jYsy qau mjIT bsuDw sY Koid kwFIAq AMbr surMg Bey sMg n qjq hY ]

jaisay tau majeetth basudhaa sai khodi kaaddheeata , anbar surang bhaay sang n tajat hai |

As the red colouring agent of a Rubiaceous plant is extracted from the bottom part of its stem, and the clothes coloured with it become beautiful to behold, while the colour does not fade;

jYsy qau ksuMB qij mUl PUl AwnIAq jwnIAq sMgu Cwif qwhI Bjq hY ]

jaisay tau kasounbh taji mool dhool aaneeata , jaaneeat sangu chhaadi taahee bhajat hai |

As the colour of Safflower plant resides in the flower and not in the lower part of the stem, so it is believed to leave or fade away when a cloth is dyed with it, since that is its character;

ArD aurD muK sill sUcI suBwau qW qy sIq qpiq ml Aml sjq hY ]

aradh uradh moukh salil soochee soubhaau , taan tay seet tapati mal amal sajat hai |

As the water flows downward while the fire extends upward, the fire is heat and soot-giving while water is cool and free of dross or dirt.

gurmiq durmiq aUc nIc nIc aUc jIq hwr hwr jIq ljw n ljq hY ]136]

gurmati duramati ooch neech neech oocha , jeet haar haar jeet lajaa n lajat hai |136|

So does the teachings of Guru raises the consciousness of the humble and converts defeat into victory. But the base wisdom lowers the proud and arrogant and converts victory into defeat. The lower level of intelligence makes a person bereft of shame and h