji-o kaaNchuree bhuyang.

Vaheguroooo :nihungsmile: I haven't come across the word bhuyang in baani, but in Sri Dasam Granth its come up several times, and even in terms of khalsaa boli, bhuyangi or bhujangi can be used to address a young khalsaa, because they maneuverability is like that of a snake because some of them are REALLY fast, especially in India :nihungsmile:

[Guest Papi]

PrIdw BMnI GVI svMnvI tutI nwgr lju ]

fareedhaa bha(n)nee gharree sava(n)navee ttuttee naagar laj ||

Fareed, your beautiful body shall break apart, and the subtle thread of the breath shall be snapped.

AjrweIlu Prysqw kY Gir nwTI Aju ]68]

ajaraaeel faraesathaa kai ghar naat(h)ee aj ||68||

In which house will the Messenger of Death be a guest today? ||68||