Verse 376 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 75 (Mehl 5) — the Creator lives in the creation
ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਖਾਲਕੁ ਖਲਕ ਮਹਿ ਖਲਕ ਵਸੈ ਰਬ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
fareedaa khaalak khalak meh khalak vasai rab maahi.
Fareed, the Creator is in the Creation, and the Creation abides in God.
ਮੰਦਾ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਾਂ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਕੋਈ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੭੫॥
mandaa kis no aakhee-ai jaaN tis bin ko-ee naahi. ||75||
Whom can we call bad? There is none without Him. ||75||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: the Creator lives in the creation, and the creation lives in the One.
So whom can we call bad? There is no one without the One.
The One lives in everyone, so no one is ours to call bad.
The One lives in everyone, so there is no one we can call bad.
This salok is by Guru Arjan, written in Farid's name among Farid's own saloks. Khaalak khalak meh: the Creator is inside the creation, and the creation lives inside the One, like a wave in the sea.
Mandaa kis no aakhee-ai: whom can we call bad? If the One is in every person, then every person deserves respect, whoever they are and wherever they come from.
A Question to Sit With
How might you treat people differently if you saw the One in each of them?
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