Quoted in Guru Granth Sahib, also quoted in Baba Sheikh Farid: Life And Teachings, p. 18
“
Farid, time was when these frail thighs
scoured over desert and hill;
Now, feeble with age even the prayer-jug
looks as though lying miles away.
— Baba Farid
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Farid, time was when these frail thighs
scoured over desert and hill;
Now, feeble with age even the prayer-jug
looks as though lying miles away." in the context of "Quoted in Guru Granth Sahib, also quoted in Baba Sheikh Farid: Life And Teachings, p. 18" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Baba Farid" (Quotes, Baba Sheikh Farid: Life And Teachings)
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About Baba Farid
Farīduddīn Masūd Ganjshakar (c. 4 April 1173 – 7 May 1266), commonly known as Bābā Farīd or Sheikh Farīd (also in Anglicised spelling Fareed, Fareed ud-Deen, Masood, etc.), was a 13th-century Punjabi Muslim mystic, poet and preacher. Revered by Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs alike, he remains one of the most revered Muslim mystics of South Asia during the Islamic Golden Age.
About Baba Farid
Farīduddīn Masūd Ganjshakar (c. 4 April 1173 – 7 May 1266), commonly known as Bābā Farīd or Sheikh Farīd (also in Anglicised spelling Fareed, Fareed ud-Deen, Masood, etc.), was a 13th-century Punjabi Muslim mystic, poet and preacher. Revered by Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs alike, he remains one of the most revered Muslim mystics of South Asia during the Islamic Golden Age.
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