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jYsy qau khY mMjwr krau n Ahwr mws mUsw dyiK pwCY daury DIr n Drq hY ]

jaisay tau kahai manjaar karau n ahaar maasa , moosaa daykhi paachhai dauray dheer n dharat hai |

Just as a tom cat says that he has stopped eating meat but as soon as he sees a mouse runs after him (cannot control his desire to eat him up).

jYsy kaUAw rIs kY mrwl sBw jwie bYTy Cwif mukqwhl durgMD ismrq hY ]

jaisay kaooaa rees kai maraal sabhaa jaai baitthay , chhaadi moukataahal duragandh simarat hai |

Just as a crow goes and sit among swans but leaving aside pearls which is the food of swans, he always desires to eat filth and dross.

jYsy moin gih isAwr krq Anyk jqn sunq isAwr BwiKAw rihE n prq hY ]

jaisay moni gahi siaar karat anayk jatana , sounat siaar bhaakhiaa rahiao n parat hai |

Just as a jackal may try myriad times to keep quiet but listening to other jackals just by the force of habit, cannot help howling.

qYsy pr qn pr Dn dUK n iqRdoK mn khq kY CwifE cwhY tyv n trq hY ]539]

taisay par tan par dhan dookh n tridokh mana , kahat kai chhaadiao chaahai tayv n tarat hai |539|

Similarly the three vices of ogling at other's wife, keeping an eye on other's wealth and slander are inhabiting in my mind like a chronic disease. Even if someone tells me to leave them, this bad habit cannot go away.