Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 74 — smooth the hills and valleys within

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

A mind made smooth and level is kept far from the fire.

Man maidaan kar: make your mind like a flat field. To-ay tibay laahi: take away the pits and the mounds. The mounds can be pride, feeling bigger than others; the pits can be low, bitter moods. Farid wants a heart that is steady.

Then he makes a promise: the fire of dojak, hell, will not come near. Many readers also hear it about this life: in a level heart, the fires of anger and envy cannot catch.