The verse and its meaning · Suvichar · Suvichar — Kabir
A Diamond for a Shell
Kabir
रात गंवाई सोय के, दिवस गंवाया खाय ।
हीरा जन्म अनमोल था, कौंड़ी बदले जाए ॥
Meaning · English
You lost the night sleeping and the day eating. A birth worth a diamond, gone for the price of a shell.
अर्थ · हिन्दी
रात सोकर गँवा दी, दिन खाकर गँवा दिया। हीरे जैसा अनमोल जन्म कौड़ी के भाव चला गया।
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