jYsy pMCI aufq iPrq hY AkwscwrI jwir fwir ipMjrI mY rwKIAiq Awin kY ]

jaisay panchhee udat dhirat hai akaasachaaree , jaari daari pinjaree mai raakheeati aani kai |

Just as a high flying bird keep flying to distant places, but once it is caught with the help of a net and put in a cage, it cannot fly anymore.

jYsy gjrwj ghbr bn mY mdon bis huie mhwvq kY AMkusih mwin kY ]

jaisay gajaraaj gahabar ban mai madona , basi hui mahaavat kai ankousahi maani kai |

Just as a frolicsome elephant roams about in the dense jungle excitedly, it is brought under control under the fear of a goad once captured.

jYsy ibiKAwDr ibKm ibl mY pqwl ghy swphyrw qwih mMqRn kI kwin kY ]

jaisay bikhiaadhar bikham bil mai pataala , gahay saapahayraa taahi mantran kee kaani kai |

Just as a snake lives in deep and winding burrow is caught by snake-charmer with mystic incantations.

qYsy iqRBvn pRiq BRmq cMcl icq inhcl hoq miq siqgur igAwn kY ]231]

taisay tribhavan prati bhramat chanchal chita , nihachal hot mati satigur giaan kai |231|

Similarly the mind that wanders in all the three worlds become calm and steady with teachings and advice of the True Guru. By practicing meditation on the Naam obtained from the True Gum, its wandering ends. (231)