Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 45 — drums and trumpets, then the grave

ਪਾਸਿ ਦਮਾਮੇ ਛਤੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਭੇਰੀ ਸਡੋ ਰਡ ॥

paas damaamay chhat sir bhayree sado rad.

Drums were beaten in their honor, there were canopies above their heads, and bugles announced their coming.

ਜਾਇ ਸੁਤੇ ਜੀਰਾਣ ਮਹਿ ਥੀਏ ਅਤੀਮਾ ਗਡ ॥੪੫॥

jaa-ay sutay jeeraan meh thee-ay ateemaa gad. ||45||

They have gone to sleep in the cemetary, buried like poor orphans. ||45||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Drums were beaten beside them, a royal canopy was held over their heads, and trumpets announced them as they came.

Now they have gone to sleep in the graveyard, buried like poor orphans.

Drums and trumpets end in the same quiet grave as everyone else.

The deeper layer

Drums, canopies and trumpets end in the same quiet grave as everyone else's.

Paas damaamay: kettle drums beside them. Chhat sir: a royal canopy over the head. Bhayree: bugles blowing as they arrive. These are the signs of kings and great lords in Farid's time.

Jaa-ay sutay jeeraan meh: they have gone to sleep in the graveyard. Thee-ay ateemaa gad: laid in the ground like orphans, with no one left to make a fuss. All the noise and honor stayed behind.

A Question to Sit With

If fancy honors do not last, what kind of life is worth celebrating?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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