Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 63 — the time that does not come back
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When a girl is not yet married, she is full of eager longing; once she is married, the troubles begin.
Farid says: now she has this one regret — she can never be unmarried again.
The time to get ready comes once, and it does not come back.
The picture comes from village life in Farid's time. A girl dreams of her wedding with chaa-o, eager joy. Once she is married, the maamlay begin, all the cares of a new household. Ayho pachhotaa-o: this is her one regret, that she cannot go back.
A common way to hear it: the unmarried time is this life, when there is still time to prepare. The wedding is the end of life, when every account comes due. The regret is for time that was not used well.
What is something worth doing now, while there is time?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI