jau pY qUMbrI n bUfy srq prvwh ibKY ibKmY qaU n qjq hY mn qy ]

jau pai toonbaree n booday sarat paravaah bikhai , bikhamai taoo n tajat hai man tay |

If a colocynth (Tumna) does not sink in fast flowing river and it does not shed its bitterness even in sweet cold water, then what good it is?

jau pY lptY pwKwn pwvk jrY sUqR jl mY lY boirq irdY kTorpn qy ]

jau pai lapatai paakhaan paavak jarai sootra , jal mai lai borit ridai katthorapan tay |

If the flame of fire cannot burn the stone, and if due to its rigid nature sinks everything along with it, then what good it is ?

jau pY gufI aufI dyKIAq hY AwkwscwrI brsq myNh bwcIAY n bwlkn qy ]

jau pai gudee udee daykheeat hai aakaasachaaree , barasat maynh baacheeai n baalakan tay |

A kite is seen flying in the sky like a bird, but when it starts raining it cannot be saved and retrieved by the children flying it.

qYsy iriD isiD Bwau duqIAw iqRgun Kyl gurmuK suKPl nwih ikRqGin qy ]478]

taisay ridhi sidhi bhaau douteeaa trigoun khayla , gurmoukh soukhaphal naahi kritaghani tay |478|

Similarly, acquiring miraculous powers like walking on the water, immunity of burning or floating in the sky is indulging in duality and is the influence of the three trait mammon (maya). (Acquiring these cannot free one from internal bitterness, nor can