jYsy qau ggn Gtw GmMf iblokIAiq grij grij ibnu brKw iblwq hY ]

jaisay tau gagan ghataa ghamand bilokeeati , garaji garaji binu barakhaa bilaat hai |

Just as black clouds are often seen in the sky who make thundering sound but disperse without releasing a drop of rain.

jYsy qau ihmwcil kTor Aau sIql Aiq skIAY n Kwie iqRKw n imtwq hY ]

jaisay tau himaachali katthor au seetal ati , sakeeai n khaai trikhaa n mitaat hai |

Just as a snow clad mountain is very hard and cold; it yields no eatable nor can the thirst be quenched by eating the snow.

jYsy Esu prq krq hY sjl dyhI rwKIAY icrMkwl n Taur Thrwiq hY ]

jaisay aosu parat karat hai sajal dayhee , raakheeai chirankaal n tthaur tthaharaati hai |

Just as dew wets the body but it cannot be kept at a place for long. It cannot be stored.

qYsy Awn dyv syv iqRibiD cpl Pl siqgur AMimRq pRvwh ins pRwq hY ]446]

taisay aan dayv sayv tribidhi chapal dhala , satigur anmrit pravaah nis praat hai |446|

So is the fruit of the service of gods who live life in the three traits of maya. Their reward is also influenced by the three traits of mammon. Only the service of the True Guru maintains the flow of the Naam-Bani elixir for ever. (446)