Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Serve and love the One, always — time passes and life is precious, so don't wait. Give yourself in kindness to good and holy people, and the knots of fear that bind you are cut clean away.
This one says life is passing, so give yourself to loving service now.
Sayvat sayvat sadaa sayv — serve, serve, always serve. The word comes three times, urging service that is wholehearted and never stops. Tayrai sang basat hai kaal — death lives right beside you. Kaal means death, or time running out. It is a reminder that life is short and precious, so don't wait. Think of a summer holiday. Knowing it will end makes you want to enjoy each day.
Seva, loving service, is how the teaching becomes real in daily life. Kar sayvaa too saaDh kee — serve the saaDh, the good and holy people. Ho kaatee-ai jam jaal — and the jam jaal is cut. Jam jaal means the net of death. It can be heard as the knots of fear that service loosens.
What kind act have you been meaning to do that you could do today instead of later?
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