Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 66 — even the full pool will pass
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The birds that made their home on the pond have flown off, one after another, and gone.
Farid says: even the brimming pool will pass away, and the lotuses are left behind, alone and weary.
Everything in this world moves on, even what looks full and lasting.
Chal chal ga-ee-aa pankhee-aa: the birds have left, one by one, the way the people around us leave this world in their time. Sar bhari-aa bhee chalsee: even the full pool will go. Thakay kaval ikal: the lotuses stay behind for a while, alone and tired.
The picture is gentle but honest. Nothing here stays forever, so it is wise to hold close what lasts.
What in your life feels lasting, and what is passing through?
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