Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The teacher's word walks beside you as a companion and helper. And as you soften, you will find that living beings around you turn kind toward you too, brother.
Gur kaa sabad tayrai sang sahaa-ee -- the teacher's Word is your companion and helper. Da-i-aal bha-ay saglay jee-a bhaa-ee -- all beings become kind. Sabad (the Word) is a living companion, not a text on a shelf. And there is a lovely social note — the shabad declares the kindness rather than explaining it; hearing it as your own heart softening and the world meeting you with more kindness is one reflection, not the mechanism the verse names.
Have you noticed that when you are kind and calm, people around you tend to soften too?
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