Verse 426 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 125 — You are my only hope
ਸਰਵਰ ਪੰਖੀ ਹੇਕੜੋ ਫਾਹੀਵਾਲ ਪਚਾਸ ॥
sarvar pankhee haykrho faaheevaal pachaas.
There is only one bird in the lake, but there are fifty trappers.
ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਲਹਰੀ ਗਡੁ ਥਿਆ ਸਚੇ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਸ ॥੧੨੫॥
ih tan lahree gad thi-aa sachay tayree aas. ||125||
This body is caught in the waves of desire. O my True Lord, You are my only hope! ||125||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only one bird on the lake, and fifty hunters with nets.
This body is caught in the waves of wanting. O True One, You are my only hope!
One bird, fifty nets — the True One is my hope.
When so many wants are trying to catch you, the True One is the only hope.
Sarvar pankhee haykrho: one bird on the lake. Faaheevaal pachaas: fifty trappers. The bird is the soul, and the trappers are all the wants and worries that try to catch it.
Ih tan lahree gad thi-aa: this body is tangled in the waves. Sachay tayree aas: O True One, my hope is in You. Think of a small boat in a stormy sea, its sailor looking toward the lighthouse.
A Question to Sit With
What wants pull at you most, and where do you turn when they do?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI
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