Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Siblings of Destiny — those who lack devotion, why have they even bothered to come into the world?
They do not serve the Perfect Teacher. They waste away their lives in vain.
The human birth is for a specific purpose. Without devotion, the purpose is missed.
The rahao is provocative: jinaa bhagat naahee kin kaaraj aayaa — those without devotion, what purpose does their coming serve? This is not cruel — it is a call to urgency. The human birth is not a default — it is an opportunity. Missing it is not neutral.
Guru Amar Das asks this question not as a judge but as a teacher: he wants to shake the listener into recognizing what is at stake.
If your life has a purpose — not a job, but a deeper purpose — what do you think it is? Have you been living toward it?
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