Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This human life is a rare and precious gift — so precious it would be a shame to sleep through it.
This is the season to plant something good in the field of your days. Don't let the planting time pass.
The verse speaks with loving urgency about the rareness of human life: it is so difficult to obtain, and to spend it without remembering the One is to waste something extraordinary. The farming image is gentle and clear: now, in this fortunate season, plant the seed — because what will the hungry soul eat later if nothing was sown? It's not a threat; it's a gardener's wisdom. There's a planting season for everything, and a life is a field with its own season. The kindest thing the verse does is nudge: don't let this precious planting-time slip by unused.
What is a good 'seed' you could plant now that your future self will be grateful for?
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