Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wealth piled up by harming others is a heavy, poisonous kind. When someone leans on it, it cannot travel even one step with them.
It slips right through the fingers, and it never brings the settled peace they were hoping for. A heart turned away from the One stays restless, no matter how full its hands are.
Wealth gained by hurting others never brings peace.
Saaktee paap kar kai bikhi-aa Dhan sanchi-aa — the saakat gather poison-wealth by doing wrong. A saakat is someone turned away from the One, the Source of all. Bikhi-aa means poison. The verse says this wealth can't go even one step with them.
It slips through their hands in this life, and they are unhappy. The verse adds that later, too, they find no shelter in the One's Court. Think of winning a game by cheating. The trophy sits on the shelf, but it never feels good to look at. The verse is not mocking anyone. It shows how empty a life built on harm turns out to be.
Why does something taken unfairly rarely make a person actually happy?
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