Verse 427 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 126 — what could win the heart of the Beloved?
ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁ ਅਖਰੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਗੁਣੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁ ਮਣੀਆ ਮੰਤੁ ॥
kavan so akhar kavan gun kavan so manee-aa mant.
What is that word, what is that virtue, and what is that magic mantra?
ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁ ਵੇਸੋ ਹਉ ਕਰੀ ਜਿਤੁ ਵਸਿ ਆਵੈ ਕੰਤੁ ॥੧੨੬॥
kavan so vayso ha-o karee jit vas aavai kant. ||126||
What are those clothes, which I can wear to captivate my Husband Lord? ||126||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
What is that word? What is that good quality? What is that magic charm?
What are the clothes I can wear to win my Husband's heart?
What word, what quality, what clothes will win the Beloved?
The longing soul asks what word, what quality, what charm or clothes will win the Beloved.
Kavan so akhar: what is that word? Kavan gun: what good quality? Manee-aa mant: a magic charm, the kind people believed could win someone's love. Vayso: clothes.
The soul speaks as a bride hoping to please her kant, her Husband, the One. The next salok gives the answer.
A Question to Sit With
What do you think wins someone's heart?
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