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ਨਿੰਦਾ ਭਲੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਕੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥

Nindaa bhalee kisai kee naahee manamukh mugadh karann.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 755 · Raag Suhi · Guru Amar Das Ji
Verified · BaniDB

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਭਲੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਕੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥

Nindaa bhalee kisai kee naahee manamukh mugadh karann.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Slandering anyone is never good; only the self-willed and foolish do it.

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਕਦੇ ਚੰਗੀ ਨਹੀਂ; ਇਹ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅਤੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਹੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Amar Das Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 755, Raag Suhi.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 755
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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