Holy Avtar Vani - Shabad No. 103
Duniyan te mashhoor muhbbat jiddan chann chakor di ey;
Duniyan te mashhoor muhbbat jiddan phull te bhaur di ey.
Balde Deepak naal preeti jiddan hai parvane di;
Gur charna de naal preeti edan sikh deevane di.
Machhli jiddan pani nun ik pal de lai na chhorh sake;
Gursikh edan man apne nun gur vallon na morh sake.
Rahe pyasa jiven papeeha ikko boond swati layi;
Gursikh di akh rahe tarasdi satgur di ik jhati layi.
Mahindi jiddan umran teekar rang na apna chhad sake;
Kahe avtar eh sikh guru ton ho na edan add sake.
Meaning
Just as the love of partridge for the moon is well known, just as the love of the black bee for the flower is very famous, just as the moth has love for the burning lamp; similar is the love of a devotee for the True Master. Moreover, a fish cannot live without water even for a second. Similarly, the disciple cannot detach his mind from the True Master. Just as the sparrow hawk thirsts for the single drop of rain water, the disciple's eye yearns for just one glimpse of the True Master. A myrtle does not leave its imprint for long; Avtar says, similarly, the disciple cannot be separated from the True Master.