Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When someone tricks or hurts or talks down other people and then just shrugs it off, they do not walk away clean.
They lose their way, wandering in a darkness they built themselves out of anger and clinging. Without the Guru to light the way, it is hard even to see the way out.
Hurting others leaves us lost in a darkness we build ourselves.
Par daroh means cheating others. Nindaa means talking badly about them behind their backs. The verse speaks of someone who does these things and then kar jhaar, brushes off their hands, as if nothing happened.
Binaa satgur boojh naahee — without the True Guru, there is no understanding. Tam moh mahaa andhaar — they are lost in the deep darkness of anger and clinging.
That darkness is not a punishment sent from outside. We build it ourselves, and we can also step out of it. Think of pulling a blanket over your head and then complaining it is dark. The light is still there, waiting.
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.
Have you ever felt in the dark because of your own anger, then found your way out?
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