jYsy Dr DnuK clweIAq bwn qwn cl´o jwie iqq hI kau ijq hI clweIAY ]

jaisay dhar dhanoukh chalaaeeat baan taana , chalyo jaai tit hee kau jit hee chalaaeeai |

Just as an arrow is placed in a bow, the bowstring is pulled and arrow released in the direction in which it is intended to go.

jYsy AsÍ cwbuk lgwie qn qyj kir dor´o jwie Awqur huie ihq hI daurweIAY ]

jaisay asv chaabouk lagaai tan tayj kari , doryo jaai aatur hui hit hee dauraaeeai |

Just as a horse is whipped to make it run faster and agitated, it keeps running in the direction it is made to run

jYsI dwsI nwiekw kY AgRBwg TWFI rhY DwvY iqq hI qwih ijq hI pTweIAY ]

jaisee daasee naaikaa kai agrabhaag tthaanddhee rahai , dhaavai tit hee taahi jit hee patthaaeeai |

Just as an obedient maid-servant keeps standing in attention in front of her mistress, and she hastes away to the direction she is sent,

qYsy pRwxI ikrq sMjog lg BRmY BUm jq jq Kwn pwn qhI jwie KweIAY ]610]

taisay praanee kirat sanjog lag bhramai bhooma , jat jat khaan paan tahee jaai khaaeeai |610|

Similarly, an individual keeps wandering on this Earth according to the deeds that he had performed (in previous birth). He goes where he is destined to sustain himself. (610)