6: pUry gurU bwJ roxw

Weeping and wailing without the perfect Guru

scu dwqwru ivswrkY mMgiqAW no mMgx jwhI ]

sachu daataaru visaar kai mangatiaan no mangan jaahee.

Forgetting the true bestower, people spread their hands before the beggars.

FwFI vwrW gwvdy vYr ivroD joD swlwhI ]

ddhaaddhee vaaraan gaanvaday vair virodh jodh saalaahee.

The bards sing of the brave works pertaining to the brave and eulogise the duels and enmities of the warriors.

nweI gwvin s`dVy kir krqUiq muey bdrwhI ]

naaee gaavani sadarhay kari karatooti mooay badaraahee.

The barbers also sing the praises of those who have died treading evil path and committing evil deeds.

pVdy Bt kivq kir kUV kusqu muKhu AlwhI ]

parhaday bhat kavit kari koorh kousatu moukhahi aalaahee.

The eulogisers recite poetry for false kings and go on telling lies.

hoie As rIiq purohqw pRIiq prIqY ivriq mMgwhI ]

hoi asirit purohitaa preeti pareetai virati mangaahee.

The priests first seek shelter but afterwards lay their claim of bread and butter i.e. they entangle people in the fear of the net of ritualism.

CurIAw mwrin pMKIey hit hit mMgdy iBK BvwhI ]

chhureeaa maarani pankheeay hati hati mangaday bhikh bhavaahee.

The people belonging to the sects of persons wearing feathers on their heads punch their bodies with knives and go on begging from shop to shop.

gur pUry ivxu rovin DwhI ]6]

gur pooray vinu rovani dhaahee ||6||

But without the perfect Guru, they all wail and weep bitterly.