Verse 357 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 56 — wake up for the Beloved
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਕੋਠੇ ਧੁਕਣੁ ਕੇਤੜਾ ਪਿਰ ਨੀਦੜੀ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ॥
fareedaa kothay Dhukan kayt-rhaa pir need-rhee nivaar.
Fareed, how long can you run on the rooftop? You are asleep to your Husband Lord - give it up!
ਜੋ ਦਿਹ ਲਧੇ ਗਾਣਵੇ ਗਏ ਵਿਲਾੜਿ ਵਿਲਾੜਿ ॥੫੬॥
jo dih laDhay gaanvay ga-ay vilaarh vilaarh. ||56||
The days which were allotted to you are numbered, and they are passing, passing away. ||56||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: how long will you keep running about on the rooftop? You are asleep to your Husband Lord — shake off that sleep!
The days you were given are counted, and they are passing, passing away.
Your days are counted; wake up to the Beloved.
The days we are given are counted, so it is time to wake up to the Beloved.
Kothay dhukan kayt-rhaa: how long will you rush about on the rooftop? It is a picture of busy, restless running. Pir need-rhee nivaar: give up the sleep that keeps you from your Husband Lord, the One.
Jo dih ladhay gaanvay: the days you were given are numbered. Ga-ay vilaarh vilaarh: they slip away, one after another, like grain from an open sack.
A Question to Sit With
What would it take to "look up" today?
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