Travelers rest under one tree for a day; at sunset they rise and go on — so treasure the shade while you share it.
The Arc
Picture one big shady tree by the road. All kinds of travelers stop under it. Some are grumpy, some are sweet. You are one of them. At sunset, everyone gets up and walks on. No brother, sister or bag of gold comes along. What travels with you is knowing the kind One. Unkindness bounces back like a ball thrown at a wall, and any heart can turn toward good today. The One sees and hears you, always near. When moods swing, the Guru's people steady you. In the Sangat, with the Naam, the song of your life ends in peace. At the centre, the opening line: all beings gather under one tree, and at sunset they rise and go on as their days run out.
Key Vocabulary
Khel — the world as the One's play (maulaa khel), its rises and dips one great dance
Sangat — the Sangat, people gathered together to remember the One, where the heart is kept safe
Azraa-eel — an image from Islamic tradition: the angel of death
Naam — the one gift prayed for at the close, the treasure that travels with us
Themes and Cross-Connections
The tree of travelers turns memento-mori into gentleness: because the day is short, share the shade kindly. The closing prayer replaces every threat with hope.
For Raag Maaroo
This is one of Maaroo's clearest hymns of departure: a call to treasure a short, shared day and to be carried into peace.
Translation Notes
The angel Azraa-eel, the account before the Creator, the oil-press and the long, hard road beyond are old, strong pictures. Under each one lies the same call: remember the kind One who made you. The sunset of the first verse is the gentle close of a day.
Hukumnama
Subject: We share this world for one short day Preview: a shady tree, a mixed crowd, a sunset, a bouncing ball, a lost map and a great dance.
Today: Picture one big shady tree by the road. All kinds of travelers stop under it. Some are grumpy, some are sweet. You are one of them. At sunset, everyone gets up and walks on. No brother, sister or bag of gold comes along. What travels with you is knowing the kind One. Unkindness bounces back like a ball thrown at a wall, and any heart can turn toward good today. The One sees and hears you, always near. When moods swing, the Guru's people steady you. In the Sangat, with the Naam, the song of your life ends in peace.
Treasure the short day you share under this tree.
For today: Say one kind word today to someone grumpy who shares your day.
Travelers rest under one tree for a day; at sunset they rise and go on — so treasure the shade while you share it.
The Arc
Picture one big shady tree by the road. All kinds of travelers stop under it. Some are grumpy, some are sweet. You are one of them. At sunset, everyone gets up and walks on. No brother, sister or bag of gold comes along. What travels with you is knowing the kind One. Unkindness bounces back like a ball thrown at a wall, and any heart can turn toward good today. The One sees and hears you, always near. When moods swing, the Guru's people steady you. In the Sangat, with the Naam, the song of your life ends in peace. At the centre, the opening line: all beings gather under one tree, and at sunset they rise and go on as their days run out.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The tree of travelers turns memento-mori into gentleness: because the day is short, share the shade kindly. The closing prayer replaces every threat with hope.
For Raag Maaroo
This is one of Maaroo's clearest hymns of departure: a call to treasure a short, shared day and to be carried into peace.
Translation Notes
The angel Azraa-eel, the account before the Creator, the oil-press and the long, hard road beyond are old, strong pictures. Under each one lies the same call: remember the kind One who made you. The sunset of the first verse is the gentle close of a day.
Hukumnama
Subject: We share this world for one short day Preview: a shady tree, a mixed crowd, a sunset, a bouncing ball, a lost map and a great dance.
Today: Picture one big shady tree by the road. All kinds of travelers stop under it. Some are grumpy, some are sweet. You are one of them. At sunset, everyone gets up and walks on. No brother, sister or bag of gold comes along. What travels with you is knowing the kind One. Unkindness bounces back like a ball thrown at a wall, and any heart can turn toward good today. The One sees and hears you, always near. When moods swing, the Guru's people steady you. In the Sangat, with the Naam, the song of your life ends in peace.
Treasure the short day you share under this tree.
For today: Say one kind word today to someone grumpy who shares your day.