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Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 200 — force will have to answer
ਕਬੀਰ ਜੋਰੁ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਜੁਲਮੁ ਹੈ ਲੇਇ ਜਬਾਬੁ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥
kabeer jor kee-aa so julam hai lay-ay jabaab khudaa-ay.
Kabir, it is tyranny to use force; the Lord shall call you to account.
ਦਫਤਰਿ ਲੇਖਾ ਨੀਕਸੈ ਮਾਰ ਮੁਹੈ ਮੁਹਿ ਖਾਇ ॥੨੦੦॥
daftar laykhaa neeksai maar muhai muhi khaa-ay. ||200||
When your account is called for, your face and mouth shall be beaten. ||200||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: using force is cruelty, and the One will ask you to answer for it.
When your record is brought out, it will land on your face and mouth like a hard slap.
Force has to answer for itself.
Cruelty done by force will be called to answer.
Jor kee-aa so julam hai: whatever is done by force is cruelty. Lay-ay jabaab khudaa-ay: the One will ask for an answer. Maar muhai muhi khaa-ay: the blows land on the face. The hard picture shows that what is done to others comes back.
A Question to Sit With
What can you do instead of pushing when you want your way?
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