8: JUTy vpwrI

False merchants

siqguru swhu AQwhu Cif kUVy swhu kUVy vxjwry ]

satiguru saahu adaahu chhadi koorhay saahu koorhay vanajaaray.

Except the infinite true Guru all other bankers and traders are false.

saudwgr saudwgrI GoVy vxj krin Aiq Bwry ]

saudaagar saudaagaree ghorhay vanaj karani ati bhaaray.

The merchants trade heavily in horses.

rqnw prK jvwhrI hIry mwxk vxj pswry ]

ratanaa parakh javaaharee heeray maanak vanaj pasaaray.

The jewellers test the jewels and through diamonds and rubies spread their business.

hoie srwP bjwj bhu suienw rupw kpVu qwry ]

hoi saraadh bajaaj bahu suinaa roupaa kaparhu bhaaray.

Gold merchants deal in gold and cash and drapers deal in clothes.

ikrswxI ikrswx kir bIj luxin bohl ivsQwry ]

kirasaanee kirasaan kari beej lounani bohal visadaaray.

Farmers undertake farming and sowing seed cut it afterwards and makes it big heaps.

lwhw qotw vru srwpu kir sMjogu ivjogu ivcwry ]

laahaa totaa varu saraapu kari sanjogu vijogu vichaaray.

In all this business, profit, loss, boon, cure, meeting, separation goes hand in hand.

gur pUry ivxu duKu sYNswry ]8]

gur pooray vinu doukhu sainsaaray ||8||

Without the perfect Guru there is nothing in this world except suffering.