Verse 319 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 18 — greed makes love false
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਜਾ ਲਬੁ ਤਾ ਨੇਹੁ ਕਿਆ ਲਬੁ ਤ ਕੂੜਾ ਨੇਹੁ ॥
fareedaa jaa lab taa nayhu ki-aa lab ta koorhaa nayhu.
Fareed, when there is greed, what love can there be? When there is greed, love is false.
ਕਿਚਰੁ ਝਤਿ ਲਘਾਈਐ ਛਪਰਿ ਤੁਟੈ ਮੇਹੁ ॥੧੮॥
kichar jhat laghaa-ee-ai chhapar tutai mayhu. ||18||
How long can one remain in a thatched hut which leaks when it rains? ||18||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: where there is greed, how can there be love? With greed, love is false.
How long can anyone stay in a straw hut when the roof leaks in the rain?
Love that is always asking "what do I get?" leaks like a broken roof.
Love mixed with greed is like a leaking roof: it cannot shelter anyone for long.
Jaa lab taa nayhu ki-aa: where there is lab, greed, what love can there be? Love that is always asking "what do I get?" is false love.
Chhapar tutai mayhu: the straw roof leaks when the rain comes. A love built on wanting things gives way as soon as the wanting is not met.
A Question to Sit With
Can you think of a time wanting more got in the way of caring about someone?
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