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Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 89 — ripe dates and rivers of honey
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਰਬ ਖਜੂਰੀ ਪਕੀਆਂ ਮਾਖਿਅ ਨਈ ਵਹੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ॥
fareedaa rab khajooree pakee-aaN maakhi-a na-ee vahaNniH.
Fareed, God's dates have ripened, and rivers of honey flow.
ਜੋ ਜੋ ਵੰਞੈਂ ਡੀਹੜਾ ਸੋ ਉਮਰ ਹਥ ਪਵੰਨਿ ॥੮੯॥
jo jo vanjaiN deehrhaa so umar hath pavann. ||89||
With each passing day, your life is being stolen away. ||89||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: the One's dates have ripened, and rivers of honey are flowing.
But every day that passes takes a piece of your life away.
The world is sweet, and each day takes a piece of life with it.
The world's sweetness is all around, and every day spent on it is a day of life gone.
Rab khajooree: the dates of the Lord are ripe, and maakhi-a, honey, flows in rivers. The world is full of sweet things to enjoy.
Yet jo jo vanjai deehrhaa, each day that goes by, umar hath pavann, steals away a piece of life. Many readers hear a warning in the sweetness: while a person is busy tasting it, the days run out.
A Question to Sit With
What sweetness is right in front of you that you could taste today?
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