Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਅਜਯਾ ਅਧੀਨਤਾ ਪਰਮ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਭਈ ਗਰਬ ਕੈ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇਹ ਮਹਾ ਅਪਵਿਤ੍ਰ ਹੈ ।
ajayaa adheenataa param pavitr bhee garab kai singh deh mahaa apavitr hai |A goat, herbivorous animal do good of yielding milk is considered pious and good because of its humble nature but a lion, proud and carnivorous is considered highly impious.
ਮੋਨਿ ਬ੍ਰਤ ਗਹੇ ਜੈਸੇ ਊਖ ਮੈ ਪਯੂਖ ਰਸ ਬਾਸ ਬਕਬਾਨੀ ਕੈ ਸੁਗੰਧਤਾ ਨ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਹੈ ।
mon brat gahe jaise aookh mai payookh ras baas bakabaanee kai sugandhataa na mitr hai |Because of his quiet nature, sugarcane has nectar-like juice in it, but noisy by nature bamboo cannot grasp any fragrance of sandalwood even if it grows close by.
ਮੁਲ ਹੋਇ ਮਜੀਠ ਰੰਗ ਸੰਗ ਸੰਗਾਤੀ ਭਏ ਫੁਲ ਹੋਇ ਕੁਸੰਭ ਰੰਗ ਚੰਚਲ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਹੈ ।
mul hoe majeetth rang sang sangaatee bhe ful hoe kusanbh rang chanchal charitr hai |Rubiaceous plant (Majitha) has its colour characteristic in the bottom part of the plant but when joined with a cloth gives it a beautiful red colour and integrates with it.
ਤੈਸੇ ਹੀ ਅਸਾਧ ਸਾਧ ਦਾਦਰ ਅਉ ਮੀਨ ਗਤਿ ਗੁਪਤ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਮੋਹ ਦ੍ਰੋਹ ਕੈ ਬਚਿਤ੍ਰ ਹੈ ।੧੩੨।
taise hee asaadh saadh daadar aau meen gat gupat pragatt moh droh kai bachitr hai |132|Similarly a willful or self-oriented person is like a frog whose love for water is fake and a deceit but a God-oriented person is like a fish whose love for water is strange and unique. (132)