Verse 347 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 46 — the mansion builders are gone too
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਕੋਠੇ ਮੰਡਪ ਮਾੜੀਆ ਉਸਾਰੇਦੇ ਭੀ ਗਏ ॥
fareedaa kothay mandap maarhee-aa usaarayday bhee ga-ay.
Fareed, those who built houses, mansions and lofty buildings, are also gone.
ਕੂੜਾ ਸਉਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਗਏ ਗੋਰੀ ਆਇ ਪਏ ॥੪੬॥
koorhaa sa-udaa kar ga-ay goree aa-ay pa-ay. ||46||
They made false deals, and were dropped into their graves. ||46||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: those who built houses, halls and tall mansions are gone too.
They made false deals, and went down into their graves.
The mansions stay behind; the builders are gone.
The builders of grand houses leave them behind, and only the deals they made go with them.
Kothay mandap maarhee-aa: houses, halls and many-storied mansions. Usaarayday bhee ga-ay: the ones who built them have gone too.
Koorhaa sa-udaa kar ga-ay: they made a false bargain, trading their days for things that could not come along. Goree aa-ay pa-ay: and they ended in their graves. The picture is plain: walls stay standing, and their builders do not.
A Question to Sit With
What is one thing you are building that no one could ever take from you?
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