ਅਪਨੇ ਕਾਜ ਕਉ ਕਿਉ ਅਲਕਾਈਐ ॥
apnay kaaj ka-o ki-o alkaa-ee-ai.
Why are you so lazy in your own affairs?
ਜਿਤੁ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਮੁਖੁ ਊਜਲ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jit simran dargeh mukh oojal sadaa sadaa sukh paa-ee-ai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Remembering Him in meditation, your face shall be radiant in the Court of the Lord; you shall find peace, forever and ever. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Why hold back or drag your feet when it comes to the thing that matters most to you?
Keep the One in mind, and you carry a bright, glad face and a peace that lasts and lasts.
The care of your own heart is worth not putting off.
The Rahau: apne kaaj kau kiu alkaaeeai — why be lazy in your own affair; dargah mukh oojal — a radiant face in the Court; sadaa sukh — lasting peace.
A Question to Sit With
What is something good for you that is easy to keep putting off — and worth doing?
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