ਰਾਗ ਜਾਤ ਰਾਗੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਬੈਰਾਗੈ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਤਿਆਗਹਿ ਤਿਆਗੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆ ਦਾਨ ਹੈ ।

raag jaat raagee jaanai bairaagai bairaagee jaanai tiaageh tiaagee jaanai deen deaa daan hai |

A musician alone knows the modes of music and singing and their various forms. Only a renunciator who has given up his attachment with worldly goods know what a detached temperament is, a hermit alone knows what it involves and a donor would know what it

ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤ ਜੋਗੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਭੋਗ ਰਸ ਭੋਗੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਰੋਗ ਦੋਖ ਰੋਗੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਬਖਾਨ ਹੈ ।

jog jugat jogee jaanai bhog ras bhogee jaanai rog dokh rogee jaanai pragatt bakhaan hai |

Similarly a Yogi knows the method of strenuous penances that are required to be practiced for realisation of God. A relisher would know how to enjoy the taste and enjoyment of worldly tastes and this can be emphatically stated that a patient alone knows t

ਫੂਲ ਰਾਖ ਮਾਲੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਪਾਨਹਿ ਤੰਬੋਲੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਸਕਲ ਸੁਗੰਧਿ ਗਤਿ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਜਾਨਉ ਜਾਨ ਹੈ ।

fool raakh maalee jaanai paaneh tanbolee jaanai sakal sugandh gat gaandhee jaanau jaan hai |

A gardener knows how to take care of flowers, a betel leaf seller alone knows how to preserve betel leaves. One can learn the secret of scents from a perfume seller.

ਰਤਨੈ ਜਉਹਾਰੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਬਿਹਾਰੈ ਬਿਉਹਾਰੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਆਤਮ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਕੋਊ ਬਿਬੇਕੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਨ ਹੈ ।੬੭੫।

ratanai jauhaaree jaanai bihaarai biauhaaree jaanai aatam preekhiaa koaoo bibekee pahichaan hai |675|

Only a jeweller knows how to evaluate and examine the genuineness of a jewel. A trader knows all aspects of business but he who can recognise the reality of spiritual virtues is a rare, wise and knowledgeable person who has imbibed the teachings of Guru .