Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You never once turned your attention toward the One.
Your days went into worldly chasing, and you never sang the praises of the Name's treasure.
This is the Pause line, and it is the block's most direct wake-up — spoken, gently, as a mirror held up: a life spent "engaged in worldly pursuits" with the one thing left undone. Read through the voice rules, this is not condemnation but honest concern, the kind a friend offers: look how the time is going. It names the omission without cruelty, and — crucially — the shabad will end not in a verdict but in a plea for mercy (P2), so the waking is toward hope, not despair.
If a caring friend held up a mirror to how you spend your attention, what might they gently point out?
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