Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਜੈਸੇ ਤਉ ਮਜੀਠ ਬਸੁਧਾ ਸੈ ਖੋਦਿ ਕਾਢੀਅਤ ਅੰਬਰ ਸੁਰੰਗ ਭਏ ਸੰਗ ਨ ਤਜਤ ਹੈ ।
jaise tau majeetth basudhaa sai khod kaadteeat anbar surang bhe sang na tajat hai |As the red colouring agent of a Rubiaceous plant is extracted from the bottom part of its stem, and the clothes coloured with it become beautiful to behold, while the colour does not fade;
ਜੈਸੇ ਤਉ ਕਸੁੰਭ ਤਜਿ ਮੂਲ ਫੂਲ ਆਨੀਅਤ ਜਾਨੀਅਤ ਸੰਗੁ ਛਾਡਿ ਤਾਹੀ ਭਜਤ ਹੈ ।
jaise tau kasunbh taj mool fool aaneeat jaaneeat sang chhaadd taahee bhajat hai |As the colour of Safflower plant resides in the flower and not in the lower part of the stem, so it is believed to leave or fade away when a cloth is dyed with it, since that is its character;
ਅਰਧ ਉਰਧ ਮੁਖ ਸਲਿਲ ਸੂਚੀ ਸੁਭਾਉ ਤਾਂ ਤੇ ਸੀਤ ਤਪਤਿ ਮਲ ਅਮਲ ਸਜਤ ਹੈ ।
aradh uradh mukh salil soochee subhaau taan te seet tapat mal amal sajat hai |As the water flows downward while the fire extends upward, the fire is heat and soot-giving while water is cool and free of dross or dirt.
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਊਚ ਨੀਚ ਨੀਚ ਊਚ ਜੀਤ ਹਾਰ ਹਾਰ ਜੀਤ ਲਜਾ ਨ ਲਜਤ ਹੈ ।੧੩੬।
guramat duramat aooch neech neech aooch jeet haar haar jeet lajaa na lajat hai |136|So does the teachings of Guru raises the consciousness of the humble and converts defeat into victory. But the base wisdom lowers the proud and arrogant and converts victory into defeat. The lower level of intelligence makes a person bereft of shame and h