Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 16 — humble as the grass
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: become like the grass on the path,
if you long for the Master of all.
One cuts the grass short, another walks over it, and still it stays low.
Then you are let in at the Master's door.
A heart with no pride, low and soft like the grass on a path, is let in at the Master's door.
Thee-o pavaahee dabh: become the grass along the path. Jay saa-ee lorheh sabh: if you long for the Master of all. Grass is cut and stepped on, and it does not puff itself up or fight to stand tallest.
The picture is about letting go of pride, the need to be first and biggest. Taa saa-ee dai dar vaarhee-ah: then you are welcomed in at the Master's door.
What would it feel like to let go of needing to be first?
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