Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji

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ਦੀਪਕ ਪੈ ਆਵਤ ਪਤੰਗ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਰੀਤਿ ਲਗਿ ਦੀਪ ਕਰਿ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਪਰੀਤ ਮਿਲੇ ਜਾਰਿ ਹੈ ।
deepak pai aavat patang preet reet lag deep kar mahaa bipareet mile jaar hai |

A moth approaches a light out of love but the attitude of a lamp is to the contrary. It singes him to death.

ਅਲਿ ਚਲਿ ਆਵਤ ਕਮਲ ਪੈ ਸਨੇਹ ਕਰਿ ਕਮਲ ਸੰਪਟ ਬਾਂਧਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਪਰਹਾਰਿ ਹੈ ।
al chal aavat kamal pai saneh kar kamal sanpatt baandh praan parahaar hai |

Fulfilling his desire for love, a black bee approaches a lotus flower. But as the Sun sets, the lotus flower closes its petals and snuffs out life from the black bee.

ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਜਲ ਮੀਨ ਲਿਵਲੀਨ ਗਤਿ ਬਿਛੁਰਤ ਰਾਖਿ ਨ ਸਕਤ ਗਹਿ ਡਾਰਿ ਹੈ ।
man bach kram jal meen livaleen gat bichhurat raakh na sakat geh ddaar hai |

It is the character of fish to stay in water but when a fisherman or angler catches it with the help of a net or a hook, and throws it out of the water, the water does not help it in anyway.

ਦੁਖਦਾਈ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਤਿ ਕੈ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਟਰੈ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਸੁਖਦਾਈ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕਿਉ ਬਿਸਾਰਿ ਹੈ ।੩੧੮।
dukhadaaee preet kee prateet kai marai na ttarai gurasikh sukhadaaee preet kiau bisaar hai |318|

Despite being one-sided, the painful love of moth, black bee and fish is full of faith and trust. Every lover dies for its beloved but doesn't give up loving. Contrary to this one-sided love, the love of Guru and his Sikh is two-sided. True Guru loves His