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7: gurU inMdk dw jnm AkwrQ

The life of Guru-slanderer is meaningless

Apqu krIru nw maulIAY dy dosu bsMqY ]

apatu kareeru n mauleeai day dosu basantai.

The leafless wild caper Karin does not grow green but it blames the spring season.

sMiF spuqI nw QIAY kxqwvY kMqY ]

sanddhi sapoutee n deeai kanataavai kantai.

The barren women does not bear the child but she blames her husband.

klir Kyqu nw jMmeI Gxhru vrsMqY ]

kalari khaytu n janmaee ghanaharu varasantai.

The rains of the clouds cannot make alkaline field grow and produce.

pMgw ipCY cMigAW Avgux guxvMqY ]

pangaa pichhai changiaan avagoun gounavantai.

The meritorious people get evils and embarrassments in the company of vicious people.

swieru ivic GMGUitAW bhu rqn AnMqY ]

saairu vichi ghanghootiaan bahu ratan anatai.

In the ocean, one gets many a pearl even from the shells, i.e. the association with the good produces good results.

jnm gvwie AkwrQw guru gxq gxMqY ]7]

janam gavaai akaaradaa guru ganat ganantai ||7||

Slandering the Guru, the whole life elapses in vain.