Verse 304 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 3 — kept safe from the fire
ਕਿਝੁ ਨ ਬੁਝੈ ਕਿਝੁ ਨ ਸੁਝੈ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਗੁਝੀ ਭਾਹਿ ॥
kijh na bujhai kijh na sujhai dunee-aa gujhee bhaahi.
I know nothing; I understand nothing. The world is a smouldering fire.
ਸਾਂਈਂ ਮੇਰੈ ਚੰਗਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਨਾਹੀ ਤ ਹੰ ਭੀ ਦਝਾਂ ਆਹਿ ॥੩॥
saa-eeN mayrai changa keetaa naahee ta haN bhee dajhaaN aahi. ||3||
My Lord did well to warn me about it; otherwise, I would have been burnt as well. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I know nothing, I understand nothing. The world is a fire smoldering out of sight.
My Lord did well to warn me; otherwise I would have been burned too.
Be thankful for the warning that keeps you from the hidden fire.
The world's wants burn quietly, and the One's warning keeps you from the fire.
Kijh na bujhai kijh na sujhai: I understand nothing, I see nothing. Dunee-aa gujhee bhaahi: the world is a hidden fire, the wanting and clinging that burn slowly inside a person. Changa keetaa: the Lord did well to warn me in time.
A Question to Sit With
What wants can burn quietly inside a person?
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