Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 52 (Mehl 3) — awe cleans the heart like fire cleans metal
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This body is all blood; without blood, there is no body.
Those who are dyed in the love of their Lord have no blood of greed in their bodies.
When awe of the One fills the body, it grows thin, and the blood of greed goes out from within.
Just as metal is made pure in fire, awe of the Lord washes away the dirt of a wrong-thinking mind.
Nanak says: beautiful are those people who are dyed in the color of the Lord's love.
The blood that leaves a heart full of love for the One is the blood of greed, and awe of the One burns it away the way fire cleans metal.
Guru Amar Das, signing as Nanak, answers Farid's picture of a body with no blood. Ih tan sabho rat hai: this body is all blood, and it cannot live without it. The blood Farid meant is lobh rat, the blood of greed.
Bhai pa-i-ai: when awe fills a person. Bhai here is wonder and deep respect for the One. Ji-o baisantar dhaat sudh ho-ay: as metal comes out pure from the fire, awe clears away the dirt of wrong thinking. Naanak tay jan sohnay: those people are beautiful, colored with the Lord's love.
When has letting go of wanting more made you feel lighter?
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