jYsy eyk smY dRum sPl spqR pun eyk smY PUl Pl pqR igr jwq hY ]

jaisay ayk samai droum sadhal sapatr pouna , ayk samai dhool dhal patr gir jaat hai |

Just as a tree is full of fruits and leaves at one time and then at another time, all leaves, fruits etc. fall off.

sirqw silil jYsy kbhUM smwn bhY kbhUM AQwh Aq pRbil idKwq hY ]

saritaa salili jaisay kabahoon samaan bahai , kabahoon adaah at prabali dikhaat hai |

Just as a stream flows calmly at a place but at another place it is rapid and noisy.

eyk smY jYsy hIrw hoq jIrnWbr mY eyk smY kMcn jVy jgmgwq hY ]

ayk samai jaisay heeraa hot jeeranaanbar mai , ayk samai kanchan jarhay jagamagaat hai |

Just as a diamond is wrapped in a (silk) rag at one time. but at another time, the same diamond is inlaid in gold and shines with its grandeur.

qYsy gurisK rwjkumwr jogIsur hY mwieAwDwrI BwrI jog jugq jugwq hY ]497]

taisay gursikh raajakoumaar jogeesur hai , maaiaadhaaree bhaaree jog jougat jougaat hai |497|

Similarly, an obedient Sikh of the Guru is a prince at one time and a supreme ascetic at another time. Even when he is wealthy, he still remains absorbed in the methods of realisation of the Lord. (497)