ਅਉਧ ਘਟੈ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰੈਣਾਰੇ ॥ ਮਨ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਕਾਜ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
a-oDh ghatai dinas rainaaray. man gur mil kaaj savaaray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
This life is diminishing, day and night. Meeting with the Guru, your affairs shall be resolved. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Day and night, this life is being used up. Time is passing.
Meet the Guru. Your affairs will be resolved.
Time is passing — and the meeting that resolves everything is available right now.
The rahao (pause) shabad is almost shockingly direct. Every day that passes is one fewer day remaining. This is not a morbid observation — it is an honest one. The Guru's recommendation is not "panic" but "meet the Guru" — meaning, connect with the source, find the teacher, enter the practice. Things that seemed complicated and unresolvable become clear when seen from the right vantage point.
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