18: bwlk jubw ibrD AvsQw

The childhood,the youth and the old age

suiD n hovY bwl buiD bwlk lIlw ivic ivhwvY ]

sudhi n hovai baal budhi baalak leelaa vichi vihaavai.

Child's wisdom cares not for anything and he passes his time in joyful activities.

Br jobin BrmweIAY pr qn Dn pr inMd luBwvY ]

bhar jobani bharamaaeeai par tan dhan par nid loubhaavai.

In youthful days, he is attracted by other's body, wealth and backbiting.

ibriD hoAw jMjwl ivic mhw jwl prvwru PhwvY ]

biradhi hoaa janjaal vichi mahaa jaalu paravaaru dhahaavai.

In old age he is caught in the large web of family affairs.

bl hIxw miq hIx hoie nwau bhqirAw brVwvY ]

bal heenaa mati heenu hoi naau bahatariaa bararhaavai.

Known to be seventy-two he becomes frail and wisdomless and mumbles in sleep.

AMnHw bolw ipMglw qnu Qkw mn dhidsu DwvY ]

annhaa bolaa pingalaa tanu dakaa manu dah disu dhaavai.

Ultimately he turns blind, deaf and lame and though the body gets tired yet his mind runs in ten directions.

swDsMgiq gur sbd ivxu lK caurwsIh jUin BvwvY ]

saadhasangati gur sabad vinu lakh chauraaseeh jooni bhavaavai.

Without holy congregation and bereft of Guru-word he transmigrates into infinite species of life.

Aausru cukw hiQ n AwvY ]18]

aousaru choukaa hadi n aavai ||18||

The time lost cannot be regained.