A few people have asked for the English Translation of my latest Punjabi poem.
S0 - Reposting it -- Please scroll down for Translation
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Zindagi day din hunday chaar Sajanaa
Kaahnu aevain karen taqraar Sajanaa
Saara din Meri Meri kardaa phiren
Jhoothaa aenvain karen hankaar Sajanaa
Sabh kujh chhadd ethay tur jaavnaa
Jeehday layi karen maaro-maar Sajanaa
Jeehnaa layi karen din raat thaggiyaan
Kisay nahiyon laini teri saar Sajanaa
Jaandi vaari kisay nahinyon naal chalnaa
kisay nay ni honaa teraa yaar Sajanaa
Vehmaa tay bhulekheyaan ch rolen zindagi
Aenvain hundaa phiren tu khuwaar Sajanaa
Vair tay virodh diyaan pandaan bann kay
Aeinven chukki phiren sir bhaar Sajanaa
Dharmaan day naa tay paunda phiren vandiyaan
Jhoothaa karnaa aen parchaar Sajanaa
Bholi bhaali janta nu paa kay puthay raah
Kaahnu bandaa en gunahgaar Sajanaa
Ikko Rab nay banaaye saaray insaan
Sab nu banaayaa iksaar Sajanaa
Ikko hai zameen ikko aasmaan hai
Saareyaan da saanjha sansaar Sajanaa
Kisay nahin padhaayaa ki do-chaar Rabb nay
Ikko ik hee ae Kartaar Sajanaa
Ved aakhan Ik bin doojaa ko nahin **
Nanak aakhay ik Omkaar Sajanaa
Ikko Rabb nay banaayi saari duniya
Ik da hai saaraa eh pasaar Sajanaa
Khandaan tay Brahmandaan vich noor usay da
Mahimaa hai Us dee Apaar Sajanaa
Chhotay vadday saaray Rabb day hee banday nay
Usay day nay phul atay khaar Sajanaa
Jis nu vee gall eh samajh aa gayi
Pand eerkhaa dee daye utaar Sajanaa
Ikko jehaa jaan kay har insaan nu
Karay sab naal hee oh pyaar Sajanaa
Har ik vich vekhay Rabb daa hee roop
Karay sab daa oh satkaar Sajanaa
Mitth bolnaa tay neevaan ho kay chalnaa
Ban jaandai us da shingaar Sajanaa
Karnaa bhalaa tay nekiyaan kamaavnaa
Ehi taan hai zindgi daa saar Sajanaa
Moh-Mayaa daa hai jinnay jaal todeyaa
Ohiyo hundai Jag vichon paar Sajanaa
Gyaan daa vee 'Rajan' kaday maan na kareen
Ajay taan hai naav manjhdhaar Sajanaa
" Rajan Sachdeva "
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English Translation
The days of life are four*- my dear friends.
Why spend them arguing and fighting all the time?
All day long, keep declaring 'Me & Mine'
It's nothing but false ego - my dear friends.
One day, everyone departs from this world, leaving everything here.
The things, that everyone struggles so hard to get.
Those loved ones - for whom one cheats and deceits -
will not come to the rescue or become the partners of the consequences
(when the time comes to repay)
While leaving this world, no one is going to accompany you -
No one is going to be your friendly co-traveler in the other world.
Why ruin life functioning on superstitions, misconceptions, and delusions all the time?
By keeping hatred and animosity for others -
Why carry a heavy load on your head?
Creating divisions in the name of religion while preaching is not a good thing -
it's false and deceiving the real meaning of religion - my dear friends.
Misleading the innocent, unsuspecting, and trusting masses is a sin -
Why do you want to become guilty of this sin, My dear friends?
The same God has created all human beings
All are made equal - My dear friends
We share the same earth - and the same sky
The world belongs equally to everyone - My dear friends
No one ever taught that there are two, three, or four Gods
There is only one creator - My dear friends
The Vedas say There is only one God - without the other**
Guru Nanak also said, "One Omkar."
One God created the whole universe.
All this expanse belongs to the One.
It's His light present in the continents and universes
The Glory of the great Lord is beyond comprehension.
Big or small, all are children of the same God
Flowers or thorns - all belong to Him - My dear friends
Those who understand this fact -
Do not keep envy and jealousy in their hearts.
They consider all people equal
and love everyone equally
They see God's image in everyone
and respect everyone from their heart.
Sweet and polite speech, and humility in the heart -
are the ornaments of their lives - My dear friends.
Doing good deeds and earning good merits
After all - This is the essence of life, My dear friends
Those who break the shackles of Maya and free themselves from its trap -
Are the ones who crosse this world of suffering.
Do not become egotistic of having the Gyan - the sacred knowledge -
My dear friends - The boat is still in the middle of the ocean.
"Rajan Sachdeva"
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Note:
* 4 days -- Childhood, Youth, Mature, and Oldage.
** The Vedas Say -
Ekah Brahma Daviteeya Naastay - Neh Nai Naasti Kinchanam
(Brahma Sutra - Yajurveda)
Meaning - There is only one Almighty God -
There is no one other like Him - never was, nor is, and never will be.
In other words - There is only one Almighty God - not many -
and there is no other like Him or equal to Him.
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"Ekam Sat - Vipra Bahudha Vandanti"
(Rigveda, Book 1, Chapter 164, Shloka 46)
Meaning: Truth or God is one -
but scholars explain it in many ways, through different names, forms, and attributes.
Beautifully written and so very appropriate!!🙏🙏
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