Verse 324 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 23 — you harvest what you plant
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਲੋੜੈ ਦਾਖ ਬਿਜਉਰੀਆਂ ਕਿਕਰਿ ਬੀਜੈ ਜਟੁ ॥
fareedaa lorhai daakh bij-uree-aaN kikar beejai jat.
Fareed, the farmer plants acacia trees, and wishes for grapes.
ਹੰਢੈ ਉਂਨ ਕਤਾਇਦਾ ਪੈਧਾ ਲੋੜੈ ਪਟੁ ॥੨੩॥
handhai unn kataa-idaa paiDhaa lorhai pat. ||23||
He is spinning wool, but he wishes to wear silk. ||23||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: the farmer plants thorny acacia trees and wishes for grapes.
He spends his days spinning rough wool, yet he wants to wear silk.
What you plant is what you harvest.
What you plant is what grows; wishing does not change the crop.
Kikar beejai jat: the farmer sows kikar, the thorny acacia. Lorhai daakh: and longs for grapes. Handhai unn kataa-idaa: he spins coarse wool all day. Paidhaa lorhai pat: and hopes to be dressed in silk.
Farid is speaking about the way a person lives. Thorny deeds do not grow sweet fruit, however hard we wish for it.
A Question to Sit With
What good thing are you 'planting' right now that you hope to harvest later?
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