ਸਗਲ ਕਲੇਸ ਨਿੰਦਕ ਭਇਆ ਖੇਦੁ ॥
sagal kalays nindak bha-i-aa khayd.
All sorts of troubles and pains afflicted the slanderer.
ਨਾਮੇ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ ਨਾਹੀ ਭੇਦੁ ॥੨੮॥੧॥੧੦॥
naamay naaraa-in naahee bhayd. ||28||1||10||
There is no difference between Naam Dayv and the Lord. ||28||1||10||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
All kinds of troubles and pain came upon the one who spoke badly of him.
Between Namdev and the One, there is no difference at all.
Love long and deep enough, and the line between you fades away.
Between the one who loves and the One who is loved, there is no gap.
Sagal kalays nindak bha-i-aa khayd: the nindak, the one who spoke against Namdev, ends up full of trouble and pain. A heart that tears others down tangles itself in its own knots. Naamay naaraa-in naahee bhayd: between Naamaa and Naaraa-in, the devotee and the One, there is no difference. The whole story of threats and waiting comes to rest in oneness, like a wave finding it was the ocean all along.
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