However Much Time Slipped, This Moment Is Enough
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
**Kh** — so many people have let their days slip and scatter away, spent without ever pausing on what matters most. Time drains off, and still — even now — they haven't turned toward the One.
But here is the hopeful part: if someone, even right now, this very moment, comes to see how quickly the world passes and gently steadies their mind — they find their true, lasting home. The place they had felt separated from all along turns out to be right here, waiting. It's never too late to come home.
However much time has slipped away, this moment is enough to turn toward home.
This verse belongs to the letter Khakha again. Khakhaa khirat khapat ga-ay kaytay — so many have worn away and been used up. Khirat khapat means draining away, getting spent. Their time slipped through their fingers like sand. And even now, they still do not remember the One.
Kabir names how sad it is when a life gets frittered away. But at once he opens a door of hope. Ab jag jaan ja-o manaa rahai — if ab, now, someone sees how quickly the world passes, and steadies the mind. Jah kaa bichhuraa tah thir lahai — they find the thir, steady and lasting, home they were bichhuraa, separated, from.
The little word ab, "now," is the kind heart of this verse. Think of missing the first half of a game. You can still run onto the field for the second half. No matter how much time has passed, right now is enough to come home.
Is there something good you've been putting off that you could actually begin, even now, today?
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