jYsy Kr bol sun sgunIAw mwn lyq gun Avgun qW ko kCU n ibcwreI ]

jaisay khar bol soun sagouneeaa maan layta , goun avagoun taan ko kachhoo n bichaaraee |

Just as a believer of omens, regards braying of a donkey as a good omen, but pays no attention to the donkey's good or bad qualities.

jYsy imRg nwd suin shY snmuK bwn pRwn dyq biDk ibrdu n smwrhI ]

jaisay mrig naad souni sahai sanamoukh baana , praan dayt badhik biradu n samaarahee |

Just as a deer, attracted by the music of Ghanda Hehra rushes towards its source and is killed by the hunter's arrow, but it does not ponder over his killer qualities.

sunq jUJwaU jYsy jUJY joDw juD smY FwfI ko n brn ichn aur DwrhI ]

sounat joojhaaoo jaisay joojhai jodhaa judh samai , ddhaadee ko n baran chihan ur dhaarahee |

Just as a battle warrior rushes into the battlefield on hearing the sound of war-drums that fills him with excitement, but he does not bring the form or colour of the drummer in his mind.

qYsy gur sbd sunwie gwie idK Tgo ByKDwrI jwin moih mwir n ibfwrhI ]611]

taisay gur sabad sounaai gaai dikh tthago , bhaykhadhaaree jaani mohi maari n bidaarahee |611|

Similarly, I a cheat different from inside and outside swindle gullible Sikhs by singing to them the sacred hymns of the Guru. But those Sikhs enamoured by the sweetness of Gurbani and of very generous nature, don't even scold me despite them knowing that