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2: gur gopU cylw

The disciple hiding the Guru

jo gur gopY Awpxw ikau isJY cylw ]

jo gur gopai aapanaa kiu sijhai chaylaa.

If the disciple does not know (tell) about his guru, how could he get liberated.

sMglu Giq clweIAY jm pMiQ iekylw ]

sangalu ghati chalaaeeai jam panthi ikaylaa.

Bound in chains, he is forced to walk alone on the way of the Yama, death.

lhY sjweI nrk ivic auhu Krw duhylw ]

lahai sajaaeen narak vichi uhu kharaa duhaylaa.

In dilemma he stands and suffers hell.

lK caurwsIh BauidAW iPir hoie n mylw ]

lakh chauraaseeh bhaudiaan dhiri hoi n maylaa.

Though he transmigrates in the eighty four lac species of life yet he does not meet the Lord.

jnmu pdwrQu hwirAw ijau jUey Kylw ]

janamu padaaradu haariaa jiu jooay khaylaa.

Like the playing of gamble, he loses the invaluable stake of life in this game.

hQ mroVY isru DunY auhu lhY n vylw ]2]

had marorhai siru dhounai uhu lahai n vaylaa ||2||

At the end (of life) he has jitters and lamentations but the time gone never returns.