Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those the One turns merciful toward long for the feet of the good.
Nanak says: the ones who went wrong become pure in good company; following the true teaching, they are set free.
This line opens the door: after the warnings, here is the way home.
Jin ka-o da-i-aal ho-aa mayraa su-aamee — those the One is kind to begin to long for the company of good, holy people. And patit pavit mil sangat — people who went wrong become pure again by joining the sangat, the good company.
This balance matters. Nobody called poor or empty in the earlier verses is thrown away. The same shabad (hymn) that named the emptiness now names the cure: kindness from the One, good friends, and the Guru's teaching.
Think of a doctor who tells you what is wrong only so you can get better. The warning was there to make the rescue land. This hymn closes a set of six (a chhakaa), and it closes on grace.
What good company could turn a hollow stretch of your life back toward something real?
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