ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਆਰਜਾ ਛਿਜਦੀ ਜਾਏ ॥
an-din aarjaa chhijdee jaa-ay.
Night and day, the days of our lives wear away.
ਰੈਣਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਦੁਇ ਸਾਖੀ ਆਏ ॥
rain dinas du-ay saakhee aa-ay.
Night and day both bear witness to this loss.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅੰਧੁ ਨ ਚੇਤੈ ਮੂੜਾ ਸਿਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਰੂਆਇਦਾ ॥੭॥
manmukh anDh na chaytai moorhaa sir oopar kaal roo-aa-idaa. ||7||
The blind, foolish, self-willed manmukh is not aware of this; death is hovering over his head. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Day by day, night by night, our time quietly passes, precious and never to be repeated.
When we forget this, the days slip by unnoticed; but remembering it wakes us up to treasure this one short, beautiful life.
Each day is precious and never repeats, so it is worth living fully.
Night and day wear our lives away, and each day is a gift that does not come again. Forgetting this is curable by waking up.
A Question to Sit With
What is one small thing today you do not want to let slip by unnoticed?
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