Baba Sheikh Farid: Do not speak a hurtful word

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Do not speak a hurtful word

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by Baba Sheikh Farid
(1173 - 1266) Timeline

English version by
Nirmal Dass

Original Language
Punjabi

Muslim / Sufi

Sikh

13th Century

Do not speak a hurtful word,
for in everyone lives the true Lord.
Do not break anyone's heart,
for each heart
is a priceless pearl.

-- from Songs of the Saints from the Adi Granth, Translated by Nirmal Dass

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Themes

Heart

Recommended Books

	Songs of the Saints from the Adi Granth, Translated by Nirmal Dass
	Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Translated by Gurbachan S. Talib
	Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Translated by Winand M. Callewaert

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