mIn kau n suriq jl kau sbd igAwnu duibDw imtwie n skq jlu mIn kI ]

meen kau n surati jal kau sabad giaanu , doubidhaa mitaai n sakat jalu meen kee |

A fish is not a ware that the water will assist nor does water have knowledge of speech or hearing in order to help the fish in distress. Therefore the water cannot allay its pain while it is in distress.

sr sirqw AQwh pRbl pRvwh bsY gRsY loh rwiK n skq miq hIn kI ]

sar saritaa adaah prabal pravaah basai , grasai loh raakhi n sakat mati heen kee |

Fish resides in the vast and rapid flow of the river. But when it swallows the iron bait of an angler, the bemused fish cannot be saved by water-her beloved.

jlu ibnu qriP qjq ipRA pRwn mIn jwnq n pIr nIr dInqweI dIn kI ]

jalu binu taradhi tajat pria praan meena , jaanat n peer neer deenataaee deen kee |

Removed from water, a fish writhes in pain for life having been separated from its beloved (life support). But the water is not aware of the sufferings of the fish.

duKdweI pRIiq kI pRqIq mIn kul idRV gurisK bMs iDRgu pRIiq prDIn kI ]317]

doukhadaaee preeti kee prateet meen kul drirha , gursikh bans dhrigu preeti paradheen kee |317|

The entire clan of fish is bearing with this one-sided love for eons. But the love of a Guru and his disciple is always two-sided. Guru helps the Sikh in distress. But one who being in the clan, leaves the love of True Guru, submits himself and serves spu