jYsy Aihinis mid rhq BWjn ibKY jwnq n mrmu ikDau kvn pRkwrI hY ]

jaisay ahinisi madi rahat bhaanjan bikhai , jaanat n maramu kidhau kavan prakaaree hai |

Just as wine remains in a bottle day and night but that bottle/ pot does not know its characteristics.

jYsy bylI Bir Bir bWit dIjIAq sBw pwvq n Bydu kCu ibiD n bIcwrI hY ]

jaisay baylee bhari bhari baanti deejeeat sabhaa , paavat n bhaydu kachhu bidhi n beechaaree hai |

Just as in a party, wine is distributed in cups, but that cup does not know its (wine) secret nor thinks about it.

jYsy idnpRiq mdu bycq klwl bYTy mihmw n jwneI drb ihqkwrI hY ]

jaisay dinaprati madu baychat kalaal baitthay , mahimaa n jaanaee darab hitakaaree hai |

Just as a wine merchant sells wine all the time during the day but his greed of wealth does not know the significance of its intoxication.

qYsy gur sbd ky iliK piV gwvq hY ibrlo AMimRq rsu pdu AiDkwrI hY ]530]

taisay gur sabad kay likhi parhi gaavat hai , biralo anmrit rasu padu adhikaaree hai |530|

Similarly many write Gur Shabad and Gurbani, sing and read it but. a rare person among them harbours loving desire of relishing and acquiring the divine elixir from it. (530)