Verse 310 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 9 — the beard has turned gray
ਦੇਖੁ ਫਰੀਦਾ ਜੁ ਥੀਆ ਦਾੜੀ ਹੋਈ ਭੂਰ ॥
daykh fareedaa jo thee-aa daarhee ho-ee bhoor.
See, Fareed, what has happened: your beard has become grey.
ਅਗਹੁ ਨੇੜਾ ਆਇਆ ਪਿਛਾ ਰਹਿਆ ਦੂਰਿ ॥੯॥
agahu nayrhaa aa-i-aa pichhaa rahi-aa door. ||9||
That which is coming is near, and the past is left far behind. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: see what has happened — my beard has turned gray.
What is coming is near, and what is past is left far behind.
As hair turns gray, the end draws near and the past falls behind.
Gray hair shows that the end is coming near and the past is far behind.
Daykh fareedaa: look, Farid. Daarhee ho-ee bhoor: the beard has gone gray. Agahu nayrhaa aa-i-aa: what lies ahead has come near. Pichhaa rahi-aa door: the past stays far behind.
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