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11: gurmuK mnmuK dw Prk guxw krky

Different qualities of Gurmukh and Manmukh

Qom kQUrI vwsu ijau kMcnu lohu nhIN iek vMnw ]

dom kadooree vaasu jioun kanchanu lohu naheen ik vannaa.

As the smell of the garlic and musk is different, the gold and iron are also not the same.

Ptk n hIry quil hY smsir nVI n vVIAY gMnw ]

dhatak n heeray tuli hai samasari narhee n varheeai gannaa.

Glass crystal is not equal to diamond and likewise, the sugarcane and a hollow reed are not the same.

quil n rqnw rqkw muil n kcu ivkwvY pMnw ]

tuli n ratanaa ratakaan muli n kachu vikaavai pannaa.

Red and black seed (rata) is not equal to jewel and glass cannot sell at the price of emerald.

durmiq GuMmx vwxIAY gurmiq suikRqu boihQu bMnW ]

duramati ghounman vaaneeai guramati soukritu bohidu bannaa.

Evil intellect is a whirlpool but the wisdom of Guru (gurmat) is the ship of good deeds that takes across.

inMdw hovy bury dI jY jY kwr Bly DMnu DMnw ]

nidaa hovai buray dee jai jai kaar bhalay dhannu dhannaa.

Evil person is always condemned and the good person is applauded by all.

gurmuiK prgtu jwxIAY mnmuK scu rhY prCMnw ]

guramoukhi paragatu jaaneeai manamoukh sachu rahai parachhannaa.

Through the gurmukhs, the truth becomes manifest and thus is known by one and all, but in the manmukhs, the same truth is pressed and concealed.

kMim n AwvY BWfw BMnw ]11]

kanmi n aavai bhaandaa bhannaa ||11||

Like a broken pot, it is of no use.