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Verse 14 of 71

Salok Sehskritee, Salok 14 — Do Not Wait to Do Good

ਨਹ ਬਿਲੰਬ ਧਰਮੰ ਬਿਲੰਬ ਪਾਪੰ ॥
nah bilamb DharmaN bilamb paapaN.
Do not delay in practicing righteousness; delay in committing sins.
ਦ੍ਰਿੜੰਤ ਨਾਮੰ ਤਜੰਤ ਲੋਭੰ ॥
darirh-aaNt naamaN tajant lobhaN.
Implant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within yourself, and abandon greed.
ਸਰਣਿ ਸੰਤੰ ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਨਾਸੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੰ ਧਰਮ ਲਖ੍ਯ੍ਯਿਣ ॥
saran santaN kilbikh naasaN paraaptaN Dharam lakh-yin.
In the Sanctuary of the Saints, the sins are erased. The character of righteousness is received by that person,
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਹ ਸੁਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਮਾਧਵਹ ॥੧੦॥
naanak jih suparsan maaDhvah. ||10||
O Nanak, with whom the Lord is pleased and satisfied. ||10||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Do not wait to do what is right. Wait, and wait, before doing wrong.

Plant the Naam firmly inside you, and let go of greed.

In the shelter of the saints, wrongs are wiped away, and a person receives the ways of goodness —

Nanak says: the person the One is pleased with.

Be quick to do good and slow to do harm.
The deeper layer

Be quick to do good and slow to do wrong, and keep the Naam firm inside.

Nah bilamb Dharman, bilamb paapan: no delay in doing right; delay in doing wrong. We often rush toward what we want and put off what is good. The salok turns that around. Naama tajant lobha: hold the Naam firmly and drop greed.

Saran santan kilbikh naasan: in the shelter of the saints, wrongs are cleared away. Praaptan Dharam lakh-yin: the marks of goodness come to the one jih suparsan maaDhvah, the one the One is pleased with. Goodness here is a gift, received.

A Question to Sit With

Is there a good thing you have been putting off? What would it take to do it today?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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