Just as a tree is full of fruits and leaves at one time and then at another time, all leaves, fruits etc. fall off.
Just as a stream flows calmly at a place but at another place it is rapid and noisy.
Just as a diamond is wrapped in a (silk) rag at one time. but at another time, the same diamond is inlaid in gold and shines with its grandeur.
Similarly, an obedient Sikh of the Guru is a prince at one time and a supreme ascetic at another time. Even when he is wealthy, he still remains absorbed in the methods of realisation of the Lord. (497)