ਬਿਰਧਿ ਭਇਓ ਸੂਝੈ ਨਹੀ ਕਾਲੁ ਪਹੂਚਿਓ ਆਨਿ ॥
biraDh bha-i-o soojhai nahee kaal pahoochi-o aan.
You have become old, and you do not understand that death is overtaking you.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਰ ਬਾਵਰੇ ਕਿਉ ਨ ਭਜੈ ਭਗਵਾਨੁ ॥੪॥
kaho naanak nar baavray ki-o na bhajai bhagvaan. ||4||
Says Nanak, you are insane! Why do you not remember and meditate on God? ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You have grown old, and you do not see that death has come close.
Nanak says: O foolish one, why do you not remember the One?
Wake up and remember the One while there is time.
Death comes close, so remembering the One cannot wait.
BiraDh bha-i-o: grown old. Soojhai nahee: you do not understand. Kaal pahoochi-o aan: death has arrived. Nar baavray: O foolish one, a word that shakes a friend awake. Ki-o na bhajai bhagvaan: why do you not remember the One?
A Question to Sit With
What is something wonderful in your ordinary day that you usually walk right past?
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