adhishthanam samichchhanti hyachalam nirbale sati |
sansare sarvabhutanam trinabinduvadasthire ||

अधिष्ठानं  समिच्छन्ति  ह्यचलं  निर्बले सति |
संसारे सर्वभूतानां तृणबिन्दुवदस्थिरे ||

The weak will wish that they could walk
Upon a base of solid rock.
But all of life on earth must pass
Like water drops on blades of grass.

gate shokam na kurvita bhavishyam naiva chintayet |
vartamaneshu kaleshu vartayanti vichakshanah ||

गते शोकं न कुर्वीत भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत् |
वर्तमानेषु कालेषु वर्तयन्ति विचक्षणाः ||

Don’t think about the past and cry
Nor think of all that’s next and sigh.
The one who sees with open eyes,
In today’s moment lives and dies.

paropadeshe pandityam sarvesham sukaram nrinam |
dharme svayamanushthanam kasyachittu mahatmanah ||

परोपदेशे पाण्डित्यं सर्वेषां सुकरं नृणाम् |
धर्मे स्वयमनुष्ठानं कस्यचित्तु महात्मनः ||

The world is full of experts who
Tell other people what to do.
The noble soul is one who does
The moral thing without a fuss.