In the end, only six feet, or a little more, shall be your lot. ||218||

Kabeer, whatever I wish for does not happen. What can I accomplish by merely thinking?

The Lord does whatever He wishes; it is not up to me at all. ||219||

Third Mehl:

God Himself makes the mortals anxious, and He Himself takes the anxiety away.

O Nanak, praise the One, who takes care of all. ||220||

Fifth Mehl:

Kabeer, the mortal does not remember the Lord; he wanders around, engrossed in greed.

Committing sins, he dies, and his life ends in an instant. ||221||

Kabeer, the body is like a clay vessel or a brittle metal pot.

If you wish to keep it safe and sound, then vibrate and meditate on the Lord; otherwise, the thing shall break. ||222||

Kabeer, chant the Name of the Beautifully-haired Lord; do not sleep unaware.

Chanting His Name night and day, the Lord will eventually hear your call. ||223||

Kabeer, the body is a banana forest, and the mind is an intoxicated elephant.

The jewel of spiritual wisdom is the prod, and the rare Saint is the rider. ||224||

Kabeer, the Lord's Name is the jewel, and the mouth is the purse; open this purse to the Appraiser.

If a buyer can be found, it will go for a high price. ||225||

Kabeer, the mortal does not know the Lord's Name, but he has raised a very large family.

He dies in the midst of his worldly affairs, and then he is not heard in the external world. ||226||

Kabeer, in the blink of an eye, moment by moment, life is passing by.

The mortal does not give up his worldly entanglements; the Messenger of Death walks in and beats the drum. ||227||

Kabeer, the Lord is the tree, and disillusionment with the world is the fruit.

The Holy man, who has abandoned useless arguments, is the shade of the tree. ||228||

Kabeer, plant the seeds of such a plant, which shall bear fruit throughout the twelve months,

with cooling shade and abundant fruit, upon which birds joyously play. ||229||

Kabeer, the Great Giver is the tree, which blesses all with the fruit of compassion.

When the birds migrate to other lands, O Tree, you bear the fruits. ||230||

Kabeer, the mortal finds the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, if he has such destiny written upon his forehead.

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