Verse 328 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 27 — nothing is as sweet as You
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਸਕਰ ਖੰਡੁ ਨਿਵਾਤ ਗੁੜੁ ਮਾਖਿਓੁ ਮਾਂਝਾ ਦੁਧੁ ॥
fareedaa sakar khand nivaat gurh maakhi-o maaNjhaa duDh.
Fareed: sugar cane, candy, sugar, molasses, honey and buffalo's milk
ਸਭੇ ਵਸਤੂ ਮਿਠੀਆਂ ਰਬ ਨ ਪੁਜਨਿ ਤੁਧੁ ॥੨੭॥
sabhay vastoo mithee-aaN rab na pujan tuDh. ||27||
- all these things are sweet, but they are not equal to You. ||27||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: sugar, candy, rock sugar, molasses, honey and buffalo milk —
all these things are sweet, but, O Lord, none of them comes close to You.
Every sweet thing falls short of the sweetness of the One.
Every sweet thing in the world falls short of the sweetness of the One.
Sakar khand nivaat gurh: sugar, candy, rock sugar and molasses. Farid lists the sweetest foods of his village, then honey and rich buffalo milk.
Sabhay vastoo mithee-aa: all these things are sweet. Rab na pujan tudh: but, O Lord, they do not reach You. Farid speaks straight to the One, the way a friend speaks to a friend.
A Question to Sit With
What is a kind of happiness that is even sweeter to you than your favorite treat?
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