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7: mIxw- sMgq inrws krdI hY

Dissembler's association disappoints-

hir cMdaurI dyiK kY krdy Brvwsw ]

hari chandauree daykhi kai karaday bharavaasaa.

How can mirage in desert quench the thirst?

Ql ivic qpn BTIAw ikau lhY ipAwsw ]

dal vich tapani bhatdeeaa kiu lahai piaasaa.

People, in dreams enjoy by becoming kings (but in the morning they possess nothing).

suhxy rwju kmweIAY kir Bog iblwsw ]

suhanay raaju kamaaeeai kari bhog bilaasaa.

How can one hope that the shade of a tree would remain stationary?

CwieAw ibrKu n rhY iQru pujY ikau Awsw ]

chhaaiaa birakhu n rahai diru pujai kiu aasaa.

All this is a fake show like that of an acrobat's.

bwjIgr dI Kyf ijau sBu kUVu qmwsw ]

baajeegar dee khayd jiu sabhu koorhu tamaasaa.

One who keeps association with dissemblers,

rlY ju sMgiq mIixAw auiT clY inrwsw ]7]

ralai ju sangati meeniaa outdi chalai niraasaa ||7||

Ultimately goes (from this world) disapponited.