Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 37 — poison sprouts coated with sugar
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: these are poison sprouts covered in sugar.
Some pass away while still planting them; others are ruined as they harvest and enjoy them.
Some of the world's sweetest-looking things are poison underneath.
Ay vis gandlaa: these are poison shoots. Dharee-aa(n) khand livaarh: coated all over with sugar. Farid means the pleasures and riches that pull a person away from the One.
Ik raahayday reh ga-ay: some spend their whole lives sowing them and pass away still at it. Ik raadhee ga-ay ujaarh: others gather the crop and enjoy it, and are ruined by it. Both kinds of people chased something that only looked sweet.
What is something that looks appealing but you have learned is not good for you?
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