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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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English version by
Nirmal Dass

Original Language
Punjabi
Wear whatever clothes you must

Themes
  Lover and Beloved
 
 
 
 

 

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

O Farid,
rent your silken veil
and put on a rough, woolen mantle;
wear whatever clothes you must
to meet the Beloved.

 

 

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

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