Verse 269 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 211 (Mehl 5) — the husk takes the pounding
ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਕਬੀਰ ਚਾਵਲ ਕਾਰਨੇ ਤੁਖ ਕਉ ਮੁਹਲੀ ਲਾਇ ॥
kabeer chaaval kaarnay tukh ka-o muhlee laa-ay.
Kabir, the rice is beaten with a mallet to get rid of the husk.
ਸੰਗਿ ਕੁਸੰਗੀ ਬੈਸਤੇ ਤਬ ਪੂਛੈ ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ॥੨੧੧॥
sang kusangee baistay tab poochhai Dharam raa-ay. ||211||
When people sit in evil company, the Righteous Judge of Dharma calls them to account. ||211||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: to free the rice, the husk is pounded with a mallet.
Whoever sits in bad company is called to account by the Judge of Dharma.
The company you keep shapes what comes to you.
Sitting with bad company brings the same hard pounding the husk gets.
These lines are by Guru Arjan, spoken in Kabir's name. Chaaval kaarnay tukh ka-o muhlee laa-ay: for the sake of the rice, the husk is beaten with a mallet. Sang kusangee baistay: sitting with bad company. Dharam raa-ay, the Judge of Dharma, the judge of right and wrong, then asks for an account.
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