Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is not good to run others down, so let no one do it.
Speaking ill of others only hollows out the one who speaks.
And whoever the Maker chooses to shelter,
no amount of the world's noise can touch them.
Sant kee nindaa karahu na ko-ay — a plain ethical instruction: do not tear others down. The reason given is inward: nindaa (running people down) hollows out the speaker — it damages the one who does it, an example of ill-will defeating itself rather than a curse from outside. The second half is pure reassurance: whoever the Maker shelters cannot be reached by jhakh maara-o sagal sansaar — the whole world's noise beating against them in vain.
Why do you think putting others down ends up costing the person who does it?
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