Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 46 — unbothered by slander
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: what harm can the poor people do by speaking badly of me? There is no wisdom in their minds.
I, Kabir, keep living in the Lord's Naam; I have let go of every other business.
A heart filled with the One is not shaken by unkind talk.
Log ke nindai bapurhaa: what can the poor people do with their bad talk? Jih man naahee gi-aan, there is no wisdom in their minds. Bapurhaa means "poor things," said with pity more than anger.
Kabir himself stays rav rahay, soaked in raam, the One. He has tajay sabh kaam, set aside every other business.
Think of a lighthouse in a noisy storm. The wind howls, and the light keeps shining.
How do you keep your calm when someone says something unkind about you?
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