Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 51 — love that soaks all the way through
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: even if someone cut into my body, not one drop of blood would come out.
Bodies that are dyed in the love of the Lord have no blood left in them.
A person soaked through with love for the One has no room left for greed and hot pride.
Farid's picture is strong. He says a person full of the One has no blood left in them. Blood here stands for the hot feelings inside us — pride, greed and grabbing. The very next salok, by Guru Amar Das, says this plainly.
The key words are jo tan ratay rab si-o: those who are dyed in the love of Rab, the Lord. Ratay means dyed, like cloth soaked in color. Think of a white T-shirt dipped in bright dye. The color goes all the way through, every thread. Love for the One can fill a person like that, until nothing coarse is left.
What softens in you when you feel loved?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI