Kabir-Dohe - 6

काल करे सो आज कर, आज करे सो अब ।

पल में प्रलय होयेगी, बहुरि करेगा कब। 

Kaal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so ab,

pal me pralay hoegi, bahuri karega kab.

अर्थ:-  कल जो करने वाले हो आज करो, आज जो करने वाले हो वो अभी,

          पल भर में ही प्रलय  हो जायेगी , फिर कभी पूरा नहीं कर पाओगे.

Meaning:- Tomorrow's work do today, Today work now,

                   if you keep waiting, job will be done how.

In this Doha, Kabir has clearly to explain the human tendency of laziness and procrastination. It is a known fact that we all tend to postpone matters, we are indecisive and given a choice we would like others to be doing work and we simply enjoying a cool time. When it comes to us, we try to get away by saying, "Very busy, no time." Don't we?

This lethargy is what Kabir is condemning. Besides, according to me, his emphasis is on NOW, the present, the moment as it is. Now, that is Life, the moment. It is in the NOW, in the spontaneous ness that one gets energized to do, to achieve, to realize. As they say, it is NOW or NEVER.

Keeping this context in mind, this Kabir Doha clearly teaches us to shed all procrastination and lethargy. It motivates us to do whatever we have to do, and do it now. If we will keep postponing it, then the work will never be done.