ਸੀਸੁ ਨਿਵਾਏ ਢੀਂਗੁਲੀ ਗਲਿ ਬੰਧੇ ਜਲੁ ਉਚਾ ਆਵੈ ।

sees nivaae dteengulee gal bandhe jal uchaa aavai |

To get water from a stream or pond, the dhingali (a pole with a bucket one end and a fulcrum in the middle used for drawing water) is lowered by catching hold of its neck, i.e. it is humbled forcibly and does not go down of its own.

ਘੁਘੂ ਸੁਝੁ ਨ ਸੁਝਈ ਚਕਈ ਚੰਦੁ ਨ ਡਿਠਾ ਭਾਵੈ ।

ghughoo sujh na sujhee chakee chand na dditthaa bhaavai |

The owl is not pleased on beholding the sun or chakavi; ruddy sheldrake, the moon.

ਸਿੰਮਲ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਨ ਸਫਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਚੰਦਨ ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਵਾਂਸਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ।

sinmal birakh na safal hoe chandan vaas na vaans samaavai |

The silk cotton (simbal) tree yields no fruit and the bamboo grows near the sandal but is not perfumed thereby.

ਸਪੈ ਦੁਧੁ ਪੀਆਲੀਐ ਤੁਮੇ ਦਾ ਕਉੜਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਵੈ ।

sapai dudh peeaaleeai tume daa kaurrat na jaavai |

Given milk to drink a serpent does not part with its poison and the bitterness of the colocynth also does not depart.

ਜਿਉ ਥਣਿ ਚੰਬੜਿ ਚਿਚੁੜੀ ਲੋਹੂ ਪੀਐ ਦੁਧੁ ਨ ਖਾਵੈ ।

jiau than chanbarr chichurree lohoo peeai dudh na khaavai |

The tick clings to the cow's udder but drinks blood instead of milk.

ਸਭ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਮੈ ਤਨਿ ਵਸਨਿ ਗੁਣ ਕੀਤੇ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਨੋ ਧਾਵੈ ।

sabh avagun mai tan vasan gun keete avagun no dhaavai |

All these demerits I have and if any one do me a favour, I return it with undesirable trait.

ਥੋਮ ਨ ਵਾਸੁ ਕਥੂਰੀ ਆਵੈ ।੨੦।੬।

thom na vaas kathooree aavai |20|6|

Garlick can never have the perfume of musk.