8: saux Sgn qy gurmuKqw

Good and bad omens and the Gurmukh

saux sgun vIcwrxy nau igRh bwrh rws vIcwrw ]

saoun sagoun veechaaranay nau grih baarah raasi veechaaraa.

The life led in the light of omens, the nine planets, the twelve signs of the zodiac;

kwmx tUxy AausIAw kxsoeI pwswr pswrw ]

kaaman toonay aouseeaa kanasoee paasaar pasaaraa.

Incantations, magic divination by lines and by the voice is all futile.

gdhu kuqy iblIAw iel mlwlI igdV Cwrw ]

gadahu koutay bileeaa il malaalee gidarh chhaaraa.

Cries of donkeys, dogs, cats, kites, blackbirds and jackals cannot control our lives.

nwir purKu pwxI Agin iCk pd ihfkI vrqwrw ]

naari purakhu paanee agani chhik pad hidakee varataaraa.

It is superstitious to draw good or bad omens from meeting a widow, a bare headed man, water, fire, sneezing, breaking wind, hiccups;.

iQiq vwr BdRw Brm idswsUl shsw sYswrw ]

diti vaar bhadraa bharam disaa sool sahasaa saisaaraa.

Lunar and week days, lucky-unlucky moments and going or not going in a particular direction

vl Cl kir ivsvws lK bhu cuKI ikau rvY Bqwrw ]

valachhal kari visavaas lakh bahu choukhee kiu ravai bhataaraa.

If a women behaves like a prostitute and does every thing to please everybody, how can she be loved by her husband.

gurmuiK suK Pl pwr auqwrw ]8]

guramoukhi soukh phalu paar outaaraa ||8||

The gurmukhs who reject all superstitions enjoy happiness with their Lord and get across the world-ocean.