Verse 372 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 71 — rise early and bow
ਉਠੁ ਫਰੀਦਾ ਉਜੂ ਸਾਜਿ ਸੁਬਹ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰਿ ॥
uth fareedaa ujoo saaj subah nivaaj gujaar.
Rise up, Fareed, and cleanse yourself; chant your morning prayer.
ਜੋ ਸਿਰੁ ਸਾਂਈ ਨਾ ਨਿਵੈ ਸੋ ਸਿਰੁ ਕਪਿ ਉਤਾਰਿ ॥੭੧॥
jo sir saaN-ee naa nivai so sir kap utaar. ||71||
The head which does not bow to the Lord - chop off and remove that head. ||71||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Get up, Farid, wash yourself, and say your morning prayer.
A head that will not bow to the Master might as well be lost.
Start the day by bowing to the One.
Begin the day by bowing to the One; a proud head that never bends is worth nothing.
Uth fareedaa ujoo saaj: get up, Farid, and wash. Ujoo is the washing Muslims do before prayer. Subah nivaaj gujaar: say the morning prayer. Farid honors both.
Then comes a very blunt line. A head that will not bow to the Lord, he says, should be cut off and put aside. This is an old, fierce way of speaking, and it is not about hurting the body. It means that pride which never bends is worth nothing.
A Question to Sit With
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