ਜੇ ਲੋਕੁ ਸਲਾਹੇ ਤਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਜੇ ਨਿੰਦੈ ਤ ਛੋਡਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੯॥
jay lok salaahay taa tayree upmaa jay nindai ta chhod na jaa-ee. ||9||
If people praise me, the praise is Yours. Even if they slander me, I will not leave You. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If people say kind things about me, I know the good in me really came from the One — so the praise belongs there.
And if people put me down, I don't let go of the One because of it. What others say can't shake the thing my heart is rooted in.
What people say can't shake a heart rooted in something real.
jay lok salaahay ta tayree upmaa, jay nindai ta chhod na jaa-ee — praise belongs to You, and slander does not make me leave You. The sahaj of a soul unshaken by praise or blame, rooted in something outside opinion.
A Question to Sit With
How much do other people's opinions move you, up or down?
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