Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wake up and remember, dear heart — you have been sleeping. The One is real and lasting; the endless busyness of the world comes and goes. Turn toward what stays.
Wake up and turn toward what lasts, not toward the busyness that passes.
This is Kabir's closing call. Kahat kabeer chayt ray andhaa — says Kabir, remember, O blind one. The words are sharp. But Kabir is waking up his own heart, the way you might say "come on, wake up!" to yourself. It is a tender nudge, not an insult.
Sat raam jhoothaa sabh dhandhaa — the One is true; all the busyness is false. Sat, or Sach, means real and lasting. Jhooth means passing, not lasting. Dhandhaa is all our running around.
Think of a busy week of homework, games, and chores. It rushes by and is soon forgotten. The One is what stays. That is what Sach means.
What in your life feels lasting, and what feels like passing busyness?
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