jYsy ibK qnk hI Kwq mir jwiq qwq gwiq murJwq pRiqpwlI brKn kI ]

jaisay bikh tanak hee khaat mari jaati taata , gaati murajhaat pratipaalee barakhan kee |

Just as by taking a very small quantity of poison, one dies instantly, destroying the body that had been reared and sustained over many years.

jYsy koit Bwir qUil rMck icng pry hoq Bsmwq iCn mY AkrKn kI ]

jaisay koti bhaari tooli ranchak chinag paray , hot bhasamaat chhin mai akarakhan kee |

Just as a can of milk of buffalo contaminated with a drop of citric acid becomes useless and not worth keeping.

mihKI duhwie dUD rwKIAY BWjn Bir priq kWjI kI bUMd bwid n rKn kI ]

mahikhee duhaai doodh raakheeai bhaanjan bhari , parati kaanjee kee boond baadi n rakhan kee |

Just as a spark of fire can burn millions of bales of cotton in a short time.

qYsy pr qn Dn dUKnw ibkwr kIey hrY iniD sukRq shj hrKn kI ]506]

taisay par tan dhan dookhanaa bikaar keeay , harai nidhi soukrat sahaj harakhan kee |506|

Similarly, the vices and sins that one acquires by associating oneself with other's wealth and beauty, one loses the much valuable commodity of happiness, good deeds and peace. (506)