Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 117 — patience grows you into a great river
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let patience be your purpose in life, and plant it firmly inside you.
Then you will grow into a great river; you will not break off into a tiny stream.
Patience, held firmly, makes a person grow wide and strong like a great river.
Sabar ayhu su-aa-o: let patience be your aim. Jay too(n) bandaa dirh karahi: if you, a person, hold it firm. Farid speaks to every bandaa, every human being.
VaDh theeveh daree-aa-o: you will grow into a river. Tut na theeveh vaahrhaa: you will not break off into a little stream that dries up. Think of a river fed from the mountains that keeps flowing all year, while a small channel cut from it runs dry in summer.
What is something you have kept at long enough to see it grow?
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