Baba Sheikh Farid: Life And Teachings, p. 50
“
I am all afire
I am pain all over.
I twist my hands in despair,
For I find not my Love.
Annoyed art Thou with me,
But' tis my own fault,
I perceived not the Truth of Thee;
I have wasted away my youth,
And now can only regret and repent.
Rise, O Farid, do your ablutions,
Say your morning prayers.
The head that bows not to the Lord
Should be cut apart from the trunk.
— Baba Farid
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I am all afire
I am pain all over.
I twist my hands in despair,
For I find not my Love.
Annoyed art Thou with me,
But' tis my own fault,
I perceived not the Truth of Thee;
I have wasted away my youth,
And now can only regret and repent.
Rise, O Farid, do your ablutions,
Say your morning prayers.
The head that bows not to the Lord
Should be cut apart from the trunk." in the context of "Baba Sheikh Farid: Life And Teachings, p. 50" 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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