Verse 277 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 219 — the One does what the One has in mind
ਕਬੀਰ ਜੋ ਮੈ ਚਿਤਵਉ ਨਾ ਕਰੈ ਕਿਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਚਿਤਵੇ ਹੋਇ ॥
kabeer jo mai chitva-o naa karai ki-aa mayray chitvay ho-ay.
Kabir, whatever I wish for does not happen. What can I accomplish by merely thinking?
ਅਪਨਾ ਚਿਤਵਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਕਰੈ ਜੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੨੧੯॥
apnaa chitvi-aa har karai jo mayray chit na ho-ay. ||219||
The Lord does whatever He wishes; it is not up to me at all. ||219||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: what I wish for does not happen. What can my thinking do?
The Lord does what the Lord has in mind — things that were never in my mind at all.
You can make plans; how they turn out rests with the One.
Plans are yours to make; how things turn out rests with the One.
Jo mai chitva-o naa karai: what I think up does not happen. Apnaa chitvi-aa har karai: the One does what the One has thought. Jo mayray chit na ho-ay: things I never even imagined. In the salok after this, Guru Amar Das adds a word about worry.
A Question to Sit With
When did something turn out differently from your plan, and what came of it?
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