Bhai Gurdas JiAng 17Bhai Gurdas Ji's VaarsVaar 179 linesBhai Gurdas Ji

13: rogI rUp mnmuK

Manmukh is an ailing person

rogI mwxs hoie kY iPrdw bwhly vYd puCMdw ]

rogee maanasu hoi kai dhiradaa baahalay vaid pouchhandaa.

Suffering disease man goes about asking for treatment from many a physician.

kcY vYd n jwxnI vydn dwrU rogI sMdw ]

kachai vaid n jaananee vaydan daaroo rogee sandaa.

Since the inexperienced physician does not know the problem of the patient as well as the medicine for the same.

horo dwrU rogu hoir hoie pcwieV duK shMdw ]

horo daaroo rogu hour hoi pachaairh doukh sahandaa.

The suffering person goes suffering more and more.

AwvY vYdu suvYdu Gir dwrU dsY rogu lhMdw ]

aavai vaidu suvaidu ghari daaroo dasai rogu lahandaa.

If a mature physician is found, he prescribes the right medicine, which removes the malady.

sMjim rhY n Kwie pQu Ktw imTw swau cKMdw ]

sanjami rahai n khaai padu khataa mitdaa saau chakhandaa.

Now, if the patient does not follow the prescribed discipline and goes on to eat everything sweet and sour, the physician is not to be blamed.

dosu n dwrU vYd no ivxu sMjim inq rogu vDMdw ]

dosu n daaroo vaid no vinu sanjami nit rogu vadhandaa.

For want of temperance the malady of the patient goes on increasing day and night.

kpt snyhI hoie kY swDsMgiq ivic Awie bhMdw ]

kapat sanayhee hoi kai saadhasangati vichi aai bahandaa.

If a cheat even comes to the holy congregation and sits there.

durmiq dUjY Bwie pcMdw ]13]

duramati doojai bhaai pachandaa ||13||

He being controlled by wickedness gets perished in his duality.