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)) |
