Verse 335 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 34 — without love, youth withers
ਜੋਬਨ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਨਾ ਡਰਾਂ ਜੇ ਸਹ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
joban jaaNday naa daraaN jay sah pareet na jaa-ay.
I am not afraid of losing my youth, as long as I do not lose the Love of my Husband Lord.
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਕਿਤੀ ਜੋਬਨ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਸੁਕਿ ਗਏ ਕੁਮਲਾਇ ॥੩੪॥
fareedaa kiteeN joban pareet bin suk ga-ay kumlaa-ay. ||34||
Fareed, so many youths, without His Love, have dried up and withered away. ||34||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I am not afraid of my youth slipping away, as long as my love for my Husband Lord does not slip away.
Farid says: so many young lives, without this love, have dried up and withered.
Youth passes; love for the One keeps a life from withering.
Youth will pass; love for the One is what keeps a life from drying up.
Jay sah pareet na jaa-ay: as long as love for the Husband Lord stays. Farid does not fear growing old, only losing that love.
Pareet bin suk ga-ay kumlaa-ay: without love, they dried up and withered, like flowers left without water. Young or old, a life without love for the One fades.
A Question to Sit With
What is something loving you do that makes you feel most alive?
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