4: bMdy dw bMdw mnmuK dI dSw

Slave of the man;the position of the manmukh ,

siqgur swihbu Cif kY mnmuK hoie bMdy dw bMdw ]

satigur saahibu chhadi kai manamoukhu hoi banday daa bandaa.

Manmukh, the mind-orientated, leaving away the true Guru Lord becomes slave of man.

hukmI bMdw hoie kY inq auiT jwie slwmu krMdw ]

houkamee bandaa hoi kai nit outdi jaai salaam karandaa.

Becoming errand boy of man he goes daily to salute him.

AwT phr hQ joiV kY hoie hjUrI KVw rhMdw ]

aatd pahar had jorhi kai hoi hajooree kharhaa rahandaa.

All the twenty four hours (eight pahars) with folded hands he stands before his master.

nId n BuK n suK iqsu sUlI ciVHAw rhY frMdw ]

need n bhoukh n soukh tisu soolee charhhiaa rahai darandaa.

Sleep, hunger and pleasure he does not have and remains so scared as if he has been sacrificed.

pwxI pwlw Dup Cwau isr auqY Jil duK shMdw ]

paanee paalaa dhoup chhaau sir outai jhali doukh sahandaa.

Throughout rains, cold, sunlight, shade, he undergoes myriad sufferings.

Awqs bwjI swru vyiK rx ivic Gwielu hoie mrMdw ]

aatasabaajee saaru vaykhi ran vichi ghaailu hoi marandaa.

In the battlefield (of life) this same person, considering sparks of iron as fireworks gets mortally wounded.

gur pUry ivxu jUin BvMdw ]4]

gur pooray vinu jooni bhavandaa ||4||

Without the (shelter of) perfect Guru, he wanders through the species.