jYsy mDu mwKI sIic sIic kY iekqR krY hrY mDU Awieqw ky muiK Cwru fwir kY ]

jaisay madhu maakhee seechi seechi kai ikatr karai , harai madhoo aaitaa kay moukhi chhaaru daari kai |

Just as honey bee hops from flower to flower and collects honey, but a honey collector smokes the bees away, and takes the honey.

jYsy bC hyq gaU sMcq hY KIr qwih lyq hY AhIru duih bCry ibfwir kY ]

jaisay bachh hayt gaoo sanchat hai kheera , taahi layt hai aheeru duhi bachharay bidaari kai |

Just as a cow collects milk in her teats for the calf, but a milkman uses the calf to bring down her milk. He ties the calf away, milks the cow and takes it away.

jYsy Dr Koid Koid kir ibl swjY mUsw pYsq srpu Dwie Kwie qwih mwir kY ]

jaisay dhar khodi khodi kari bil saajai moosaa , paisat sarapu dhaai khaai taahi maari kai |

Just as a rodent digs up earth to make a burrow but a snake enters the burrow and eats away the rodent.

qYsy koit pwp kir mwieAw joir joir mUV AMiq kwil Cwif clY dono kr Jwir kY ]555]

taisay koti paap kari maaiaa jori jori moorha , anti kaali chhaadi chalai dono kar jhaari kai |555|

Similarly an ignorant and foolish person indulges in umpteen sins, collects wealth and leaves this world empty-handed. (All his earnings and material goods prove worthless ultimately). (555)