Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One sets things right in the end — what was cruel and false does not get the last word.
This verse says that in the end, the Creator sets things right, and cruelty does not get the last word.
It is the one stern line in a gentle shabad. Kartai kee-aa tapaavaso — the Kartaa, the Creator, has given judgment. Dusat mu-ay ho-ay mooray — the dusat, those who did harm, have been stopped and silenced. It is best read not as enjoying punishment, but as a quiet promise about how the world is built.
People sometimes worry: "Does being cruel win? Does lying get the last word?" This verse answers with a steady no. In the end, the One sets things right. What is false and harmful loses its power. For anyone who has been hurt by someone cruel or dishonest, this is not about revenge. It is comfort: the Creator, not cruelty, has the final say.
If someone is being unkind to you or hurting you, that is never something you have to accept. Telling a grown-up you trust is always the right thing to do.
Does it steady you to trust that, in the end, harm and falsehood don't get the final word?
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