Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone who keeps tearing others down becomes known for it everywhere. In the end, what we send out into the world is what comes back to us.
Nanak says: I run to the shelter of the Creator who has no fear at all, and sing the One's praises with a light, glad heart.
What we do comes back to us, and the way out of fear is to rest in the Fearless One.
Keetaa apnaa paa-i-aa — he receives what he himself has done. That is hukam, the One's order flowing through everything. It is not an outside judge handing down a sentence. Think of planting seeds. If you plant tomatoes, you get tomatoes.
Then comes the turn. Nanak runs to the shelter of the nirbha-o, the Fearless One. That word is in the Mool Mantar, the opening lines of the Guru Granth Sahib. When you rest in the One who has no fear, you become unafraid too.
The song began with a life fraying in the middle. It ends in anad mangal, joy and song.
If what you put out comes back, what would you most want to be sending into the world?
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