12: KudI dy du`K sbr dy suK

Sufferings of ego and delights of contentment

ihkmiq lK hkIm clq bxwvhI ]

hikamati lakh hakeem chalat banaavahee.

Physicians prepare myriads of prescriptions.

Awkl hoie PhIm mqy mqwvhI ]

aakal hoi dhaheem matay mataavahee.

Millions of people full of wisdom adopt many a resolution.

gwPl hoie gnIm vwd vDwvhI ]

gaaphal hoi ganeem vaad vadhaavahee.

Many enemies unwittingly go on increasing their enmity.

liV liV krin muhIm Awpu gxwvhI ]

larhi larhi karani muheem aapu ganaavahee.

They march for fightings and thus show their ego

hoie jdId kdIm n KudI imtwvhI ]

hoi jadeed kadeem n khudee mitaavahee.

From youth, though, they step in old age yet their egotism is not effaced.

swbru hoie hlIm Awpu gvwvhI ]12]

saabaru hoi haleem aapu gavaavahee ||12||

Only the contented and the humble lose their sense of egocentricity.