21: dUjw Bwau ik`kr DRyk vw|UM hY

Duality is like acacia and china-berry

ikkr kMfy DRyk Pl PlIN n PilAw inhPl dyhI ]

kikar kanday dharayk phal phaleen n phaliaa nihaphal dayhee.

Thorns grow on acacia and flowers and fruits on china-berry but they all are useless.

rMg ibrMgI duhw Pul dwK n guCw kpt snyhI ]

rang birangee duhaan phul daakh naa gouchhaa kapat sanayhee.

Both have colourful fruits but they cannot be mistaken for the bunch of grapes.

icqimqwlw ArMf Plu QoQI Qohir Aws iknyhI ]

chitamitaalaa arind phalu dodee dohari aas kinayhee.

Fruit of castor is also beautiful and piebald but what can one expect from vacuos cactus?

rqw Plu n mulu AFu inhPl isml Cwv ijvyhI ]

rataa phul n mulu addhu nihaphal simal chhaanv jivayhee.

Its red fruit is worthless just like the useless shade of silk-cotton tree.

ijau nlIeyr kTor Plu muh BMny dy grI iqvyhI ]

jiu naleeayr katdor phalu muhu bhannay day garee tivayhee.

The hard coconut yields its kernel only after its mouth is smashed. Mulberries are of white and black variety and their tastes are also different.

sUqu kpUq spUq dUq kwly Dauly qUq ievyhI ]

sootu kapootu soupootu doot kaalay dhaulay toot ivayhee.

Similarly, the worthy and the unworthy sons are obedient and rebellious respectively, i.e. one provides happiness whereas the other one gives suffering.

dUjw Bwau kudwau DryhI ]21]

doojaa bhaau kudaau dharayhee ||21||

Duality is always a bad policy of life.