ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੰਥੁ ਸੁਹੇਲੜਾ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਬਾਰਹ ਵਾਟ ਫਿਰੰਦੇ ।

guramukh panth suhelarraa manamukh baarah vaatt firande |

The Guru-oriented move upon the simple and straight way and the mind- oriented (manmukh) go astray on twelve ways (the twelve sects of the Yogis).

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਲੰਘਾਇਦਾ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭਵਜਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਡੁਬੰਦੇ ।

guramukh paar langhaaeidaa manamukh bhavajal vich ddubande |

The gurmukhs get across whereas the manmukhs get drowned in the world-ocean.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜੀਵਨ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਮਰੰਦੇ ।

guramukh jeevan mukat kar manamukh fir fir janam marande |

The life of gurmukh is the sacred tank of liberation and the manmukhs go on transmigrating and suffering the pangs of life and death.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਦੇ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਦੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਦੁਖ ਲਹੰਦੇ ।

guramukh sukh fal paaeide manamukh dukh fal dukh lahande |

The gurmukh is at ease in the court of the Lord but the manmukh has to bear (pain of) the rod of yama, the god of death.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਸੁਰਖ ਰੂ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਡੰਡੁ ਸਹੰਦੇ ।

guramukh daragah surakh roo manamukh jam pur ddandd sahande |

The gurmukh is at ease in the court of the Lord but the manmukh has to bear (pain of) the rod of yama, the god of death.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲੰਦੇ ।

guramukh aap gavaaeaa manamukh haumai agan jalande |

The gurmukh forsakes ego whereas manmukh burns himself continuously in the fire of egotism.

ਬੰਦੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਬੰਦੇ ।੧੫।

bandee andar virale bande |15|

Rare are the people who though being in the limits (of maya) yet remain immersed in His meditation.