બેઠક Bethak

ચલતી ચકી પથરકી, દેખ કબીરા રાય;

calatī cakī patharakī, dēkha kabīrā rāya;

Literally
Seeing the moving grindstone of stone, Kabir cries.
What it means
Witnessing the relentless passage of time and mortality, one realizes that no mortal can escape destruction.

Also said as

  • એ દો પડકે ખીચમેં, સાબત રહ્યા ન કાય.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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