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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

You must fathom the ocean

Themes

Water

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

Says Farid, you must fathom the ocean which contains what you want
Why do you soil your hand searching the petty ponds;
Says Farid, the Creater is in the creation and the creation in theCreator
Whom shall we blame when He is everywhere?

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About Baba Sheikh Farid

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