Bhai Gurdas JiAng 187Bhai Gurdas Ji's Kabit SwaiyeKabit Savaiye4 linesBhai Gurdas Ji

dIpk pqMg sMg pRIiq iek AMgI hoie cMdRmw ckor Gn cwiqRk n hoq hY ]

deepak patang sang preeti ik angee hoi , chandramaa chakor ghan chaatrik n hot hai |

Love of a lamp and a moth (winged insect) is one-sided. Similarly is the love of Chakor with the moon and of rain bird (Papiha) with clouds;

ckeI Aau sUr jil mIn ijau kml Ail kwst Agn imRg nwd ko audoq hY ]

chakaee au soor jali meen jiu kamal ali , kaasat agan mrig naad ko udot hai |

Just as love of Casarca ferruginea (Chakv) with Sun, fish with water, a bumble bee with lotus flower, wood and fire, a deer and musical sound is one-sided,

ipq suq ihq Aru BwmnI Bqwr giq mwieAw Aau sMswr duAwr imtq n Coiq hY ]

pit sout hit aru bhaamanee bhataar gati , maaiaa au sansaar duaar mitat n chhoti hai |

So is the love of father with son, wife and husband, attachment with worldly attractions is one-sided and like chronic contagious disease cannot be eradicated.

gurisK sMgiq imlwp ko pRqwp swco lok prlok suKdweI Eiq poiq hY ]187]

gursikh sangati milaap ko prataap saacho , lok paralok soukhadaaee aoti poti hai |187|

Contrary to the above union and grandeur of the True Guru with his Sikhs is True. It is uniform like warp and woof of a cloth. It is comforting in the world beyond. (187)