jYsy kwCI Pl hyq ibibiD ibrK ropY inhPl rhY ibrKY n kwhU kwj hY ]

jaisay kaachhee dhal hayt bibidhi birakh ropai , nihadhal rahai birakhai n kaahoo kaaj hai |

Just as a gardener plants saplings of many trees for obtaining fruits, but one which does not bear any fruit becomes useless.

sMqiq nimiq inRp Aink ibvwh krY sMqiq ibhUn binqw n igRh Cwij hY ]

santati namiti nrip anik bivaah karai , santati bihoon banitaa n grih chhaaji hai |

Just as a king marries many women for obtaining a heir of his kingdom, but the queen who does not bear him a child is not liked by anyone in the family.

ibidAw dwn jwn jYsy pwDw ctswr jorY ibidAw hIn dIn Kl nwm auprwij hY ]

bidiaa daan jaan jaisay paadhaa chatasaar jorai , bidiaa heen deen khal naam ouparaaji hai |

Just as a teacher opens a school but the child who remains illiterate is called lazy and foolish.

siqgur isK swKw sMgRhY suigAwn nimiq ibn gur igAwn iDRg jnm kau lwij hY ]415]

satigur sikh saakhaa sangrahai sougiaan namiti , bin gur giaan dhrig janam kau laaji hai |415|

Similarly, True Guru holds a congregation of his disciples in order to impart them with supreme form of knowledge (Naam). But he who remains bereft of Guru's teachings, is worthy of condemnation and is a blotch on the human birth. (415)