jYsy qO smuMd ibKY bohQY bhwie dIjY kIjY n Broso jO lO phucY n pwr kO ]

jaisay tau samound bikhai bohadai bahaai deejai , keejai n bharoso jau lau pahouchai n paar kau |

Just as a ship is set to sail in the sea, but no one can know its fate till the time it reaches the shore beyond.

jYsy qO ikRswn Kyq hyqu kir joqY bovY mwnq kusl Awn pYTy igRh dÍwr kO ]

jaisay tau krisaan khayt haytu kari jotai bovai , maanat kousal aan paitthay grih dvaar kau |

Just as a farmer happily and delightfully ploughs the field, sows the seed, but he celebrates his happiness only when the harvested grain is brought home.

jYsy ipr sMgm kY hoq gr hwr nwir krq hY pRIq pyiK suq ky illwr kO ]

jaisay pir sangam kai hot gar haar naari , karat hai preet paykhi sout kay lilaar kau |

Just as a wife comes close to her husband to please him, but she considers her love a success only when she bears a son and he loves her.

qYsy ausqiq inMdw krIAY n kwhU kyrI jwnIAY DO kYso idn AwvY AMq kwr kO ]595]

taisay ousatati nindaa kareeai n kaahoo kayree , jaaneeai dhau kaiso din aavai ant kaar kau |595|

Similarly, no one should be praised or slandered before time. Who knows what sort of a day may dawn in the end that all his labour may bear fruit or not. (One may tread a wrong path and wander or will be accepted by the Guru ultimately). (595)