So much wandering and debate — set down pride, for your precious time is passing.
The Arc
This shabad closes the sequence. The rahau: debaters argue, seekers roam and ramble, wandering the whole earth. The first verse: it is easy to get lost in me, me, me, while our precious time quietly slips by. The close: set down pride and stubbornness, turn to the One and sing His Name with joy — filling our days with remembrance is what keeps this precious life from slipping by unlived.
Key Vocabulary
firat firat Dharat Dharat — the restless, piled-up wandering
ahan ahan ahai — trapped in I, I, I
har haray bhaaj — turn to the One with joy
ahilaa janam ga-ee — the precious life, lived or unlived
Themes and Cross-Connections
The ego's restlessness set against the stillness of remembrance. The many wanderings and debates leave the heart unsettled; remembrance lets it finally rest.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's long yearning closes here with a tender urging: our time is precious, so turn toward the One with joy.
Translation Notes
Strong wellbeing care: the repeated death-nearness (mirat, kaal) is reframed as the preciousness of passing time rather than terror; moorakh is softened to a gentle, affectionate address; and life uselessly wasting is turned toward an invitation to live it fully in remembrance.
So much wandering and debate — set down pride, for your precious time is passing.
The Arc
This shabad closes the sequence. The rahau: debaters argue, seekers roam and ramble, wandering the whole earth. The first verse: it is easy to get lost in me, me, me, while our precious time quietly slips by. The close: set down pride and stubbornness, turn to the One and sing His Name with joy — filling our days with remembrance is what keeps this precious life from slipping by unlived.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The ego's restlessness set against the stillness of remembrance. The many wanderings and debates leave the heart unsettled; remembrance lets it finally rest.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's long yearning closes here with a tender urging: our time is precious, so turn toward the One with joy.
Translation Notes
Strong wellbeing care: the repeated death-nearness (mirat, kaal) is reframed as the preciousness of passing time rather than terror; moorakh is softened to a gentle, affectionate address; and life uselessly wasting is turned toward an invitation to live it fully in remembrance.