Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I've been given this rare, precious human life, and I feel I've done so little good with it — and that stirs me deeply.
In thought, word, and deed I've hardly sung what is good in You, and that thought sits quietly on my heart.
This is an honest look inward: I have been given so much, and I have done so little good with it.
Kachh bhalo na keeno — I have done so little good. Man bach karam — in thought, in word, and in deed, I have hardly sung the One's praise.
It is like getting a whole summer off and realizing at the end that you never did the project you meant to start. The feeling is not "I am bad." It is feeling empty-handed.
This is caring about how you live, without being harsh on yourself. And it opens a door toward grace, which the next verse walks through.
When you feel you could have done better, how do you turn that feeling into something gentle?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI