8: mnmuK srp

Manmukh and a snake

duKIAw dustu dubwjrw spu dumUhw burw buirAweI ]

doukheeaa dousatu doubaajaraa sapu doumoohaa buraa buriaaee.

The wicked and unhappy is the betrayer who is like two headed snake which is also undesirable.

sBdUM mMdI sp join spW ivic kujwiq kuBweI ]

sabh doon mandee sap joni sapaan vichi kujaati koubhaaee.

Snake's is the worst species and out of that also the two-headed snake is a bad and wicked variety.

koVI hoAw goip gur ingury qMqu n mMqu suKweI ]

korhee hoaa gopi gur niguray tantu n mantu soukhaaee.

Its master remains unknown and on this unprincipled creature no mantra works.

koVI hovY lVY ijs ivgV rUip hoie mir shmweI ]

korhee hovai larhai jis vigarh roopi hoi mari sahamaaee.

Any one whom it bites becomes leper. His face is deformed and he dies of its fear.

gurmuiK mnmuiK bwhrw lwqo lwvw lwie buJweI ]

guramoukhi manamoukhi baaharaa laato laavaa laai bujhaaee.

Manmukh, the mind-oriented one does not accept the advice of gurmukhs and creates quarrel here and there.

iqsu ivhu vwiq kulwiq min AMdir gxqI qwiq prweI ]

tisu vihu vaati kulaati mani andari ganatee taati paraaee.

His speech is poisonous and in his mind are cherished sordid plans and jealousies.

isr icQY ivhu bwix n jweI ]8]

sir chidai vihu baani n jaaee ||8||

His poisonous habit does not go even when his head is crushed.