kaufw pYsw rupeIAw suneIAw ko bnj krY rqn pwrKu hoie jauhrI khwveI ]

kaudaa paisaa roupaeeaa sounaeeaa ko banaj karai , ratan paarakhu hoi jauharee kahaavaee |

Just as one starts dealing in shells in the beginning, then in money, gold coins and then becomes evaluator of diamonds and precious stones. He is then called a jeweller.

jauhrI khwie pun kaufw ko bnju krY pMc prvwn mY pqistw GtwveI ]

jauharee kahaai poun kaudaa ko banaju karai , panch paravaan mai patasitaa ghataavaee |

But after becoming famous as a jeweller, one starts dealing in shells, he loses his respect among the elite people.

Awn dyv syv gurdyv ko syvk huie lok prlok ibKY aUc pdu pwveI ]

aan dayv sayv gurdayv ko sayvak hui , lok paralok bikhai ooch padu paavaee |

Similarly, if a follower of some god comes into the service of True Guru, he acquires high status in this and the world beyond.

Cwif gurdyv syv Awn dyv syvk huie inhPl jnmu kpUq huie hswveI ]479]

chhaadi gurdayv sayv aan dayv sayvak hui , nihadhal janamu kapoot hui hasaavaee |479|

But if someone leaves the service of the True Guru, and becomes a follower of some other god, then he wastes away his human life and he is laughed at by others being known as a bad son. (479)