Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One even sends cruel people, fierce as demons, after the holy ones, and the very same One keeps them safe.
Those who stay in Your shelter forever, O One, are never touched by sorrow in their hearts.
The same One who lets trouble come near good people keeps them safe, and sorrow cannot touch those who stay in the One's shelter.
Guru Amar Das, the third Guru, tells the story of Prahlaad. Prahlaad was a boy who loved the One. His father, a proud king, and the king's helpers, called dait or demons, tried to hurt him. The verse says the One let trouble come near the good-hearted, and the same One kept them safe.
The key word is sarnaa-ee, shelter. Think of being inside a warm house during a hailstorm. The hail still bangs on the roof, but you are safe inside. Those who stay in the One's shelter find sorrow cannot get into their hearts.
Where do you go, inside or out, when you need to feel sheltered?
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