Verse 187 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 129 — wake up and hold on to the One
ਕਬੀਰ ਸੂਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਰਹਿ ਬੈਠਾ ਰਹੁ ਅਰੁ ਜਾਗੁ ॥
kabeer sootaa ki-aa karahi baithaa rahu ar jaag.
Kabir, what are you doing sleeping? Wake up, and sit up.
ਜਾ ਕੇ ਸੰਗ ਤੇ ਬੀਛੁਰਾ ਤਾ ਹੀ ਕੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਲਾਗੁ ॥੧੨੯॥
jaa kay sang tay beechhuraa taa hee kay sang laag. ||129||
Attach yourself to the One, from whom you have been separated. ||129||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: what are you doing, sleeping? Wake up, and sit up.
Hold on to the One you were separated from.
Join again with the One you drifted from.
Wake up and join again with the One you have drifted away from.
Baithaa rahu ar jaag: sit up and stay awake. Jaa kay sang tay beechhuraa: the One whose company you were separated from. Taa hee kay sang laag: attach yourself to that very One.
Think of a phone that has lost its signal. The fix is to connect again to the same tower it was linked to before.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you feel close to the One again?
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