Jab Kiya Tha Tab Na Socha meaning for children
Jab Kiya Tha Tab Na Socha is a child-friendly Kabir song about choices and consequences. The doha says that when we plant a thorny babool tree, we cannot expect sweet mangoes later. For children, it becomes a gentle reminder to pause before acting.
- Watch the Little Kabir Song video.
- Read the full Hindi doha, Hinglish line, and English meaning.
- Use one parent or teacher prompt after watching.
Jab Kiya Tha Tab Na Socha
करता था तो क्यों भया, अब करी क्यों पछताय।
बोया पेड़ बबूल का, तो आम कहाँ से लाय।
karta tha to kyon bhaya, ab kari kyon pachhtay.
boya ped babool ka, to aam kahaan se laay
जब किया था तब न सोचा, अब फिर क्यों पछताए?
बोया पेड़ बबूल का, तो आम कहाँ से आए?
जब तुमने गलत काम किया तब क्यों नहीं सोचा? अब पछताने से क्या फ़ायदा? बबूल का पेड़ लगाओगे तो आम कैसे मिलेगा? जैसा करोगे वैसा पाओगे।
Why feel sorry now? If you planted a thorny babool tree, how will sweet mangoes grow? You get what you plant.
Actions bring consequences.
Jab Kiya Tha Tab Na Socha works best when the song is followed by one small real-life conversation. The doha gives children a concrete image they can carry into ordinary moments.
- Actions have results, even when the result comes later.
- Regret is not as useful as thinking before the choice.
- Good habits are planted like seeds, one small action at a time.
- A child can ask, “What am I planting right now?” before reacting.
One question is enough.
Keep the conversation light. Let the child answer in their own words, draw it, or hum the song again.
Ask your child: If today was a seed, what kind of fruit would you want it to grow into?
Stay with one idea, then follow the next.
Jab Kiya Tha Tab Na Socha belongs to the Little Kabir watch path, alongside videos about patience, balance, kind speech, humility, and acting now.
Before you watch with a child.
What is the meaning of Jab Kiya Tha Tab Na Socha?
It means that regret after a careless action does not change the result. Kabir uses the image of planting a babool tree and expecting mangoes to show children that choices carry consequences.
What does this Kabir doha teach children?
This doha teaches children to think before acting. It connects everyday choices, such as kind words or careless behaviour, to the results that follow later.
Is Jab Kiya Tha Tab Na Socha a Little Kabir Song?
Yes. Kabir for Kids has made this doha into a Little Kabir Song so children can sing the idea before discussing the meaning with a parent or teacher.
Read the doha after the song.
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