8: rsIey qy g´wnI

Devout gursikhs and vain scholars

cwkr AmlI soPIAW pwiqswh dI caukI Awey ]

chaakar amalee sodheeaan paatisaah dee chaoukee aaay.

Servants, addict (of the Lord's name) as well as teetotallers devoid of Mitn came to the Lord king's presence.

hwjr hwjrW ilKIAin gYr hwjrW gYr hwjr lwey ]

haajar haajaraan likheeani gair haajar gairahaajar laaay.

Those present are marked present and those absent are declared absent.

lwiek dy vIcwir kY ivrly mjls ivic sdwey ]

laaik day vichaari kai viralai majalas vichi sadaaay.

The intelligent king (God) selected a few to be his courtiers.

pwiqswhu huisAwr msq Kus PihmI dovy prcwey ]

paatisaahu housiaar masat khous dhahimee dovai parachaaay.

He, a clever person, made both the clever and the indifferent happy and put them to work.

dyin ipAwly AmlIAW soPI sB ipAwvx lwey ]

dayni piaalay amaleeaan sodhee sabhi peeaavanu laaay.

Now, the so called teetotallers (religious persons) were engaged to serve drinks (nam) to the addicts.

mqvwly AmlI huey pI pI cVHy sihj Gir jwey ]

matavaalay amalee hoay pee pee charhhay sahaji ghari aaay.

The latter became exhilerated in the name of the Lord and attained tranquility

sUPI mwrin tkrW pUj invwjy sIs invwey ]

soodhee maarani takaraan pooj nivaajai sees nivaaay.

But the so-called religious persons (teetotallers who served mans to others) remained involved in the so-called prayer and ritualistic worship.

vyd kqyb Ajwb ivic kir kir KudI bhs bhswey ]

vayd katayb ajaab vichi kari kari khudee bahas bahasaaay.

They under the tyranny of their religious books, the Vedas and the Katebas, kept busy in arrogant debates and discussions.

gurmuiK suK Pl ivrlw pwey ]8]

guramoukhi soukh phalu viralaa paaay ||8||

Ny rare gurmukh attains the fruit of the delight (of quaffing the drink of Lord's name).