sMq kI inMdw jonI Bvnw ]
sant kee nindaa jonee bhavnaa.
Slandering the Saints, the mortal wanders in reincarnation.

sMq kI inMdw rogI krnw ]
sant kee nindaa rogee karnaa.
Slandering the Saints, he is diseased.

sMq kI inMdw dUK shwm ]
sant kee nindaa dookh sahaam.
Slandering the Saints, he suffers in pain.

fwnu dYq inMdk kau jwm ]1]
daan dait nindak ka-o jaam. ||1||
The slanderer is punished by the Messenger of Death. ||1||

sMqsMig krih jo bwdu ]
satsang karahi jo baad.
Those who argue and fight with the Saints

iqn inMdk nwhI ikCu swdu ]1] rhwau ]
tin nindak naahee kichh saad. ||1|| rahaa-o.
- those slanderers find no happiness at all. ||1||Pause||

Bgq kI inMdw kMDu CydwvY ]
bhagat kee nindaa kanDh chhaydaavai.
Slandering the devotees, the wall of the mortal's body is shattered.

Bgq kI inMdw nrku BuMcwvY ]
bhagat kee nindaa narak bhunchaavai.
Slandering the devotees, he suffers in hell.

Bgq kI inMdw grB mih glY ]
bhagat kee nindaa garabh meh galai.
Slandering the devotees, he rots in the womb.

Bgq kI inMdw rwj qy tlY ]2]
bhagat kee nindaa raaj tay talai. ||2||
Slandering the devotees, he loses his realm and power. ||2||

inMdk kI giq kqhU nwih ]
nindak kee gat kathoo naahi.
The slanderer finds no salvation at all.

Awip bIij Awpy hI Kwih ]
aap beej aapay hee khaahi.
He eats only that which he himself has planted.

cor jwr jUAwr qy burw ]
chor jaar joo-aar tay buraa.
He is worse than a thief, a lecher, or a gambler.

Axhodw Bwru inMdik isir Drw ]3]
anhodaa bhaar nindak sir Dharaa. ||3||
The slanderer places an unbearable burden upon his head. ||3||

pwrbRhm ky Bgq inrvYr ]
paarbarahm kay bhagat nirvair.
The devotees of the Supreme Lord God are beyond hate and vengeance.

so insqrY jo pUjY pYr ]
so nistarai jo poojai pair.
Whoever worships their feet is emancipated.

Awid puriK inMdku BolwieAw ]
aad purakh nindak bholaa-i-aa.
The Primal Lord God has deluded and confused the slanderer.

nwnk ikrqu n jwie imtwieAw ]4]21]34]
naanak kirat na jaa-ay mitaa-i-aa. ||4||21||34||
O Nanak, the record of one's past actions cannot be erased. ||4||21||34||