Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 5), Salok 151 — I would give anything to reach my Friend
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If I could find wings for sale, I would buy them, paying an equal weight of myself.
I would fasten them to my body and search until I found my Friend.
The longing to meet the One can be so strong, you would give anything to fly there.
khanbh vikaad-rhay jay lahaa — if I could find wings for sale. ghinnaa saavee tol — I would buy them for an equal weight of my own self. Then I would fasten them on and fly to find my Friend.
It is an almost childlike picture. Think of a kid at the airport window, wishing they could fly straight to a grandparent far away. The salok shows viraha, the ache of missing someone you love. Here that ache is tender, and it points toward the One.
If you could fly anywhere to reach someone you love, where would you go?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI