Shiekh Farid, also known as Ganj-e-Shakkar, meaning a treasure of sweetness, was born in 1173 AD in Kothewal, a village 10 km west of Multan in present-day Pakistan. He became a disciple of Sheikh Qutubuddin Bakhtyar Kaki. Having sought education in Kandahar and Baghdad, and thereafter spending time at Delhi and Faridkot, he finally
settled in a remote and uninhabited village called Ajodhan on the shores of the Sutlej River, which later came to be known as Pakpattan. Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana, during their travels across Asia, visited Pakpattan on two occasions.

Shiekh Farid's spiritual message is inscribed in his 132 verses (Sabads) in Guru Granth Sahib.

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Sheikh Farid Sabads (1 - 20)

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 1

dhilahu muhabat ji(n)n(h) seiee sachiaa ||

Raag Asa, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 488

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 2

bolai sekh fareed piaare aleh lage ||

Raag Asa, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 488

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 3

tap tap luh luh haath marorau ||

Raag Suhi, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 794

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 4

beRaa ba(n)dh na sakio ba(n)dhan kee velaa ||

Raag Suhi Lalit, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 794

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 5

jit dihaaRai dhan varee saahe le likhai ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1377

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 6

fareedaa dar daravesee gaakhaRee chalaa(n) duneeaa(n) bhat ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1377

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 7

kich na bujhai kich na sujhai duneeaa gujhee bhaeh ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 8

fareedaa je jaanaa til thoRaRe sa(n)mal buk bharee ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 9

je jaanaa laR chhijanaa peeddee paiee(n) ga(n)dd ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 10

fareedaa je too akal lateef kaale likh na lekh ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 11

fareedaa jo tai maaran mukeeaa(n) tin(h)aa na maare ghu(n)m ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 12

fareedaa jaa(n) tau khaTan vel taa(n) too rataa dunee siau ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 13

dhekh fareedaa ju theeaa dhaaRee hoiee bhoor ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 14

dhekh fareedaa je theeaa sakar hoiee vis ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 15

fareedaa akhee dekh pateeneeaa(n) sun sun reene ka(n)n ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 16

fareedaa kaala(n)ee jinee na raaviaa dhaulee raavai koi ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 17

fareedaa jin(h) loin jag mohiaa se loin mai DiTh ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 18

fareedaa kaalee dhaulee saahib sadaa hai je ko chit kare ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 19

fareedaa kookediaa chaa(n)gediaa matee dediaa nit ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378

Sheikh Farid - Sabad 20

fareedaa theeau pavaahee dabh ||

Salok, Seikh Farid, Guru Granth Sahib, 1378