Verse 326 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 25 — going out to meet the Friend
ਭਿਜਉ ਸਿਜਉ ਕੰਬਲੀ ਅਲਹ ਵਰਸਉ ਮੇਹੁ ॥
bhija-o sija-o kamblee alah varsa-o mayhu.
My blanket is soaked, drenched with the downpour of the Lord's Rain.
ਜਾਇ ਮਿਲਾ ਤਿਨਾ ਸਜਣਾ ਤੁਟਉ ਨਾਹੀ ਨੇਹੁ ॥੨੫॥
jaa-ay milaa tinaa sajnaa tuta-o naahee nayhu. ||25||
I am going out to meet my Friend, so that my heart will not be broken. ||25||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let my blanket get soaked through and dripping; let the rain of Allah, the Lord, pour down.
I will go out and meet my Friend, so that my bond of love does not break.
Let the rain pour; love goes out to meet the Friend.
Love goes out to meet the Friend, whatever the weather.
Bhija-o sija-o kamblee: let the blanket be soaked and drenched. Alah varsa-o mayhu: let Allah send down the rain. The words name the Lord as Allah, the way Farid, a Muslim saint, prayed.
Jaa-ay milaa tinaa sajnaa: I will go and meet my Friend. Tuta-o naahee nayhu: so the bond of love will not break. A soaked blanket is a small price beside a broken love.
A Question to Sit With
What would you happily push through bad weather to get to?
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