Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਜਾਤ ਹੈ ਜਗਤ੍ਰ ਜੈਸੇ ਤੀਰਥ ਜਾਤ੍ਰਾ ਨਮਿਤ ਮਾਝ ਹੀ ਬਸਤ ਬਗ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਨ ਜਾਨੀ ਹੈ ।
jaat hai jagatr jaise teerath jaatraa namit maajh hee basat bag mahimaa na jaanee hai |Just as the whole world go to places of pilgrimage, but the egret living there has not appreciated the greatness of these places,
ਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸ ਭਾਸਕਰਿ ਜਗਮਗ ਜੋਤ ਉਲੂ ਅੰਧ ਕੰਧ ਬੁਰੀ ਕਰਨੀ ਕਮਾਨੀ ਹੈ ।
pooran pragaas bhaasakar jagamag jot uloo andh kandh buree karanee kamaanee hai |Just as bright light spreads all around when the Sun rises, but an owl has committed so many ill deeds that he remains hidden in dark caves and burrows,
ਜੈਸੇ ਤਉ ਬਸੰਤ ਸਮੈ ਸਫਲ ਬਨਾਸਪਤੀ ਨਿਹਫਲ ਸੈਂਬਲ ਬਡਾਈ ਉਰ ਆਨੀ ਹੈ ।
jaise tau basant samai safal banaasapatee nihafal sainbal baddaaee ur aanee hai |Just as all vegetation bears flowers and fruits during spring season but a cotton silk tree who has brought in him the praise of being big and mighty, remains bereft of flowers and fruits.
ਮੋਹ ਗੁਰ ਸਾਗਰ ਮੈ ਚਾਖਿਓ ਨਹੀ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਰਸੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਖਾਵੰਤ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਜੁਗਤ ਬਕਬਾਨੀ ਹੈ ।੫੨੫।
moh gur saagar mai chaakhio nahee prem ras trikhaavant chaatrik jugat bakabaanee hai |525|Despite living near the vast ocean like True Guru, I, the unfortunate one, had not tasted the divine elixir obtained by His loving worship. I have only been making noise of my thirst like a rain-bird. I have only indulged in empty arguments and contemplat