Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 49 — what happens to the cotton and the cane
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: look at what happens to the cotton and the sesame seed —
to the sugarcane and the paper, the clay pots and the charcoal: beaten, pressed, crushed, cut and burned.
This is the punishment that comes to those who do bad deeds.
Bad deeds bring hard pressing, the way cotton is beaten and sugarcane is crushed.
Vaykh kapaahai je thee-aa: see what happens to the cotton: it is beaten and spun. Je sir thee-aa tilaah: what happens to the sesame: it is crushed for oil. Kamaadai ar kaagdai: the sugarcane is squeezed, the paper is cut. Kunnay ko-ili-aah: the clay pots are baked in fire, the charcoal is burned.
Manday amal karaydi-aa: for those who do bad deeds. Ayh sajaa-ay tinaah: this is their punishment. Farid uses pictures every villager knew, so the warning is easy to remember.
What kind of seed did your actions plant today?
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