PrIdw Kwku n inMdIAY KwkU jyfu n koie ]
fareedhaa khaak n ni(n)dheeai khaakoo jaedd n koe ||
Fareed, do not slander the dust; noting is as great as dust.
bhagat ji is saying do not slander the dust because nothing is as great as the dust
why?
we step on it,we jump, we kick, we do everything to it, but does it do anything bad to us in return?
NO
this is an example of nimartaa
jIvidAw pYrw qlY muieAw aupir hoie ]17]
jeevadhiaa pairaa thalai mueiaa oupar hoe ||17||
When we are alive, it is under our feet, and when we are dead, it is above us. ||17||
when one dies, it covers our body when it is buried
though we have done so much to it, it never let go its gunh
this is also mentioned bhai gurdaas ji's vaaran
bhul chuk muaff
forgive me for my limited knowledge