bwjq nIswn sunIAq chUM Er jYsy audq pRDwn Bwn durY n durwey sY ]

baajat neesaan souneeat chahoon aor jaisay , udat pradhaan bhaan durai n duraaay sai |

Just as the beat of the drum is heard on all four sides (its sound cannot be hidden) and when the supreme celestial body-sun rises, its light cannot be concealed;

dIpk sY dwvw Bey skl sMswru jwnY Gtkw mY isMD jYsy iCpY n iCpwey sY ]

deepak sai daavaa bhaay sakal sansaaru jaanai , ghatakaa mai sindh jaisay chhipai n chhipaaay sai |

Just as the whole world knows that light emanates from a lamp, and the ocean cannot be contained in a small earthenware pitcher;

jYsy ckvY n Cwno rhq isMGwsn sY dys mY duhweI Pyry imty n imtwey sY ]

jaisay chakavai n chhaano rahat singhaasan sai , days mai duhaaee dhayray mitay n mitaaay sai |

Just as an emperor sitting on the throne of his mighty empire cannot remain hidden; he is known among the subjects of his kingdom and that glory and fame is hard to destroy;

qYsy gurmuiK ipRA pRym ko pRgwsu jwsu gupqu n rhY moin ibRq aupjwey sY ]411]

taisay gurmukhi pria praym ko pragaasu jaasu , goupatu n rahai moni brit oupajaaay sai |411|

Similarly, the Guru-oriented Sikh whose heart is enlightened by the love of the Lord and His meditation, cannot remain hidden. His silence gives him away. (411)