Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 15 — good advice called out every day
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: people call out and shout, and give good advice every single day.
But those the devil has led astray — how can they turn their hearts toward the One?
Good advice helps only a heart that is willing to turn toward it.
Matee daydi-aa nit: giving good counsel every day. People call and call, over and over. Jo saitaan vanjaa-i-aa: those whom the devil has spoiled. In Farid's old way of speaking, the devil is the pull that drags a person far from the good.
Think of a map app saying "turn left" again and again. It keeps offering the way, but if the sound is off, the voice does nothing. Say kit fayreh chit: how can such people turn their minds? The advice was there all along; the heart was turned away.
When has good advice helped you because you were ready to listen?
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