Bhai Gurdas JiAng 117Bhai Gurdas Ji's Kabit SwaiyeKabit Savaiye4 linesBhai Gurdas Ji

supn cirqR icqR jwgq n dyKIAq qwrkw mMfl prBwiq n idKweIAY ]

soupan charitr chitr jaagat n daykheeata , taarakaa mandal parabhaati n dikhaaeeai |

Just as dream events cannot be seen while awake, just as stars are not visible after sunrise;

qrvr CwieAw lGu dIrG cpl bl qIrQ purb jwqRw iQr n rhweIAY ]

taravar chhaaiaa laghu deeragh chapal bala , teerad purab jaatraa dir n rahaaeeai |

Just as the shadow of a tree keeps changing in size with the falling rays of the sun; and the pilgrimage to the holy places does not last for ever.

ndI nwv ko sMjog log bhuirE n imlY gMDRb ngr imRg iqRsnw iblweIAY ]

nadee naav ko sanjog log bahuriao n milai , gandhrab nagar mrig trisanaa bilaaeeai |

As the fellow travellers of a boat do not get to travel together again, as the presence of water due to mirage or the imaginary abode of gods (in space) is an illusion.

qYsy mwieAY moh DRoh kutMb snyh dyh gurmuiK sbd suriq ilv lweIAY ]117]

taisay maaiai moh dhroh koutanb sanayh dayha , gurmukhi sabad surati liv laaeeai |117|

So does a Guru-conscious person regards mammon, attachment and love of the body an illusion and he keeps his consciousness focused on the divine word of the Guru. (117)