LIFE AND METAPHORIC MESSAGES OF SHEIKH FARID
Sheikh 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.
Sheikh Farid's spiritual message is inscribed in his 134 sabads (verses) in Guru Granth Sahib.
Audio Playlist of Sabads (Verses) rendered in the prescribed musicology
Metaphoric Interpretations of sabads (verses) of Spiritual Mentors
METAPHORIC INTERPRETATIONS & RENDITIONS OF SHEIKH FARID IN PRESCRIBED MUSICOLOGY
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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