ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਵਡੇ ਵਡੇਰੇ ॥
kar kar thaakay vaday vadayray.
Even the greatest of the great worked and worked until they were exhausted.
ਕਿਨ ਹੀ ਨ ਕੀਏ ਕਾਜ ਮਾਇਆ ਪੂਰੇ ॥
kin hee na kee-ay kaaj maa-i-aa pooray.
None of them ever accomplished the tasks of Maya.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੈ ਜਨੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
har har naam japai jan ko-ay.
Any humble being who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
ਤਾ ਕੀ ਆਸਾ ਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥
taa kee aasaa pooran ho-ay. ||3||
will have all his hopes fulfilled. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even the greatest of the great worked and worked until they were worn out.
Not one of them ever finished the work of getting and having.
Anyone at all, however humble, who repeats the Naam of the One
finds every hope fulfilled.
Chasing “more” never finishes; turning the heart can.
Kar kar thaakay vaday vadayray — the great ones exhausted themselves and still never completed Maya's task, because it has no end. The one task that can be finished is the turning of the heart, open to ko-ay, anyone at all.
A Question to Sit With
What is a goal that can be finished, and what is one that never ends?
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