On my enquiry those who knew the road (of tarikat) informed me: "Beside the mountains there are the inclines and declines (i.e. vicissitudes in various forms.) Those who propose to move along it alone (i.e. without a guide) are most likely to fall a prey to malefactors. The path of Allah is a difficult track, and the journey along it without a guide would indeed be hazardous and difficult."
گر تو بی رہبر فرود آیی براہ
گر ہم شیری فرود افتی بچاہ
(Roomi)
If you undertake the journey without a guide, you are most likely to fall in a well even if you are lion-hearted.

I asked the knowing ones about undulated lands and the rocks,
Those who seek with no guide, become a prey to highway men who rob,
This difficult path cannot be traversed without a guide to lead.