ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 5.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਬਾਂਛਤ ਨਾਹੀ ਸੁ ਬੇਲਾ ਆਈ ॥
baaNchhat naahee so baylaa aa-ee.
That time, which the mortal does not wish for, eventually comes.
ਬਿਨੁ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਕਿਉ ਬੁਝੈ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੧॥
bin hukmai ki-o bujhai bujhaa-ee. ||1||
Without the Lord's Command, how can understanding be understood? ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The hour no one wishes for comes, in the end, all the same.
And without the One's Command, how could anyone ever truly understand?
The hour we don't want comes anyway — and even understanding it is something granted, not grasped.
Death — "that time, which the mortal does not wish for" — comes regardless of our wishes. And real understanding (of death, of the soul) does not arise on its own: "without the Lord's Command, how can understanding be understood?" Even insight into mortality is given by the Hukam.
A Question to Sit With
What hard truth have you come to understand only when you were ready for it?
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