jYsy dIp dIpq pqMg lot poq hoq kbhUM kY jÍwrw mY prq jr jwie hY ]

jaisay deep deepat patang lot pot hota , kabahoon kai jvaaraa mai parat jar jaai hai |

Just as a moth is enamored by the flame of a lamp, circles around it, and one day falls in the flame and burns himself.

jYsy Kg idnpRiq cog cuig AwvY auif kwhU idn PwsI PwsY bhur´o n Awie hY ]

jaisay khag dinaprati chog chougi aavai udi , kaahoo din dhaasee dhaasai bahuryo n aai hai |

Just as a bird picks grains and worms the whole day and return to his nest as the sun sets, but some day, it is caught in the net of a bird catcher and does not return to its nest.

jYsy Al kml kml pRiq KojY inq kbhUM kml dl sMpt smwie hY ]

jaisay al kamal kamal prati khojai nita , kabahoon kamal dal sanpat samaai hai |

Just as a black bee keep searching and smelling elixir from various lotus flowers, but one day it is caught in the boxlike flower.

qYsy gurbwnI Avgwhn krq icq kbhUM mgn hÍY sbd aurJwie hY ]590]

taisay gurbaanee avagaahan karat chita , kabahoon magan hvai sabad urajhaai hai |590|

Similarly, a seeker perpetually dives in Gurbani, but some day he becomes so engrossed in Gurbani that he is absorbed in Guru's words. (590)