St Kabeer's Couplets 3: Put Off Today, Repent By The Morrow Poem by Aniruddha Pathak
St Kabeer's Couplets 3: Put Off Today, Repent By The Morrow
Tomoroow's task do today,
Today's right now, no delay,
Calamities come at moment's call,
When would ye do the pending all?
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Given hereunder is the original doha, a couplet by Kabeer, which when rendered in English takes all of four lines, a quatrain or more:
Kaal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so ub
Pal mein pralaya hoyegi, bahuri karoge kub
Human nature is to procrastinate and postpone things for the morrow.
Kabeer warns: the morrow generally comes sooner than you think.
Topic: today, tomorrow, now
Wow, I like the wisdom embodied in this well composed quatrain. This poem resonates with me. Yet, sometimes I am guilty of procrastination. Beautifully written.
'...I am guilty of procrastination'... We all are to more or less extent, take heart, another borrowed wisdom from Kabeer. Thanks for your uplifting feedback.
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9/22/2024 10:52:06 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Yes. If someone do something, sometime, it always be today, or now. Do it. .. How simply one can express such deeply and beautifully too. Very nice.