Verse 75 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 17 — the smell of garlic
ਕਬੀਰ ਸਾਕਤੁ ਐਸਾ ਹੈ ਜੈਸੀ ਲਸਨ ਕੀ ਖਾਨਿ ॥
kabeer saakat aisaa hai jaisee lasan kee khaan.
Kabir, the faithless cynic is like a piece of garlic.
ਕੋਨੇ ਬੈਠੇ ਖਾਈਐ ਪਰਗਟ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਦਾਨਿ ॥੧੭॥
konay baithay khaa-ee-ai pargat ho-ay nidaan. ||17||
Even if you eat it sitting in a corner, it becomes obvious to everyone. ||17||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: the one who has turned away from the One is like a clove of garlic.
Even if you eat it sitting in a corner, in the end everyone knows.
What you are on the inside shows on the outside in the end.
What is inside a person shows in the end, however well it is hidden.
The saakat, the person turned away from the One, is like lasan, garlic. Konay baithay khaa-ee-ai: you may eat it hidden in a corner. Pargat ho-ay nidaan: in the end its smell gives it away. What a person carries inside cannot stay secret.
A Question to Sit With
Have you noticed how what is inside a person shows over time?
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