Verse 285 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 227 — moment by moment, life passes
ਕਬੀਰ ਆਖੀ ਕੇਰੇ ਮਾਟੁਕੇ ਪਲੁ ਪਲੁ ਗਈ ਬਿਹਾਇ ॥
kabeer aakhee kayray maatukay pal pal ga-ee bihaa-ay.
Kabir, in the blink of an eye, moment by moment, life is passing by.
ਮਨੁ ਜੰਜਾਲੁ ਨ ਛੋਡਈ ਜਮ ਦੀਆ ਦਮਾਮਾ ਆਇ ॥੨੨੭॥
man janjaal na chhod-ee jam dee-aa damaamaa aa-ay. ||227||
The mortal does not give up his worldly entanglements; the Messenger of Death walks in and beats the drum. ||227||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: in the blink of an eye, moment by moment, life is passing by.
Still the mind will not let go of its tangles — and then death walks in and beats its drum.
Life slips by moment by moment; let go of the tangles while there is time.
Life passes moment by moment while the mind stays busy with its tangles.
Aakhee kayray maatukay: in the blinking of an eye. Pal pal ga-ee bihaa-ay: moment by moment it slips by. Man janjaal na chhod-ee: the mind does not drop its tangles. Jam dee-aa damaamaa: death beats its drum, the way kings once announced that they had arrived. The picture is meant to wake us up while there is time.
A Question to Sit With
What tangle could you set down today?
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