काल करे सो आज कर, आज करे सो अब।
पल में प्रलय होएगी, बहुरि करेगा कब॥

Kal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so ab.
Pal mein pralay hoyegi, bahuri karega kab?

What you plan for tomorrow, do today.
What you plan for today, do now.
Life can collapse in a moment. When will you do it then?

Kabir · Doha

Translator's note

on the language of the verse

A fierce reminder against delay and complacency. Kabir treats time as fragile and sacred.

The voice

Kabir

कबीर

The Weaver Who Refused Every Fence, c. 1440 – 1518.

The questions it touches
  • The vernacular
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