ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥
raamkalee mehlaa 9.
Raamkalee, Ninth Mehl:
ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ ਸੁਧਿ ਲੇਹਿ ॥
paraanee naaraa-in suDh layhi.
O mortal, focus your thoughts on the Lord.
ਛਿਨੁ ਛਿਨੁ ਅਉਧ ਘਟੈ ਨਿਸਿ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਬ੍ਰਿਥਾ ਜਾਤੁ ਹੈ ਦੇਹ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
chhin chhin a-oDh ghatai nis baasur baritha jaat hai dayh. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Moment by moment, your life is running out; night and day, your body is passing away in vain. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O friend, turn your thoughts to the One.
Moment by moment, your life is running out; night and day, your body's time slips by for nothing.
*Your days are passing; turn your thoughts to the One.*
Naaraa-in sudh layhi: become aware of the One, take mindful hold. Chhin chhin a-odh ghatai: moment by moment, life grows shorter. Time spent without the One, baritha jaat hai dayh, passes in vain.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line at the centre of the shabad. The Ninth Master's reminder of death points toward action and presence: the gift is now.
A Question to Sit With
How would you spend today differently if you noticed how precious it is?
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