Verse 306 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 5 — tie the knot tight
ਜੇ ਜਾਣਾ ਲੜੁ ਛਿਜਣਾ ਪੀਡੀ ਪਾਈਂ ਗੰਢਿ ॥
jay jaanaa larh chhijnaa peedee paa-eeN gandh.
If I had known that my robe would come loose, I would have tied a tighter knot.
ਤੈ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਮੈ ਨਾਹਿ ਕੋ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਡਿਠਾ ਹੰਢਿ ॥੫॥
tai jayvad mai naahi ko sabh jag dithaa handh. ||5||
I have found none as great as You, Lord; I have looked and searched throughout the world. ||5||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If I had known my robe would come loose, I would have tied a tighter knot.
I have found no one as great as You; I have looked and searched through the whole world.
Tie the knot to the One tight; nothing in the world is greater.
The bond with the One is worth tying tight, because nothing in the world is greater.
Larh chhijnaa: the hem would come loose, a picture for a bond that slips when it is not tended. Tai jayvad mai naahi ko: no one is as great as You. Sabh jag dithaa handh: I wandered the whole world and looked.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you hold on to the One each day?
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