kyhir Ahwr mws surhI Ahwr Gws mDup kml bws lyq suK mwn hI ]

kayhari ahaar maas surahee ahaar ghaasa , madhoup kamal baas layt soukh maan hee |

Just as meat is the food of a lion, grass-that of a cow, while a bumble bee feels happy with the fragrance of a lotus flower. Just as a fish likes living in water, a child has support of milk for sustenance and cold breeze is considered friend of a snake.

mInih invws nIr bwlk ADwr KIr srph sKw smIr jIvn kY jwn hI ]

meenahi nivaas neer baalak adhaar kheera , sarapah sakhaa sameer jeevan kai jaan hee |

Just a ruddy sheldrake loves the moon, a peacock is enamored by the black clouds while the rain-bird is always craving for the Swati drop.

cMdih cwhY ckor Gnhr Gtw mor cwiqRk bUMdn sÍWq Drq iDAwn hI ]

chandahi chaahai chakor ghanahar ghataa mora , chaatrik boondan svaant dharat dhiaan hee |

Just as a scholar indulges in discourse and exposition while a worldly person is involved in worldly affairs, just as the whole world is immersed in the love of mammon (maya),

pMifq byd bIcwir lokn mY lokwcwr mwXw moh mY sMswr g´wn gur igAwn hI ]599]

pandit bayd beechaari lokan mai lokaachaara , maayaa moh mai sansaar gyaan gur giaan hee |599|

Similarly, a Guru-conscious and Guru aware person remains engrossed in the elixir-like name of the Lord blessed by the True Guru. (Practicing of Naam becomes then his life's support). (599)