Verse 16 of 57
Salok Mehlaa 9, Salok 16 — frighten no one, and fear no one
ਭੈ ਕਾਹੂ ਕਉ ਦੇਤ ਨਹਿ ਨਹਿ ਭੈ ਮਾਨਤ ਆਨ ॥
bhai kaahoo ka-o dayt neh neh bhai maanat aan.
One who does not frighten anyone, and who is not afraid of anyone else
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨਿ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਤਾਹਿ ਬਖਾਨਿ ॥੧੬॥
kaho naanak sun ray manaa gi-aanee taahi bakhaan. ||16||
- says Nanak, listen, mind: call him spiritually wise. ||16||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone who frightens no one and is afraid of no one —
Nanak says: listen, O mind, call that person wise.
The wisest thing you can be: someone who frightens no one and fears no one.
Frightening no one and fearing no one is what makes a person wise.
Bhai kaahoo ka-o dayt neh: gives fear to no one. Neh bhai maanat aan: takes fear from no one else. Gi-aanee taahi bakhaan: call that person gi-aanee, wise. Here wisdom is a way of living, free of fear on both sides. These words are among the most loved in all of Gurbani.
A Question to Sit With
Is there a place in your life where you could stop scaring someone, or stop being scared? What would that take?
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