Kal
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Kal is a Punjabi word which refers to death and being subject to the cycle of formation and destruction. It is also used to refer to the cycle itself. ie: "Kal bhugt raha hah" - living my [life] cycle". The opposite of "Kal" is "Akal" which refers to an entity which is not subject to the cycle of birth and death . The word "Kal" is used fairly frequently in the Sikh scriptures. The word "kali" means the color "black".
- Below are a few examples of the use of the word "Kal" in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib:
| ਸਭ ਜਗ ਬਾਧੋ ਕਾਲ ਕੋ ਬਿਨ ਗਰ ਕਾਲ ਅਫਾਰ ॥ |
| Sabẖ jag bĝḝẖo kĝl ko bin gur kĝl afĝr. |
| The whole world is bound by death; without the Guru, death cannot be avoided. |
| ਜਿਸ ਊਪਰਿ ਹੋਵਤ ਦਇਆਲ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਕਾਟੈ ਸੋ ਕਾਲ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| Jis ūpar hovaṯ ḝaiĝl. Har simraṯ kĝtai so kĝl. ((1)) rahĝo. |
| One who is blessed by the Lord's Mercy, passes his time in contemplative meditation. ((1)(Pause)) |
| ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤਿਗਰ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਦੂਖ ਪਰਾਛਤ ਕਾਲ ਨਸੇ ॥੪॥੧੬॥ |
| Nĝnak saṯgur milai milĝiĝ ḝūkẖ parĝcẖẖaṯ kĝl nasė. ((4)(16)) |
| O Nanak, united in union with the True Guru, suffering, sin and death run away. ((4)(16)) |
