Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਸੂਆ ਗਹਿ ਨਲਿਨੀ ਕਉ ਉਲਟਿ ਗਹਾਵੈ ਆਪੁ ਹਾਥ ਸੈ ਛਡਾਏ ਛਾਡੈ ਪਰ ਬਸਿ ਆਵਈ ।
sooaa geh nalinee kau ulatt gahaavai aap haath sai chhaddaae chhaaddai par bas aavee |A parrot catcher fixes a rotating pipe/tube on which a parrot comes and sits. The pipe rotates and the parrot hangs upside down. He does not let go the pipe. The parrot catcher then comes and frees his claws. Thus he becomes a slave.
ਤੈਸੇ ਬਾਰੰਬਾਰ ਟੇਰਿ ਟੇਰਿ ਕਹੇ ਪਟੇ ਪਟੇ ਆਪਨੇ ਹੀ ਨਾਓ ਸੀਖਿ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਪੜਾਈ ।
taise baaranbaar tter tter kahe patte patte aapane hee naao seekh aap hee parraaee |As the parrot is trained and taught to say words, he repeatedly speak those words. He learns to speak his own name and he teaches it to others as well.
ਰਘੁਬੰਸੀ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਗਾਲ ਜਾਮਨੀ ਸੁ ਭਾਖ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਸੁਭਾਵ ਗਤਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਈ ।
raghubansee raam naam gaal jaamanee su bhaakh sangat subhaav gat budh pragattaavee |A parrot learns to pronounce the name of Ram from the devotees of Ram. From the wicked and unrighteous, he learns bad names. In the company of Greeks, he learns their language. He develops his intellect according to the company he keeps.
ਤੈਸੇ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਨ ਸਰਨਿ ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗ ਮਿਲੇ ਆਪਾ ਆਪੁ ਚੀਨਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਵਈ ।੪੪।
taise gur charan saran saadh sang mile aapaa aap cheen guramukh sukh paavee |44|Similarly in the company of holy men, and taking the refuge of the lotus-like feet of the Satguru, the Sikh in attendance of his Guru realises his self and enjoys the true bliss and peace. (44)