Importance of sweet speech
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This article is part of the series on the "Message of Gurbani"
ਮਿਠ ਬੋਲੜਾ ਜੀ ਹਰਿ ਸਜਣ ਸਆਮੀ ਮੋਰਾ ॥ ਹਉ ਸੰਮਲਿ ਥਕੀ ਜੀ ਓਹ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਬੋਲੈ ਕਉਰਾ ॥ |
Miṯẖ bolṛĝ jī har sajaṇ suĝmī morĝ. Hao sammal thakī jī oh kaḝė na bolai kaurĝ. |
My Dear Lord and Master, my Friend, speaks so sweetly. I have grown weary of testing Him, but still, He never speaks harshly to me. |
ਬਈਅਰਿ ਬੋਲੈ ਮੀਠਲੀ ਭਾਈ ਸਾਚ ਕਹੈ ਪਿਰ ਭਾਇ ॥ ਬਿਰਹੈ ਬੇਧੀ ਸਚਿ ਵਸੀ ਭਾਈ ਅਧਿਕ ਰਹੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇ ॥੮॥ |
Baīar bolai mīṯẖulī bẖĝī sĝcẖ kahai pir bẖĝė. Birhai bėḝẖī sacẖ vasī bẖĝī aḝẖik rahī har nĝė. ॥8॥ |
That soul-bride, who talks sweetly and speaks the Truth, O Siblings of Destiny, becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord. Pierced by His Love, she abides in Truth, O Siblings of Destiny, deeply imbued with the Lord's Name. ॥8॥ |
ਪੂਜਾ ਵਰਤ ਤਿਲਕ ਇਸਨਾਨਾ ਪੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਬਹ ਦੈਨ ॥ ਕਹੂੰ ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਸੰਜਮ ਸਆਮੀ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਮੀਠੇ ਬੈਨ ॥੧॥ |
Pūjĝ varaṯ ṯilak isnĝnĝ punn ḝĝn baho ḝain. Kahūaʼn na bẖījai sanjam suĝmī boleh mīṯẖė bain. ॥1॥ |
Worship, fasting, ceremonial marks on one's forehead, cleansing baths, generous donations to charities and self-mortification - the Lord Master is not pleased with any of these rituals, no matter how sweetly one may speak. ॥1॥ |
There are some people who talk sweetly in front of others but behind their back they spit venom; the Guru has a special message for these people who appear very civilised and honourable but are the most evil-minded:
ਓਇ ਹਾਜਰ ਮਿਠਾ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਵਿਸ ਕਢਹਿ ਮਖਿ ਘੋਲੇ ॥ ਮਨਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਦਯਿ ਵਿਛੋੜੇ ॥੧੧॥ |
Oė hĝjar miṯẖĝ bolḝė bĝhar vis kadẖeh mukẖ gẖolė. Man kẖotė ḝayi vicẖẖoṛė. ॥11॥ |
In His Sublime Presence, they talk sweetly, but behind His back, they exude poison from their mouths. The evil-minded are consigned to separation from the Lord. ॥11॥ |