Ill-will burns itself out; the friends are kept, so let the heart be carefree.
The Arc
Here the Rahau comes first: the Lord has kept my friends and dear ones safe, so be free of worry. The middle verse has all hopes completed on meeting the teaching, and loving the One honored everywhere. The close lifts the gaze to the boundless, uncountable One in whose care all beings rest — and who travels with the singer everywhere.
Key Vocabulary
meet hamaaray saajnaa raakhay: my friends and dear ones kept safe
tumH hohu nichind: be carefree, free of worry
safal jaa kee sayv: whose service is fruitful
jat kat mayrai saath: with me everywhere
Themes and Cross-Connections
The second of the paired slander-shabads. Its comfort is nichind — carefreeness — the same easy freedom the raag loves. Hostility is shown undoing itself, and the singer is told simply to stop worrying.
For Raag Bilaaval
Bilaaval's carefree keynote (achint / nichind) surfaces plainly here: the whole shabad is an invitation to set worry down.
Translation Notes
The literal nindak mirtak ho-ay ga-ay says the slanderers have died. Per the wellbeing rules, no death of enemies is gloated over; the sense is carried as ill-will running out of its own strength and losing its power to harm, so the heart can be carefree.
Ill-will burns itself out; the friends are kept, so let the heart be carefree.
The Arc
Here the Rahau comes first: the Lord has kept my friends and dear ones safe, so be free of worry. The middle verse has all hopes completed on meeting the teaching, and loving the One honored everywhere. The close lifts the gaze to the boundless, uncountable One in whose care all beings rest — and who travels with the singer everywhere.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The second of the paired slander-shabads. Its comfort is nichind — carefreeness — the same easy freedom the raag loves. Hostility is shown undoing itself, and the singer is told simply to stop worrying.
For Raag Bilaaval
Bilaaval's carefree keynote (achint / nichind) surfaces plainly here: the whole shabad is an invitation to set worry down.
Translation Notes
The literal nindak mirtak ho-ay ga-ay says the slanderers have died. Per the wellbeing rules, no death of enemies is gloated over; the sense is carried as ill-will running out of its own strength and losing its power to harm, so the heart can be carefree.
Last updated: 2026-07-08