16: Bly bury dI suBwvk nykI bdI

Natural evil or goodness of the bad and the noble

pwxI pQr lIk ijau Blw burw prikriq suBwey ]

paanee padaru leek jioun bhalaa buraa parakirati soubhaaay.

As is the case with water and stone, things are good or bad according to their nature.

vYru n itkdw Bly iciq hyqu n itkY burY min Awey ]

vair n tikadaa bhalay chiti haytu n tikai burai mani aaay.

A noble heart carries no enmity, and love does not abide in an evil heart.

Blw n hyqu ivswrdw burw n vYru mnhu ivsrwey ]

bhalaa n haytu visaaradaa buraa n vairu manahu visaraaay.

The noble one never forgets good done to him whereas the evil doer does not forget enmity.

Aws n pujY duhw dI durmiq gurmiq AMiq lKwey ]

aas n pujai duhaan dee duramati guramati anti lakhaaay.

Both fmd in the end their desires unfulfilled because the evil still wants to commit evil and the noble wants to go on spreading benevolence.

BilAhu burw n hovhI buirAhu Blw n Blw mnwey ]

bhaliahu buraa n hovaee buriahoun bhalaa n bhalaa manaaay.

The noble cannot commit evil but the noble should not expect nobility in an evil person.

ivrqIhwxu vKwixAw seI isAwxI isK suxwey ]

virateehaanu vakhaaniaa saee siaanee sikh sounaaay.

This is the essence of the wisdom of hundreds of people and accordingly I have explained the thoughts in vogue around.

praupkwr ivkwr kmwey ]16]

paraoupakaar vikaaru kamaaay ||16||

Benevolence may (at times) be repaid in the form of evil.