jYsy posqI sunq khq posq buro qW ky bis BXo Cwf´o cwhY pY n CUteI ]

jaisay posatee sounat kahat posat buro , taan kay basi bhayo chhaadyo chaahai pai n chhootaee |

Just as a poppy husk addict calls this addiction bad, but caught in its web, even if he wants to leave it can't do so.

jYsy jUAw Kyl ibq hwr iblKY juAwrI qaU pr juAwrn kI sMgq n tUteI ]

jaisay jooaa khayl bit haar bilakhai juaaree , taoo par juaaran kee sangat n tootaee |

Just as a gambler loses all his money and wails, even then he cannot leave the company of other gamblers.

jYsy cor corI jwq ihRdY shkq pun qjq n corI jO lO sIs hI n PUteI ]

jaisay chor choree jaat hridai sahakat pouna , tajat n choree jau lau sees hee n dhootaee |

Just as a thief is scared of being caught when he goes out to steal, yet he does not leave stealing till he runs into trouble (is caught, imprisoned or hanged).

qYsy sB khq sunq mwXw duKdweI kwhU pY n jIqI prY mwXw jg lUteI ]591]

taisay sabh kahat sounat maayaa doukhadaaee , kaahoo pai n jeetee parai maayaa jag lootaee |591|

Just as all humans declare mammon (maya) a troublesome necessity, yet it cannot be won over by anyone. On the contrary, it is plundering the whole world. (It is entangling people in its net and taking them away from the holy feet of the Lord.) (591)