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Muslim / Sufi
Sikh
13th Century

About Baba Sheikh Farid

Timeline (1173 - 1266)

 Baba Sheikh Farid, Baba Sheikh Farid poetry, Muslim / Sufi, Muslim / Sufi poetry, poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, Sikh poetry

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Original Language
Punjabi
On the bank of a pool in the moor

Themes
  Water
  Wine
 
 
 

 

Recommended Books

Songs and 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

On the bank of a pool in the moor
The swan has come to alight
But he does not dip his beak to drink,
He is eager to fly away.

 

 

 

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