ਇਹੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਅਉਸਰੁ ਇਹ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਾਰ ॥
ihee tayraa a-osar ih tayree baar.
This is your chance, and this is your time.
ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਤੂ ਦੇਖੁ ਬਿਚਾਰਿ ॥
ghat bheetar too daykh bichaar.
Look deep into your own heart, and reflect on this.
ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਜੀਤਿ ਕੈ ਹਾਰਿ ॥
kahat kabeer jeet kai haar.
Says Kabir, you can win or lose.
ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਕਹਿਓ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ॥੫॥੧॥੯॥
baho biDh kahi-o pukaar pukaar. ||5||1||9||
In so many ways, I have proclaimed this out loud. ||5||1||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This is your chance, and this is your turn.
Look deep inside your own heart, and think it over.
Kabir says: you can win, or you can lose.
In so many ways I have called this out, again and again.
This is your moment — look inside, and don't let it pass unnoticed.
This is your chance and your turn; look inside your own heart now.
Ihee tayraa a-osar ih tayree baar: this is your chance, your turn. Ghat bheetar too daykh bichaar: look within your heart and reflect. Jeet kai haar: to win or to lose. Pukaar pukaar: calling out, calling out. Kabir pleads like someone who cares: take this chance, look inside, it is yours.
A Question to Sit With
If someone who loved you said “this is your chance, don't miss it,” what chance do you think they'd mean for you?
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