9: hwQI quMmy vW|U kpt snyhI

The cheat lover is like elephant and colocynth,

ndIAW nwly vwhVy gMg sMg imil gMg huvMdy ]

nadeeaa naalay vaaharhay gang sang mili gang huvanday.

Rivers and streams become Ganges after meeting the latter.

ATsiT qIrQ syNvdy dyvI dyvw syv krMdy ]

atdasatdi teerad sayvaday dayvee dayvaa sayv karanday.

The cheats undertake to go at sixty-eight pilgrimage centres and serve gods and goddesses.

lok vyd gux igAwn ivic piqq auDwrx nwau suxMdy ]

lok vayd goun giaan vichi patit udhaaran naau sounanday.

They, from people during their discussions over good and knowledge, listen to the name of the Lord, the saviour of the fallen ones;

hsqI nIir nHvwlIAin bwhir inkil Cwru CxMdy ]

hasatee neeri nhavaaleeani baahari nikali chhaaru chhananday.

But, it is like the elephant who is bathed in water but coming out of it spreads dusts all round.

swDsMgiq gur sbdu suix guru aupdysu n iciq DrMdy ]

saadhasangati gur sabadu souni guru oupadaysu n chiti dharanday.

The cheats listen to the teachings of the Guru in the holy congregation but do not adopt them in the mind.

quMmy AMimRq isMjIAY bIjY AMimRq Pl n PlMdy ]

tounmay anmritu sinjeeai beejai anmritu phal n phaladay.

Even if irrigated by nectar, the seeds of colocynth never become sweet,

kpt snyh n syh pujMdy ]9]

kapat sanayh n sayh pujanday ||9||

The cheating lovers never follow the straight path i.e. they do not follow the way of truth.