Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Adore the One day and night, my dear — don't put it off even for a moment.
Serve good people with real trust, and lay your pride and stubbornness down.
The shabad opens with a warm urgency — "do not delay for a moment." The urgency is not a threat but the eagerness of love, which never wants to postpone the beloved. Alongside adoration comes a practical instruction: "serve the Saints... and set aside your pride and stubbornness." Devotion and humility travel together; the pride that says "later, on my terms" is exactly what keeps the sweetness at arm's length. Put it down, and there is nothing left between you and the joy.
What good thing do you keep telling yourself you'll turn to 'later'? What is the 'later' really protecting?
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