Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Life is like a single night, and this is its first watch — the very beginning.
Inside me is a treasure worth guarding: the awareness of the One I love. I do not want to sleep through it and let it slip away.
So I keep a light burning. In the dark, small worries can sneak in like thieves and carry off my peace — but a heart that stays awake and remembers is safe.
Great One, hidden and endless, please hear me: keep me awake, and keep me remembering.
The night has four pahar (watches); here they picture one human life from dusk toward dawn. The “riches” (vakhar) are the inner treasure of remembering the One; the “thieves” are the small fears and cravings that slip in when awareness sleeps. The closing prayer to the “Saviour, inaccessible and infinite” turns the whole warning gently toward trust.
What is one precious thing inside you that you want to keep awake and remember every day?
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