Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 110 (Mehl 5) — the heart held by the One stays steady while the world whirls
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: the world dances to its own tune, and you dance along with it.
Only the soul that Allah takes care of does not dance along.
The whole world is swept along by its own music, and only the one in the One's care stands still.
This salok is by Guru Arjan, written in Farid's name. Dunee vajaa-ee vajdee: the world plays as it is played, like a drum or a dancer moving to someone else's beat. Too(n) bhee vajeh naal: and you move with it.
So-ee jee-o na vajdaa: that soul does not move along, jis alhu kardaa saar, whom Allah, the One, looks after. Think of a crowd rushing one way down a street, and one person standing calm in the middle, held by a friend's hand.
When does it feel like the world is pulling you along with it?
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