ਤਛੇ ਪੁਤ ਨ ਡੋਬਈ ਪੁਤ ਵੈਰੁ ਜਲ ਜੀ ਨ ਧਰੰਦਾ।

Tachhay Put N Dobaee Put Vairu Jal Jee N Dharandaa |

Water, the father (of tree) not remembering the evil deeds (of carpenter) does not drown the boat along with carpenter.

ਵਰਸੈ ਹੋਇ ਸਹੰਸ ਧਾਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਗਿਲ ਜਲੁ ਨੀਵਾਣਿ ਚਲੰਦਾ।

Varasai Hoi Sahans Dhaar Mili Gil Jalu Neevaani Chaladaa |

Becoming thousands of currents when it rains, water in thousand streams flows towards the lower places.

ਡੋਬੈ ਡਬੈ ਅਗਰ ਨੋ ਆਪੁ ਛਡਿ ਪੁਤ ਪੈਜ ਰਖੰਦਾ।

Dobai Dabai Agar No Aapu Chhadi Put Paij Rakhandaa |

Wood of agar tree is drowned but repudiating ego, water saves the honour of its son, wood of the tree [in fact agar(eaglewood) floats under water surface].

ਤਰਿ ਡੁਬੈ ਡੁਬਾ ਤਰੈ ਜਿਣਿ ਹਾਰੈ ਹਾਰੈ ਸੁ ਜਿਣੰਦਾ।

Tari Dubai Dubaa Tarai Jini Haarai Haarai Su Jinandaa |

He who goes on swimming upon the water (of love) may be understood as drowned and he who drowns in love, may be considered as having swum across.

ਉਲਟਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਪਿਰੰਮ ਦਾ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਉਪਰਿ ਸੀਸੁ ਨਿਵੰਦਾ।

Ulataa Khaylu Piranm Daa Pairaan Upari Seesu Nivandaa |

Similarly, winner in the world loses and becoming detached and the loser, one wins (ultimately).

ਆਪਹੁ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਮੰਦਾ ॥੧੨॥

Aapahu Kisai N Jaanai Mandaa ||12 ||

Inverse is the tradition of love which makes the head bow to the feet. The altruist Sikh considers none as the bad or the worse.