jYsy qO pRsUq smY sqRU kir mwnY ipRAY jnmq suq pun rcq isMgwrY jI ]

jaisay tau prasoot samai satroo kari maanai priai , janamat sout poun rachat singaarai jee |

Just as a woman considers her husband as her enemy at the time of undergoing labour pains, but after the birth of the child, she re-indulges in adorning and embellishing herself in order to please and entice her husband,

jYsy bMdswlw ibKY BUpq kI inMdw krY CUtq hI vwhI sÍwim kwmih smHwrY jI ]

jaisay bandasaalaa bikhai bhoopat kee nindaa karai , chhootat hee vaahee svaami kaamahi samhaarai jee |

Just as a well-wisher of a king is put in jail for some mistake and on his release the same courtier performs the assigned task as a true well-wisher of the king,

jYsy hr hwie gwie swsnw shq inq kbhUM n smJY kutyvih n fwrY jI ]

jaisay har haai gaai saasanaa sahat nita , kabahoon n samajhai koutayvahi n daarai jee |

Just as a thief when caught and imprisoned is ever lamenting but as soon as his sentence ends, re-indulges in theft not learns from his punishment,

qYsy duK doK pwpI pwpih q´wg´o cwhY sMkt imtq pun pwpih bIcwrY jI ]577]

taisay doukh dokh paapee paapahi tyaagyo chaahai , sankat mitat poun paapahi beechaarai jee |577|

Similarly, a sinful man wants to leave his evil deeds because of pain and sufferings that these have caused him but as soon as the sentenced punishment period is over, re-indulges in these vices. (577)