Sikhism·Raag Jaitsree·Shabad 31
Verse 44 of 60

The Moment of Meeting Is Beyond Price

ਕੀਮ ਨ ਸਕਾ ਪਾਇ ਸੁਖ ਮਿਤੀ ਹੂ ਬਾਹਰੇ ॥
keem na sakaa paa-ay sukh mitee hoo baahray.
Its value cannot be estimated; it brings peace beyond measure.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾ ਵੇਲੜੀ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲੰਦੜੋ ਮਾ ਪਿਰੀ ॥੨॥
naanak saa vaylrhee parvaan jit miland-rho maa piree. ||2||
O Nanak, that time alone is approved, when my Beloved meets with me. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Its worth cannot be measured; it brings peace beyond measure.

Nanak, that time alone counts, when my Beloved meets with me.

The moment of truly meeting what's real is beyond price, bringing peace beyond measure. By that standard, the moments of genuine connection are the ones that truly count — worth more than all the ordinary hours combined.
The deeper layer

The blessed moment weighed: its value "cannot be estimated," the peace it brings is "beyond measure." And a quietly radical standard of what makes time meaningful: "that time alone is approved, when my Beloved meets with me." By this measure, the hours not spent meeting the One barely count; the moments of true meeting are the only ones that fully register. This is not to dismiss the rest of life but to name where its real meaning concentrates — in the moments of genuine connection with the One, which are worth more than all the measured, ordinary hours combined.

A Question to Sit With

Which moments in your life feel like they 'truly count'? What makes them worth more than ordinary time?

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