Verse 153 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 95 — hope in the One
ਕਬੀਰ ਆਸਾ ਕਰੀਐ ਰਾਮ ਕੀ ਅਵਰੈ ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸ ॥
kabeer aasaa karee-ai raam kee avrai aas niraas.
Kabir, place your hopes in the Lord; other hopes lead to despair.
ਨਰਕਿ ਪਰਹਿ ਤੇ ਮਾਨਈ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਉਦਾਸ ॥੯੫॥
narak pareh tay maan-ee jo har naam udaas. ||95||
Those who dissociate themselves from the Lord's Name - when they fall into hell, then they will appreciate its value. ||95||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: put your hope in Raam, the One. Every other hope ends in disappointment.
Those who turn away from the Naam of the One will understand its worth only when they fall into hell.
Put your hope in the One, and it will hold.
Hope placed in the One holds; hope placed anywhere else lets you down.
Aasaa karee-ai raam kee: put your hope in Raam. Avrai aas niraas: every other hope ends in niraas, hopelessness.
Narak pareh tay maan-ee: they will understand only when they fall into narak, hell. Kabir uses the old picture of a place of suffering to say that people often see the worth of something only after they have lost it.
A Question to Sit With
What do you hope for most, and what is that hope resting on?
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