Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 31 — no place in either home
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
She finds no rest in her in-laws' home, and no place in her parents' home either.
Her Husband does not even ask after her. What kind of happy bride is she, a bride in name only?
A soul the Beloved does not turn to finds no resting place, in this world or the next.
The picture is the old one of a bride. Pay-ee-ai naahee thaa-o: no place in her parents' home, which stands for this life. Saahurai: her in-laws' home, which stands for the life after. In neither does she find rest.
Pir vaat-rhee na puchh-ee: her Husband does not ask after her. She carries the name of a happy bride, sohagan naa-o, but the love that would make it true is missing. The bride is the soul, and the Husband is the One.
Where or with whom do you feel most at home?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI