jYsy jl Doey ibnu AMbr mlIn hoq ibnu qyl myly jYsy kys hUM BieAwn hY ]

jaisay jal dhoay binu anbar maleen hota , binu tayl maylay jaisay kays hoon bhaiaan hai |

Just as a cloth not washed with water remains dirty; and the hair remains disheveled and entangled without application of oil;

jYsy ibnu mWjy drpn joiq hIn hoq brKw ibhUMn jYsy Kyq mY n Dwn hY ]

jaisay binu maanjay darapan joti heen hota , barakhaa bihoonn jaisay khayt mai n dhaan hai |

Just as a glass not cleaned cannot let the light come through and just as no crop grows in a field without rain,

jYsy ibnu dIpku Bvn AMDkwr hoq lony iGRiq ibnu jYsy Bojn smwn hY ]

jaisay binu deepaku bhavan andhakaar hota , lonay ghriti binu jaisay bhojan samaan hai |

Just as a house remains in darkness without a lamp and just as food tastes insipid without salt and ghee,

qYsy ibnu swDsMgiq jnm mrn duK imtq n BY Brm ibnu gur igAwn hY ]537]

taisay binu saadhasangati janam maran doukha , mitat n bhai bharam binu gur giaan hai |537|

Similarly without the company of saintly souls and devotees of the True Guru, the distress of repeated births and death cannot be wiped out. Nor can worldly fears and suspicions be destroyed without practicing on the sermon of the True Guru. (537)