Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I make plans to trap others , but I look gentle and kind.
I am a robber. I rob people with my tricks. I carry loads of sin.
I live as a wild hunter, O Creator!
This part is about someone who looks gentle on the outside but plans to trap people on the inside.
Faahee surat malookee vays: "My mind makes traps, but I dress gentle." The word kapat means this kind of trickery. It isn't a loud, obvious lie. It is quieter: seeming safe while meaning harm.
Ha-o thagvaarhaa thagee days: "I am a cheat, and I cheat the world." Kharaa si-aanaa bahutaa bhaar: "I'm very clever, and I carry a heavy load." The robber and the clever one go together. When cleverness serves only "me, me, me," it becomes a weapon. Think of someone who is great at games but uses that skill to bend the rules and trick friends.
Guru Nanak is naming a very particular fault. The people around such a person often can't see it at all.
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.
Is there a way you take from others — their energy, their trust, their time — that you haven't fully acknowledged? What would honest accounting look like?
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