ਸਲੋਕ ਡਖਣੇ ਮਃ ੫ ॥
salok dakh-nay mehlaa 5.
Shalok, Dakhanay, Fifth Mehl:
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਚੜਿਆ ਸਿਉ ਤੋੜਿ ਢੂਢਿ ਸਜਣ ਸੰਤ ਪਕਿਆ ॥
naanak kachrhi-aa si-o torh dhoodh sajan sant paki-aa.
O Nanak, break away from the false, and seek out the Saints, your true friends.
ਓਇ ਜੀਵੰਦੇ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਓਇ ਮੁਇਆ ਨ ਜਾਹੀ ਛੋੜਿ ॥੧॥
o-ay jeevanday vichhurheh o-ay mu-i-aa na jaahee chhorh. ||1||
The false shall leave you, even while you are still alive; but the Saints shall not forsake you, even when you are dead. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: loosen your hold on what is false, and seek out the saints, your true friends.
The false leave you even while you live; the saints stay with you through everything, even beyond this life.
True friends are the ones who stay through everything.
A Dakhanay shalok about lasting friendship. What is shallow slips away on its own; the bond with the saints holds through every season, and even past the end of a life.
A Question to Sit With
Who are the friends you know will always be there?
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