Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 47 — a coat can be patched, a life cannot
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: the patched coat has many patches, but life itself takes no patch.
The sheikhs and their followers have all gone on, each in their own turn.
A coat can be patched again and again, and a life cannot be mended to last longer.
Khintharh maykhaa aglee-aa: the patched coat has many patches. Sufi holy men often wore such coats, mended over and over. Jind na kaa-ee maykh: the life inside takes no patch. When its time is used up, it cannot be stitched to go on.
Vaaree aapo aapnee: each one in their own turn. Chalay masaa-ik saykh: the sheikhs and their followers, holy and wise, have all left this world. Everyone's turn comes.
What would today feel like if you knew it was a gift to open only once?
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