Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wherever I turn my eyes, there is my One — and knowing that, I feel that nothing can reach in and harm me.
Whoever sets out to belittle a devoted heart only wears their own self down to nothing.
When you see the One everywhere, you stop being afraid.
Jah jah daykh-a-u tah tah su-aamee — wherever I look, there is my One. That is the ground of being unafraid. It is like a small child in a big, noisy place who can always see a parent nearby. Knowing someone is there changes everything.
The verse then says that whoever disrespects a devoted person is quickly "reduced to ashes." The meaning is that ill will burns itself out. The unkindness wears itself down to nothing. The verse is not asking anyone to wish harm on people.
Where do you most easily notice that you are not alone?
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