I always let it get too late

Procrastination is the action of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing something despite knowing that there will be negative consequences for doing so. There are a large number of people around the world who for many known and unknown reasons delay doing things, and so do I.

I for one have suffered for delaying or postponing things for no good reasons and have suffered for not having done things in time - time when I could have picked up courage or strength and finished doing my work rather than delaying it for another day. 

While we are sitting idle and random thoughts wandering in our memory, there are times when some bright idea suddenly pops up - and that was the time to materialize that idea, just as E. L. Simpson said: "Getting an idea should be like sitting on a pin; it should make you jump up and do something." But if one does not feel the prick of the pin and let that idea get lost in many useless thoughts, one has lost a fortune.

Or as famous scientist Sir Alexander Graham Bell said: "The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action." He cashed on to this idea and became known for many of his inventions, specially the telephone.

So back to losing time and delaying things, which can sometimes saves lives or save an innocent by being prosecuted by divulging the truth. and when talking of procrastination, one of my favourite poetry is by Pakistan's renowned poet Munir Niazi, whose poem "Hamesha dair kar deta hun main" or in other words I always let it get too late starts playing in my memory. 

Herein under is the Urdu text of Munir Niazi's poem - verses repeated in Roman English. This piece of poetry is a masterpiece to express one's inability to do things in time and delay these which often cause harm and regret for not acting in time: 

ہمیشہ دیر کر دیتا ہوں میں

Hamesha dair kr deta hoon main

ہمیشہ دیر کر دیتا ہوں میں

Hamesha dair kr deta hoon main

ضروری بات کہنی ہوں

Zarori baat kehni ho

کوئی وعدہ نبھانا ہو

Koi wadha nibhana ho

اُسے آواز دینی ہوں

Ussey awaz deni ho

اُسے واپس بُلانا ہو

Ussey wapis bulana ho

ہمیشہ دیر کر دیتا ہوں میں

Hamesha dair kr deta hoon main

مدد کرنی ہو اُس کی

Madad karni ho us ki

یار کی ڈھارس بندھانا ہو

Yaar ki dharas bandhana ho

بُہت دیرینہ رستوں پر

Buhat derina rastoon par

کسی سے ملنے جانا ہو

Kissi se milney jana ho

ہمیشہ دیر کر دیتا ہوں میں

Hamesha dair kr deta hoon main

بدلتے موسموں کی سیر میں

Badaltey mousmoon ki shair mein

دل کو لگانا ہو

Dil ko lagana ho

کسی کو یاد رکھنا ہو

Kissi ko yaad rakhna ho

کسی کو بُھول جانا ہو

Kissi ko bhool jana ho

ہمیشہ دیر کر دیتا ہوں میں

Hamesha dair kr deta hoon main

کسی کو موت سے پہلے

Kissi ko mout se phele

کسی غم سے بچانا ہو

Kissi gham se bachana ho

حقیقت اور تھی کچھ

Haqeeqat aor thi kuch

اُس کو جا کے یہ بتانا ہو

Us ko ja key yeh batana ho

ہمیشہ دیر کر دیتا ہوں میں

Hamesha dair kr deta hoon main

Now listen to the legendary poet Munir Niazi reciting the above said poem in his own very style (video is in Urdu with English sub titles):

How about you? Are you one of the people being referred to in this post? Has it ever left you in regret ever?

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