ਨਿੰਦਕਿ ਅਹਿਲਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥
nindak ahilaa janam gavaa-i-aa.
The slanderer loses his life in vain.
ਪਹੁਚਿ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਕਾਹੂ ਬਾਤੈ ਆਗੈ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
pahuch na saakai kaahoo baatai aagai tha-ur na paa-i-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
He cannot succeed in anything, and in the world hereafter, he finds no place at all. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The slanderer throws his life away for nothing.
He succeeds at nothing, and finds no place at all in the world beyond.
A life spent tearing others down builds nothing — it is pure waste.
The Pause states the waste: "the slanderer loses his life in vain." A whole life spent tearing others down "cannot succeed in anything" — the energy of contempt builds nothing, here or hereafter. It is pure loss.
A Question to Sit With
What does contempt actually build? What does it cost the one who carries it?
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