Verse 370 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 69 — a weight on the earth
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਭੰਨੀ ਘੜੀ ਸਵੰਨਵੀ ਟੂਟੀ ਨਾਗਰ ਲਜੁ ॥
fareedaa bhannee gharhee savannvee tootee naagar laj.
Fareed, your beautiful body shall break apart, and the subtle thread of the breath shall be snapped.
ਜੋ ਸਜਣ ਭੁਇ ਭਾਰੁ ਥੇ ਸੇ ਕਿਉ ਆਵਹਿ ਅਜੁ ॥੬੯॥
jo sajan bhu-ay bhaar thay say ki-o aavahi aj. ||69||
Those friends who were a burden on the earth - how can they come today? ||69||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: the beautiful pot of the body will break, and the thin rope of the breath will snap.
Those friends who were only a weight on the earth — how can they come today?
Use the breath well while the rope still holds.
A life spent carelessly cannot be lived over once the breath has gone.
The first line is the same as in the salok before: the lovely pot of the body breaks, and the rope of breath snaps. Then Farid asks about jo sajan bhu-ay bhaar thay, people who were only a weight on the earth, living without doing good.
When the end comes, how can they come back to try again? The question is hard, and it points to now, while the rope still holds.
A Question to Sit With
What is one good thing you could do with today?
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