jYsy dIp idpq Bvn aujIAwro hoq sgl smgRI igRih pRgt idKwq hY ]

jaisay deep dipat bhavan ujeeaaro hota , sagal samagree grihi pragat dikhaat hai |

Just as a house is lit up when a lamp is lighted in it, it makes everything visible clearly;

Eiq poq joiq hoq kwrj bwCq isiD Awnd ibnod suK shij ibhwq hY ]

aoti pot joti hot kaaraj baachhat sidhi , aanad binod soukh sahaji bihaat hai |

With light spreading all around, all the tasks can be accomplished with ease and the time passes in peace and happiness;

lwlc luBwie rsu luiBq nwnw pqMg buJq hI AMDkwr Bey Akulwq hY ]

laalach loubhaai rasu loubhit naanaa patanga , bujhat hee andhakaar bhaay akulaat hai |

Just as many moths are enamoured by the light of the lamp but are distressed when the light goes off and darkness descends;

qYsy ibidmwin jwnIAY n mihmw mhWq AMiqrIC Bey pwCY log pCuqwq hY ]350]

taisay bidimaani jaaneeai n mahimaa mahaanta , antireechh bhaay paachhai log pachhoutaat hai |350|

Just as the living beings do not appreciate the importance of the lighted lamp, but repent for not taking advantage of it when the lamp goes off, similarly the people repent and feel sad for not taking advantage of the presence of the True Guru after they