sMg imil clY inribGn phUcY Gr ibCrY qurq btvwro mwr fwr hYN ]

sang mili chalai nirabighan pahoochai ghara , bichharai turat batavaaro maar daar hain |

Just as a man travelling in the company of others reaches home safely but one who gets separated, is robbed by dacoits and killed.

jYsy bwr dIey Kyq Cuvq n imRg nr CyfI Bey imRg pMKI Kyqih aujwr hYN ]

jaisay baar deeay khayt chhuvat n mrig nara , chhaydee bhaay mrig pankhee khaytahi ujaar hain |

Just as a fenced field cannot be touched by humans and animals but an unfenced field is destroyed by passers-by and animals.

ipMjrw mY sUAw jYsy rwm nwm lyq hyqu inksiq iKn qWih gRsq mMjwr hY ]

pinjaraa mai sooaa jaisay raam naam layt haytu , nikasati khin taanhi grasat manjaar hai |

Just as a parrot shouts Ram Ram when in a cage but as soon as it gets out of cage, it is pounced upon by a cat and is eaten away.

swDsMg imil mn phucY shj Gir ibcrq pMco dUq pRwn pirhwr hYN ]582]

saadhasang mili man pahouchai sahaj ghari , bicharat pancho doot praan parihaar hain |582|

Similarly, the mind of a human being acquires higher spiritual state when it unites with God-like True Guru. But when separated from the True Guru, it wanders about and is destroyed (spiritually) by the five vices-lust, anger, avarice, attachment and prid