16: nwlwiekW qoN mukqI AsMBv

Liberation impossible without Guru

GMtu GVwieAw cUihAW gil iblI pweIAY ]

ghantu gharhaaiaa choohiaan gali bilee paaeeai.

Rats got a bell made so that it could be hung from the neck of the cat (but it could not materialise).

mqw mqwieAw mKIAW iGA AMdir nweIAY ]

mataa mataaiaa makheeaan ghia andari naaeeai.

The flies thought of taking bath in ghee (but all got killed).

sUqku lhY n kIiVAW ikau JQu lMGweIAY ]

sootaku lahai n keerhiaan kiu jhadu laghaaeeai.

The defilement of worms and moth never ends then how should they spend their time!

swvix rihx BMbIrIAW jy pwir vsweIAY ]

saavani rahan bhanbeereeaan jay paari vasaaeeai.

Insects keep hovering over water surfaces in Silvan (rainy month) howsoever one might try to drive them away.

kUMjVIAW vYswK ivic ijau jUh prweIAY ]

koonjarheeaan vaisaakh vichi jiu jooh paraaeeai.

As in the month of Vaisakh migratory heron birds fly over foreign lands.

ivxu gur mukiq n hoveI iPir AweIAY jweIAY ]16]

vinu gur moukati n hovaee dhiri aaeeai jaaeeai ||16||

Man without the Guru is not liberated and suffers transmigration.