Verse 323 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 22 — missing the Friend's visit
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਜੇ ਮੈ ਹੋਦਾ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤਾ ਆਇੜਿਆਂ ॥
fareedaa jay mai hodaa vaari-aa mitaa aa-irhi-aaN.
Fareed, if I had been there when my friend came, I would have made myself a sacrifice to him.
ਹੇੜਾ ਜਲੈ ਮਜੀਠ ਜਿਉ ਉਪਰਿ ਅੰਗਾਰਾ ॥੨੨॥
hayrhaa jalai majeeth ji-o upar angaaraa. ||22||
Now my flesh is burning red on the hot coals. ||22||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: if I had been there when my Friend came, I would have given my whole self to Him.
Now I burn inside, glowing red like dye heated over hot coals.
Be awake and ready, so you are there when the Friend comes.
Missing the moment the Beloved came leaves a burning ache inside.
Jay mai hodaa vaari-aa: if only I had been there, I would have offered everything. Mitaa aa-irhi-aa: when the Friend came. The Friend is the Beloved, the One.
Hayrhaa jalai majeeth ji-o: the body burns like majeeth, madder, a root boiled to make red dye. It is the heat of regret and longing, the feeling of having missed someone you love.
A Question to Sit With
When was a time you wished you had been more present for someone or something?
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