Bhai Gurdas JiAng 34Bhai Gurdas Ji's VaarsVaar 347 linesBhai Gurdas Ji

8: bymuK Awp doSI hY

The apostate himself is a culprit

korVu moTu n irJeI kir AgnI josu ]

korarhu motdu n rijhaee kari aganee josu.

When moth, an Indian pulse is cooked over the fire some grains being hard remain uncooked.

shs Plhu ieku ivgVY qrvr kI dosu ]

sahas phalahu iku vigarhai taravar kee dosu.

This is not the fault of the fire. If one fruit out of a thousand go bad, it is not the fault of the tree.

itbY nIru nw TwhrY Gix vris gieEsu ]

tibai neeru n tdaaharai ghani varasi gaiaosu.

It is not the fault of water that it will not rest on a hill.

ivxu sMjim rogI mrY iciq vYd n rosu ]

vinu sanjami rogee marai chiti vaid n rosu.

If a sick person die from not observing the regimen prescribed for him, it is not the fault of the doctor.

AivAwvr n ivAwpeI msqik iliKEsu ]

aviaavar n viaapaee masataki likhiaosu.

If a barren woman have no offspring, it is her destiny and not the fault of her husband.

bymuK pVHY n ielm ijau Avgux siB Esu ]8]

baymoukh parhhai n ilam jioun avagoun sabhiaosu ||8||

In the same way if a perverse man accept not the Guru's instruction, it is his own fault and not the Guru's.