Verse 378 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 77 — when the body wears out
ਚਬਣ ਚਲਣ ਰਤੰਨ ਸੇ ਸੁਣੀਅਰ ਬਹਿ ਗਏ ॥
chaban chalan ratann say sunee-ar bahi ga-ay.
My teeth, feet, eyes and ears have stopped working.
ਹੇੜੇ ਮੁਤੀ ਧਾਹ ਸੇ ਜਾਨੀ ਚਲਿ ਗਏ ॥੭੭॥
hayrhay mutee Dhaah say jaanee chal ga-ay. ||77||
My body cries out, "Those whom I knew have left me!"||77||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My teeth, my feet, my eyes and my ears have all stopped working.
My body cries out: "The ones I knew have all gone away!"
The body wears out in time; use its strong years well.
In old age the body wears out, and the people we knew go on ahead.
The salok lists what stops working: chaban chalan ratann, the teeth for chewing, the feet for walking, the eyes, and the ears too. Hayrhay mutee dhaah: the body cries out, because the people it knew have left this world.
The picture is sad and honest. The body does not stay strong forever, which is a reason to use its strong years well and to be gentle with everyone in a later season of life.
A Question to Sit With
How could you show a little more gentleness to someone in a later season of life?
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