dwdr sroj bws bwvn mrwl bg pwrs bKwn ibKu AMimRq sMjog hY ]

daadar saroj baas baavan maraal baga , paaras bakhaan bikhu anmrit sanjog hai |

A frog and lotus flower, a bamboo and sandalwood tree, a crane and a swan, an ordinary stone and a philosopher-stone, nectar and poison may come together, yet do not adopt each other's characteristics.

imRg imRgmd Aih min mDu mwKI swKI bwJ bDU nwh nyh inhPl Bog hY ]

mrig mrigamad ahi mani madhu maakhee saakhee , baajh badhoo naah nayh nihadhal bhog hai |

Deer has musk in its naval, a cobra has a pearl in its hood, a bee lives with honey, a sterile woman gets to meet with her husband with love but all in vain.

idnkr joiq aulU brKY smY jvwso Asn bsn jYsy ibRQwvMq rog hY ]

dinakar joti uloo barakhai samai javaaso , asan basan jaisay bridaavant rog hai |

Just as Sun's light for an owl, rain for a wild herb (javran-alhogi maunosum) and clothes and food for a patient are like disease.

qYsy gurmiq bIj jmq n kwlr mY AMkur audoq hoq nwihn ibEg hY ]299]

taisay gurmati beej jamat n kaalar mai , ankur udot hot naahin biaog hai |299|

Similarly sullied and vice-ridden hearts cannot be fertile to the seeds of Guru's sermons and teachings. It just does not sprout. Such a person remains separated from his God. (299)