Bhai Gurdas JiAng 224Bhai Gurdas Ji's Kabit SwaiyeKabit Savaiye4 linesBhai Gurdas Ji

bwie huie bGUlw bwie mMfl iPrY qau khw bwsnw kI Awig jwig jugiq n jwnIAY ]

baai hui baghoolaa baai mandal dhirai tau kahaa , baasanaa kee aagi jaagi jougati n jaaneeai |

So what if someone through spiritual powers become a whirlwind of air and wanders in the atmosphere when all desires are kindred in his mind and he does not know how to get rid of them?

kUp jlu gro bwDy inksY n huie smuMdR cIl huie aufY n Kgpiq aunmwnIAY ]

koop jalu garo baadhay nikasai n hui samoundra , cheel hui udai n khagapati ounamaaneeai |

Just as water drawn out of a well with a pitcher tied to a rope does not become an ocean and a vulture, who roams about in the sky looking for corpses, cannot be accepted as god of birds, similarly, an evil-filled man cannot claim to be a spiritually awak

mUsw ibl Kod n jogIsur guPw khwvY srp huie icrMjIv ibKu n iblwnIAY ]

moosaa bil khod n jogeesur gudhaa kahaavai , sarap hui chiranjeev bikhu n bilaaneeai |

A rat living in a burrow cannot be called a saint in a cave. Similarly, a person who has done no good to anyone is like a rat even if he puts himself through rigorous penance to realise his beloved God. If one acquires long life like a snake, one cannot d

gurmuiK iqRgun AqIq cIq huie AqIq haumY Koie hoie ryn kwmDyn mwnIAY ]224]

gurmukhi trigoun ateet cheet hui ateeta , haoumai khoi hoi rayn kaamadhayn maaneeai |224|

But an obedient Sikh of the Guru keeps himself clear from the effect of tri-traits of maya and is a recluse by heart. He loses his ego and becomes an epitome of humility by serving all and accomplishing others' tasks admirably. (224)