Kandhi utte rukhrra – Baba Farid

Kandhi utte rukhrra Kichrak bannhe dheer Kache bhandde rakhiye Kichar taien neer

English Translation

How long can the tree remain implanted on the river-bank? Fareed, how long can water be kept in a soft clay pot? (Translation: S. S. Khalsa)

See this page in: Roman ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ شاہ مُکھی

Baba Farid

Baba Farid (1173–1266) was a Punjabi poet and saint of the Chishti order of Sufism. He is among the first known Punjabi poets. He is also one of the fifteen Sikh Bhagats within Sikhism and his selec...

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