Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Reaching out a hand, the One held me safe and called me His very own. Every worry inside me simply melted away.
When others wished me harm, that harm found no ground. It faded on its own, and the One quietly became my helper.
The One holds out a hand and keeps us safe.
Haath day-ay raakhi-o apunaa kar — giving a hand, the One kept me safe as the One's own. Think of a parent's hand when you cross a busy street. You do not have to be strong. You just have to hold on.
The verse also says nindak kay mukh kaalay keenay — the faces of those who spoke ill were blackened, a way of saying they were shamed. The meaning is that ill-will works against the way things really are. So it undoes itself. No one needs to be punished. Meanwhile the One becomes jan kaa aap sahaa-ee, the helper of the humble.
When someone is unkind to you, why is it stronger to stay good than to fight back with more unkindness?
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