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

20: AxhoNdw grbI BUq hY ]

The egotist is a ghost

vwie suxwey CwnxI iqsu auT auTwly ]

vaai sounaaay chhaananee tisu outd outdaalay.

With the sound of the seive it is vain to cause the camel to get up.

qwVI mwir frwieMdw mYNgl mqvwly ]

taarhee maari daraaindaa maingal matavaalay.

Frightening the elephant with the clappings of the hands is as futile

bwsik nwgY swmHxw ijauN dIvw bwly ]

baasaki naagai saamhanaa jioun deevaa baalay.

As burning of the lamp before a Väsuki cobra (in the hope that it will run away).

sIhuM srjY shw ijauN AKI vyKwly ]

seehoun sarajai sahaa jioun akheen vaykhaalay.

If rabbit looking into the eyes wishes to frighten the lion (it is nothing but a deathwish).

swier lhir n pujnI pwxI prnwly ]

saair lahari n pujanee paanee paranaalay.

Small water conduit pipes can not be equal to the ocean.

Axhodw Awpu gxwiedy mymuK byqwly ]20]

anahondaa aapu ganaainday baymoukh baytaalay ||20||

Like ghost, the apostate being nothing goes on expressing his ego.