JK/NKK 15
ha: manaSi kya:zi chukh vuTha:n sèki lavar
ami ràkhi ha: ma:li pakiy na na:v |
lyu:khuy yi na:rö:ny karmàni rakhi
ti ma:li hèkiy phi:rith na ka:nh
O fellow Human,
why are you twisting
a rope of sand?
This line, good Sir,
will not move
your boat.
The line that God
has written in your karma,
that, good Sir,
cannot be changed
by anyone.
Note: There are different interpretations of this poem (as well as textual variants). Some believe that the "rope of sand" represents man-made, formal religion. Alternatively, it may just refer to our own poor efforts to safely cross the river or ocean of embodied existence. To some, the last part of the poem suggests predestination, but I don't believe that Lalla meant it that way. The "line" that God has written into our karma is also a life-saving "line," and that cannot be changed or taken away by anyone, though we are free to reject it.
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॐ
