Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 5), Salok 152 — the Friend who is King of kings
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My Friend is the True King, the King above the heads of kings.
Sitting beside my Friend, I am made beautiful; my Friend is the trust and support of everyone.
The Friend we love is also the greatest King of all.
sajan sachaa paatisaahu — my Friend is the true King. sir saahaa dai saahu — the King over the heads of kings. Yet this great King is also a close Friend.
jis paas bahithi-aa sohee-ai — just sitting beside this Friend, we become beautiful. Think of standing next to a bright lamp. Its light falls on you too. The One is sabhnaa daa vaysaahu, the trust and support of everyone, with no one left out.
This is the last of the Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek, the saloks left over from the Vaars, the long ballad-poems. It ends with greatness and closeness joined together.
Who is someone whose company makes you feel better just by being near them?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI