ਕਲੀ ਕਾਲ ਮਹਿ ਇਕ ਕਲ ਰਾਖੀ ॥
kalee kaal meh ik kal raakhee.
In the Iron Age, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, only one power remains.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਭਾਖੀ ॥
bin gur pooray kinai na bhaakhee.
Without the Perfect Guru, no one has even described it.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਕੂੜੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਵਰਤਾਰਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੩॥
manmukh koorh vartai vartaaraa bin satgur bharam na jaa-ee hay. ||13||
The self-willed manmukhs have staged the show of falsehood. Without the True Guru, doubt does not depart. ||13||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In this present age, it can feel like most of that old goodness has faded, yet one bright power still remains for us.
Only the perfect Guru can tell of it.
And with the True Guru, the fog of doubt slowly lifts.
Even in our own age, one bright power is still here for us.
Kalee kaal, the Iron Age, is the age we live in now. Even here, one power remains (ik kal raakhee), and the perfect Guru can show it.
A Question to Sit With
What is one bright, good thing you can see in the world right now?
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