2: inMdk

The backbiter

kwauN kpUr nw cKeI durgMiD suKwvY ]

kaaoun kapoor n chakhaee duragandhi soukhaavai.

Crow never picks up camphor; it likes to have garbage around.

hwQI nIir nHvwlIAY isir Cwru aufwvY ]

haadee neeri nhavaaleeai siri chhaaru udaavai.

The elephant even bathed in water puts dust on its head.

quMmy AMimRq isMjIAY kauVqu n jwvY ]

tounmay anmrit sinjeeai kaurhatu n jaavai.

The colocynth (tumma) even if irrigated with nectar does not part with its bitterness.

ismlu ruKu sryvIAY Plu hiQ nw AwvY ]

simalu roukhu sarayveeai phalu hadi n aavai.

Even if the silk-cotton tree is well served (with water and manure etc.), no fruit is gained from it.

inMdku nwm ivhUixAw siqsMg nw BwvY ]

nidaku naam vihooniaa satisang n bhaavai.

The backbiters being devoid of the neim of the Lord, do not like the holy congregation.

AMnHw AwgU jy QIAY sBu swQu muhwvY ]2]

annhaa aagoo jay deeai sabhu saadu muhaavai ||2||

If the leader is blind, the whole company is bound to be robbed of (their valuables).