Bhai Nand Lal - Zindginama Verse
ਕਹ ਚਿਹ ਬਾਸ਼ਦ ਯਾਦਿ ਆਣ ਯਜ਼ਦਾਨਿ ਪਾਕ
Kaha chiha bāsẖada yādi aāna yazadāni pāka
What is the truth? It is the memory of the Almighty that is the stark truth;
ਕੈ ਬਿਦਾਨਦ ਕਦਰਿ ਊ ਹਰ ਮੁਸ਼ਤਿ ਖ਼ਾਕ ॥ ੮ ॥
Kai bidānada kadari aū hara musẖati kẖẖāka ] 8 ]
In fact, how can a fistful of dirt or dust, the human body, appreciate His real value? (8)