ibrh ibEg sog syq rUp huie ikRqws tUk tUk Bey pwqI ilKIAY ibdys qy ]

birah biaog sog sayt roop hui kritaasa , took took bhaay paatee likheeai bidays tay |

A sentient woman (devoted Sikh) separated from her beloved True Guru writes letter to her beloved stating that his separation and long disjunction has made her complexion paper white while her limbs are losing their strength to the extent of falling apart

ibrh Agin sy svwnI mwsu ikRsn huie ibrhnI ByK lyK ibKm sMdys qy ]

birah agani say savaanee maasu krisan hui , birahanee bhaykh laykh bikham sandays tay |

The separated woman writes the state of her distress and the pangs she has been bearing. She wails that his separation has virtually turned the colour of her skin black.

ibrh ibEg rog lyKin kI CwqI PwtI rudn krq ilKY Awqm Avys qy ]

birah biaog rog laykhani kee chhaatee dhaatee , rudan karat likhai aatam avays tay |

Crying from the core of her heart, the separated woman writes that because of the distress of bearing separation, even the breast of the pen that she is writing with has cracked.

ibrh auswsn pRgwsn duiKq giq ibrhnI kYsy jIAY ibrh pRvys qy ]210]

birah ousaasan pragaasan doukhit gati , birahanee kaisay jeeai birah pravays tay |210|

Heaving cold sighs and lamenting, she expresses her distressed state and asks how could anyone live when the weapon of separation had penetrated deep into her heart. (210)