Verse 298 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 240 — unripe mustard gives no oil
ਕਬੀਰ ਜਉ ਤੁਹਿ ਸਾਧ ਪਿਰੰਮ ਕੀ ਪਾਕੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਖੇਲੁ ॥
kabeer ja-o tuhi saaDh piramm kee paakay saytee khayl.
Kabir, if you desire to play the game of love with the Lord, play it with someone with committment.
ਕਾਚੀ ਸਰਸਉਂ ਪੇਲਿ ਕੈ ਨਾ ਖਲਿ ਭਈ ਨ ਤੇਲੁ ॥੨੪੦॥
kaachee sarsa-uN payl kai naa khal bha-ee na tayl. ||240||
Pressing the unripe mustard seeds produces neither oil nor flour. ||240||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: if you want to play the game of love with the Lord, play it with someone who is committed.
Pressing unripe mustard seeds gives neither oil nor seed-cake.
Love with a ripe, steady heart bears fruit.
Love bears fruit only when the heart is ripe and steady.
Paakay saytee khayl: play with the ripe one, someone firm in love. Naa khal bha-ee na tayl: neither oil-cake nor oil. Unripe mustard seed gives nothing when pressed; a half-ready heart is the same.
A Question to Sit With
What helps your love stay steady?
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