ਐਸੇ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਡੂਬੇ ਭਾਈ ॥
aisay baraahman doobay bhaa-ee.
Such Brahmins shall drown, O Siblings of Destiny;
ਨਿਰਾਪਰਾਧ ਚਿਤਵਹਿ ਬੁਰਿਆਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
niraapraaDh chitvahi buri-aa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
they think of doing evil to the innocent. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Such priests sink, brothers and sisters —
they who plot to harm the innocent.
What truly sinks a person is plotting harm against those who trusted them.
The Pause names the gravest line they cross: "they think of doing evil to the innocent." To harm those who trusted you is what truly sinks a person. The censure is aimed precisely — not at a role or a birth, but at the betrayal of the defenseless (cf. Shabad 63, the powerful held accountable for the weak).
A Question to Sit With
Why is harming someone who trusted you worse than an ordinary wrong?
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