Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 35 — worry is my bed
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: worry is my bed, pain is the cord it is woven from, and the ache of missing You is my sheet and my quilt.
This is my life, O my True Master — look and see.
Worry, pain and longing can all be laid open before the True Master.
Farid pictures a simple village bed, a wooden frame strung with rope. Chint khatolaa: worry is the bed. Vaan dukh: pain is the rope it is woven from. Bireh vichhaavan layf: the ache of separation is the sheet and the quilt.
Ayhu hamaaraa jeevnaa: this is my life. Too saahib sachay vaykh: O True Master, see it. Farid hides nothing, and speaks it straight to the One.
When something feels heavy, does it help to know someone sees exactly what you are carrying?
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