Nothing is ruined, nothing too far gone — it is never too late to wake up and turn back.
The Arc
The raag's tender M9 close. If you have wandered off chasing things that do not last, it is okay — nothing is spoiled, nothing too far gone; there is still time, right now, to wake up. It is never too late to begin again. This whole world is like a dream, here so vividly and then gone — not a sad thing, but what makes each moment precious. And here is the warm secret: the One is with you always, closer than your own breath, so keep it close morning and night, friend — you are never alone. That closeness stays all the way through, a steady friend right to the very end, when you need help most. So sing what is good, and let that song keep you company your whole life long.
Key Vocabulary
kachh bigrio naahin ajahu jaag — nothing is spoiled yet, wake up now: the never-too-late heart.
supnai... binsai chhin mai — the dream-world passing in an instant, making now precious.
sang terai har basat neet — the One ever-present, closer than breath.
meet — 'friend,' Guru Tegh Bahadur's tender address.
baar ant kee hoe sahaae — the help that stays to the very end.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Never too late to turn back; the ever-present companion; a friend to the end.
For Raag Basant
The M9 Basant close: the dream-brief world, and the One as the spring that never ends.
Translation Notes
M9 comfort-forward throughout: 'nothing lost yet, wake up' kept as the pure never-too-late heart. The world's passing rendered as what makes each moment precious, not frightening. 'At the last instant He is your Help' rendered as a faithful friend who stays right to the end — warm companionship, all dread dropped. 'bhaj' (vibrate/meditate) rendered as keeping-close, never as anxious repetition.
Nothing is ruined, nothing too far gone — it is never too late to wake up and turn back.
The Arc
The raag's tender M9 close. If you have wandered off chasing things that do not last, it is okay — nothing is spoiled, nothing too far gone; there is still time, right now, to wake up. It is never too late to begin again. This whole world is like a dream, here so vividly and then gone — not a sad thing, but what makes each moment precious. And here is the warm secret: the One is with you always, closer than your own breath, so keep it close morning and night, friend — you are never alone. That closeness stays all the way through, a steady friend right to the very end, when you need help most. So sing what is good, and let that song keep you company your whole life long.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Never too late to turn back; the ever-present companion; a friend to the end.
For Raag Basant
The M9 Basant close: the dream-brief world, and the One as the spring that never ends.
Translation Notes
M9 comfort-forward throughout: 'nothing lost yet, wake up' kept as the pure never-too-late heart. The world's passing rendered as what makes each moment precious, not frightening. 'At the last instant He is your Help' rendered as a faithful friend who stays right to the end — warm companionship, all dread dropped. 'bhaj' (vibrate/meditate) rendered as keeping-close, never as anxious repetition.