5: gurmuK-mnmuK [ sc-kUV

Gurmukh, manmukh, truth and falsehood- -

gurmuK scu sulKxw siB sulKx scu suhwvw ]

guramoukh sachu sulakhanaa sabhi sulakhan sachu suhaavaa.

The true gurmukh possesses auspicious characteristics and all good marks adorn him.

mnmuK kUVu kulKxw sB kulKx kUVu kudwvw ]

manamoukh koorhu kulakhanaa sabh kulakhan koorhu kudaavaa.

Manmukh, the self-willed, keeps false marks and besides all bad characteristics in him, be possesses all deceptive tricks.

scu suienw kUVu kcu hY kcu n kMcn muil mulwvw ]

sachu suinaa koorhu kachu hai kachu n kanchan muli mulaavaa.

Truth is gold and falsehood is like glass. Glass cannot be priced as gold.

scu Bwrw kUVu haulVw pvY n rqk rqnu Bulwvw ]

sachu bhaaraa koorhu haularhaa pavai n ratak ratanu bhulaavaa.

Truth is invariably heavy and the falsehood light; there is not the least doubt in this.

scu hIrw kUVu Ptku hY jVY jVwv n juVY juVwvw ]

sachu heeraa koorhu dhataku hai jarhai jarhaav n jurhai jurhaavaa.

The truth is diamond and the falsehood stone which cannot be studded in a string.

scu dwqw kUVu mMgqw idhu rwqI cor swh imlwvw ]

sach daataa koorhu mangataa dihu raatee chor saah milaavaa.

The truth is bestower whereas falsehood is a beggar; like a thief and a rich person or the day and the night they never meet.

scu swbqu kUiV iPrdw Pwvw ]5]

sachu saabatu koorhi dhiradaa dhaavaa ||5||

The truth is perfect and the falsehood a loser gambler running from pillar to post.