ਮਃ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਉਮਰ ਸੁਹਾਵੜੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਸੁਵੰਨੜੀ ਦੇਹ ॥
fareedaa umar suhaavarhee sang suvannrhee dayh.
Fareed, blessed is the life, with such a beautiful body.
ਵਿਰਲੇ ਕੇਈ ਪਾਈਅਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਨੇਹ ॥੨॥
virlay kay-ee paa-ee-aniH jinHaa pi-aaray nayh. ||2||
How rare are those who are found to love their Beloved Lord. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: how lovely is this life, and the beautiful body that comes with it.
How rare are the ones found loving their Beloved.
Being alive is a gift; loving well is what makes the gift shine.
Life in a body is a blessing and a gift. Rarer and lovelier still is the person who spends that life loving the Beloved. It is an invitation, never a scolding.
Like the shalok before it, these are Guru Arjan's words in the voice of Sheikh Farid.
A Question to Sit With
What is something about being alive that you do not want to take for granted?
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