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ਨਾਨਕ ਫਿਕੈ ਬੋਲਿਐ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਫਿਕਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

Naanak fikai boliai tan man fikaa hoe.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 473 · Asa di Vaar, Salok · Raag Asa · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਨਾਨਕ ਫਿਕੈ ਬੋਲਿਐ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਫਿਕਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

Naanak fikai boliai tan man fikaa hoe.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Speaking harshly and insipidly makes one's whole body and mind harsh and insipid.

ਕੌੜਾ ਅਤੇ ਫਿੱਕਾ ਬੋਲਣ ਨਾਲ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਸਾਰਾ ਤਨ ਅਤੇ ਮਨ ਵੀ ਕੌੜਾ ਅਤੇ ਫਿੱਕਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 473, in Asa di Vaar, Salok, Raag Asa.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 473
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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