Sikhism·Closing Sections·The Closing Saloks
Verse 151 of 450

Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 93 — company that stays to the end

ਕਬੀਰ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕਰੀਐ ਸਾਧ ਕੀ ਅੰਤਿ ਕਰੈ ਨਿਰਬਾਹੁ ॥
kabeer sangat karee-ai saaDh kee ant karai nirbaahu.
Kabir, associate with the Holy people, who will take you to Nirvaanaa in the end.
ਸਾਕਤ ਸੰਗੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੀਐ ਜਾ ਤੇ ਹੋਇ ਬਿਨਾਹੁ ॥੯੩॥
saakat sang na keejee-ai jaa tay ho-ay binaahu. ||93||
Do not associate with the faithless cynics; they would bring you to ruin. ||93||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Kabir says: keep the Sangat of the holy. It stands by you all the way to the end.

Do not keep company with those who have turned away from the One; that company leads to ruin.

Keep the company that will stand by you to the very end.
The deeper layer

The company of the holy carries you safely to the end; the company of those who turn away from the One leads to ruin.

Sangat karee-ai saadh kee: keep the Sangat, people gathered together to remember the One, of the holy. Ant karai nirbaahu: it carries you through to the very end, standing by you all the way.

Saakat sang na keejee-ai: do not keep company with the saakat, those who have turned away from the One. Jaa tay ho-ay binaahu: from that comes ruin.

A Question to Sit With

Who are the people who help you stay close to what is good?

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