Vaaran Bhai Gurdas Ji

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

One Oankar, the primal energy, realized through the grace of divine preceptor

ਪਉੜੀ ੧

ਪਹਿਲਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਲੈ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਹੋਇ ਇਆਣਾ ।

Having been born in this world, the gurmukh becoming innocent and ignorant ducts himself in the fear of the Lord.

ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖ ਲੈ ਗੁਰਸਿਖੁ ਹੋਇ ਭਾਇ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਖਰਾ ਸਿਆਣਾ ।

Adopting the teaching of the Guru becomes the Sikh of the Guru and sustaining himself in the loving devotion, e leads a pure and intelligent life.

ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖ ਸੁਣਿ ਮੰਨੈ ਸਮਝਿ ਮਾਣਿ ਮਹਤਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਮਾਣਾ ।

After listening to and understanding it, e accepts the teachings of the Guru and even earning the glories continues be humble.

ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖ ਗੁਰਸਿਖੁ ਪੂਜਦਾ ਪੈਰੀ ਪੈ ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਲੁਭਾਣਾ ।

In accordance with the teachings of the Guru, he worships the e Sikhs and touching their feet and, following their virtus path, he becomes avourite of all.

ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖ ਮਨਹੁ ਨ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਚਲਣੁ ਜਾਣਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਮਿਹਮਾਣਾ ।

Guru's instruction is never forgotten by the Sikh and he having learnt the way of considering himself as a passing guest, spends his life (purposefully) here.

ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖ ਮਿਠਾ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਨਿਵਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਗੁਰਸਿਖੁ ਪਰਵਾਣਾ ।

The Sikh of the Guru speaks sweetly and accept humility as the proper way of life.

ਘਾਲਿ ਖਾਇ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਮਿਲਿ ਖਾਣਾ ।੧।

The Gurmukh, guru-oriented person earns is livelihood by hard labour and shares his victuals with other Sikhs of the um.

ਪਉੜੀ ੨

ਦਿਸਟਿ ਦਰਸ ਲਿਵ ਸਾਵਧਾਨੁ ਸਬਦ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਚੇਤੰਨੁ ਸਿਆਣਾ ।

The vision of a gurmukh remains seated in his desire for the glimpse of the Lord, and by virtue of his watchful realization of the sabad, he acquires wisdom.

ਨਾਮੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਦਿੜੁ ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੈ ਮੇਲਾਣਾ ।

Being steadfast in meditation upon mint, charity, and ablution, he maintains co-ordination in his mind, speech and actions.

ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਥੋੜਾ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਥੋੜਾ ਸਉਣਾ ਥੋੜਾ ਖਾਣਾ ।

The Sikh of the Guru speaks less, sleeps less and eats little.

ਪਰ ਤਨ ਪਰ ਧਨ ਪਰਹਰੈ ਪਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨਿ ਸਰਮਾਣਾ ।

Repudiating other's body (woman) and other's wealth he avoids listening to the slander of others.

ਗੁਰ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਪਰਵਾਣਾ ।

He accepts the presence of Guru equally in the sabad (Word) and the holy congregation.

ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਇਕੁ ਅਰਾਧਣਾ ਦੁਤੀਆ ਨਾਸਤਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਭਾਣਾ ।

With single-mindedness he adores the one Lord, and having no sense of duality, he rejoices in the will of the Lord.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਦੈ ਤਾਣਿ ਨਿਤਾਣਾ ।੨।

Despite his all powers the gurmukh considers himself meek and humble .

ਪਉੜੀ ੩

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਦਿਸਈ ਹੋਂਦੀ ਅਖੀਂ ਅੰਨ੍ਹਾ ਸੋਈ ।

He who cannot see the grandneur of gurmukhs is blind despite his eyes.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਮਝਿ ਨ ਸਕਈ ਹੋਂਦੀ ਕੰਨੀਂ ਬੋਲਾ ਹੋਈ ।

He ‘who does not understand the idea of a gurmukh is deaf despite his ears.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਗਾਵਈ ਹੋਂਦੀ ਜੀਭੈ ਗੁੰਗਾ ਗੋਈ ।

He ho does not sing the hymns of Gurmukh is dumb though having a tongue.

ਚਰਣ ਕਵਲ ਦੀ ਵਾਸ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਕਟਾ ਹੋਂਦੇ ਨਕਿ ਅਲੋਈ ।

Devoid of the fragrance of the lotus feet of the Guru, he is supposed to be with a clipped nose (brazen-faced) despite his lovely nose.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਰ ਵਿਹੂਣਿਆਂ ਹੋਂਦੀ ਕਰੀਂ ਲੁੰਜਾ ਦੁਖ ਰੋਈ ।

A person devoid of Gurmukh's sense of service is a wailing cripple, his healthy hands notwithstanding and he goes on weeping.

ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਵਸਈ ਸੋ ਮਤਿ ਹੀਣੁ ਲਹਦਾ ਢੋਈ ।

One in whose heart, the wisdom of the Guru is not sustained, is a fool who gets no shelter anywhere.

ਮੂਰਖ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਕੋਇ ਸਥੋਈ ।੩।

The idiot has no companion.

ਪਉੜੀ ੪

ਘੁਘੂ ਸੁਝੁ ਨ ਸੁਝਈ ਵਸਦੀ ਛਡਿ ਰਹੈ ਓਜਾੜੀ ।

Owl does not have any thoughtful understanding and leaving habitats lives in deserted places.

ਇਲਿ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਨ ਪੜ੍ਹੈ ਚੂਹੇ ਖਾਇ ਉਡੇ ਦੇਹਾੜੀ ।

Kite cannot be taught texts and eating rats keeps on flying the whole day.

ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਵਾਂਸ ਨੋ ਹਉਮੈ ਅੰਗਿ ਨ ਚੰਨਣ ਵਾੜੀ ।

Even being in the garden of sandal wood, the egotist bamboo does not get fragrant.

ਸੰਖੁ ਸਮੁੰਦਹੁ ਸਖਣਾ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹੀਣਾ ਦੇਹ ਵਿਗਾੜੀ ।

As the conch remains empty though liviing in sea, the person devoid of the wisdom of Guru (gurmati) is spoiling his body.

ਸਿੰਮਲੁ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਨ ਸਫਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਏ ਵਡਾ ਅਨਾੜੀ ।

The cotton-silk tree does not bear fruit howsoever much that colourless may brag of its greatness.

ਮੂਰਖੁ ਫਕੜਿ ਪਵੈ ਰਿਹਾੜੀ ।੪।

Only fools quarrls over trivialities.

ਪਉੜੀ ੫

ਅੰਨ੍ਹੇ ਅਗੈ ਆਰਸੀ ਨਾਈ ਧਰਿ ਨ ਵਧਾਈ ਪਾਵੈ ।

A barber showing mirror to a blind person never gets the reward.

ਬੋਲੈ ਅਗੈ ਗਾਵੀਐ ਸੂਮੁ ਨ ਡੂਮੁ ਕਵਾਇ ਪੈਨ੍ਹਾਵੈ ।

Singing before a deaf person is in vain and likewise a miser does not present a robe to his minstrel as a gift.

ਪੁਛੈ ਮਸਲਤਿ ਗੁੰਗਿਅਹੁ ਵਿਗੜੈ ਕੰਮੁ ਜਵਾਬੁ ਨ ਆਵੈ ।

If the dumb is consulted on any issue, the issue will go worse and he will not be able to answer.

ਫੁਲਵਾੜੀ ਵੜਿ ਗੁਣਗੁਣਾ ਮਾਲੀ ਨੋ ਨ ਇਨਾਮੁ ਦਿਵਾਵੈ ।

If a person devoid of the sense of smell goes to a garden, he cannot recommend the gardener for award.

ਲੂਲੇ ਨਾਲਿ ਵਿਆਹੀਐ ਕਿਵ ਗਲਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਵੈ ।

How could a woman married to a cripple embrace him.

ਸਭਨਾ ਚਾਲ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਲੰਗੜਾ ਕਰੇ ਲਖਾਉ ਲੰਗਾਵੈ ।

Where all others have a fair gait, the lame however he may pretend, would definitely be seen limping.

ਲੁਕੈ ਨ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਆਪੁ ਲਖਾਵੈ ।੫।

Thus, the fool never remains hidden, and he definitely exposes himself.

ਪਉੜੀ ੬

ਪਥਰੁ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਭਿਜਈ ਸਉ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਆ ਜਲਿ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਸੈ ।

Even after remaining in water for a hundred years the stone would not get wet at all.

ਪਥਰ ਖੇਤੁ ਨ ਜੰਮਈ ਚਾਰਿ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਇੰਦਰੁ ਵਰਸੈ ।

It may rain for four months continuously, but a stone would not sprout in the field.

ਪਥਰਿ ਚੰਨਣੁ ਰਗੜੀਏ ਚੰਨਣ ਵਾਂਗਿ ਨ ਪਥਰੁ ਘਸੈ ।

A stone grinding sandal, never gets worn off like sandal.

ਸਿਲ ਵਟੇ ਨਿਤ ਪੀਸਦੇ ਰਸ ਕਸ ਜਾਣੇ ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਰਸੈ ।

Grinding stones always grind the material but never know about the taste and virtues of the things ground.

ਚਕੀ ਫਿਰੈ ਸਹੰਸ ਵਾਰ ਖਾਇ ਨ ਪੀਐ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਤਸੈ ।

The grinding stone moves around thousands of times but it never feels hunger or thirst.

ਪਥਰ ਘੜੈ ਵਰਤਣਾ ਹੇਠਿ ਉਤੇ ਹੋਇ ਘੜਾ ਵਿਣਸੈ ।

The relationship between the stone and the pitcher is such that pitcher has to perish whether the stone strikes the pitcher or vice versa.

ਮੂਰਖ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨ ਜਸ ਅਪਜਸੈ ।੬।

The stupid does not understand the difference between fame and infamy.

ਪਉੜੀ ੭

ਪਾਰਸ ਪਥਰ ਸੰਗੁ ਹੈ ਪਾਰਸ ਪਰਸਿ ਨ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਹੋਵੈ ।

Ordinary stone may be in contact with the philosopher's stone but it does not get transformed into gold.

ਹੀਰੇ ਮਾਣਕ ਪਥਰਹੁ ਪਥਰ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਹਾਰਿ ਪਰੋਵੈ ।

Diamonds and rubies are extracted from the stones but the latter cannot be stringed as a necklace.

ਵਟਿ ਜਵਾਹਰੁ ਤੋਲੀਐ ਮੁਲਿ ਨ ਤੁਲਿ ਵਿਕਾਇ ਸਮੋਵੈ ।

The jewels are weighed with weights but the latter cannot equate in value with the jewels.

ਪਥਰ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਅਸਟ ਧਾਤੁ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਪਰਸਿ ਸੁਵੰਨੁ ਅਲੋਵੈ ।

Eight metals (alloys) remain amidst stones but they convert into gold by the touch of philosopher's stone alone.

ਪਥਰੁ ਫਟਕ ਝਲਕਣਾ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗੀ ਹੋਇ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਗੋਵੈ ।

Crystal stone shines in many colours but still remains a mere stone.

ਪਥਰ ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਸਾਉ ਹੈ ਮਨ ਕਠੋਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਆਪੁ ਵਿਗੋਵੈ ।

Stone has neither fragrance nor taste; the hard-hearted one simply destroys itself.

ਕਰਿ ਮੂਰਖਾਈ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਰੋਵੈ ।੭।

The foolish goes on lamenting his own stupidity.

ਪਉੜੀ ੮

ਜਿਉਂ ਮਣਿ ਕਾਲੇ ਸਪ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਵਿਸੂ ਭਰਿਆ ।

Having jewel in its head and knowing it not, the snake remains filled with poison.

ਜਾਣੁ ਕਥੂਰੀ ਮਿਰਗ ਤਨਿ ਝਾੜਾਂ ਸਿੰਙਦਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਅਫਰਿਆ ।

It is known that musk remains in the body of deer, but it goes on smelling it franatically in the bushes.

ਜਿਉਂ ਕਰਿ ਮੋਤੀ ਸਿਪ ਵਿਚਿ ਮਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਧਰਿਆ ।

The pearl dwells in the shell but the shell does not know the mystery.

ਜਿਉਂ ਗਾਈਂ ਥਣਿ ਚਿਚੁੜੀ ਦੁਧੁ ਨ ਪੀਐ ਲੋਹੂ ਜਰਿਆ ।

The tick stuck with the teats of cow, takes not its milk but sucks the blood only.

ਬਗਲਾ ਤਰਣਿ ਨ ਸਿਖਿਓ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨ੍ਹਾਇ ਨ ਪਥਰੁ ਤਰਿਆ ।

Living in water the crane never learns how to swim and the stone, in spite of its ablutions at various pilgrimage centres cannot swim and go across.

ਨਾਲਿ ਸਿਆਣੇ ਭਲੀ ਭਿਖ ਮੂਰਖ ਰਾਜਹੁ ਕਾਜੁ ਨ ਸਰਿਆ ।

That is why, begging in the company of wise people is better then ruling over a kingdom alongwith Hoots.

ਮੇਖੀ ਹੋਇ ਵਿਗਾੜੈ ਖਰਿਆ ।੮।

Because he who himself is fake, will also spoil the pure one.

ਪਉੜੀ ੯

ਕਟਣੁ ਚਟਣੁ ਕੁਤਿਆਂ ਕੁਤੈ ਹਲਕ ਤੈ ਮਨੁ ਸੂਗਾਵੈ ।

The dog, only bites and licks but if it goes mad, one's mind becomes scared of it.

ਠੰਢਾ ਤਤਾ ਕੋਇਲਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਹਥੁ ਜਲਾਵੈ ।

Coal whether cold or hot makes the hand black or burns it.

ਜਿਉ ਚਕਚੂੰਧਰ ਸਪ ਦੀ ਅੰਨ੍ਹਾ ਕੋੜ੍ਹੀ ਕਰਿ ਦਿਖਲਾਵੈ ।

Mole caught by snake makes it blind or leper.

ਜਾਣੁ ਰਸਉਲੀ ਦੇਹ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਢੀ ਪੀੜ ਰਖੀ ਸਰਮਾਵੈ ।

Tumor in the body when operated upon gives pain and if it is kept untouched it is a cause for embarrassment.

ਵੰਸਿ ਕਪੂਤੁ ਕੁਲਛਣਾ ਛਡੈ ਬਣੈ ਨ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ।

A wicked son can neither be repudiated nor he can adjust in the family.

ਮੂਰਖ ਹੇਤੁ ਨ ਲਾਈਐ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਵੈਰੁ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਵਲਾਵੈ ।

Therefore, the stupid should not be loved and while enmity towards him should be avoided, detachment towards him should be maintained.

ਦੁਹੀਂ ਪਵਾੜੀਂ ਦੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਵੈ ।੯।

Otherwise, both the ways, suffering is bound to occur.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੦

ਜਿਉ ਹਾਥੀ ਦਾ ਨ੍ਹਾਵਣਾ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਨਿਕਲਿ ਖੇਹ ਉਡਾਵੈ ।

As the elephant washes its body and coming out of water, it throws mud over it;

ਜਿਉ ਊਠੈ ਦਾ ਖਾਵਣਾ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਕਣਕ ਜਵਾਹਾਂ ਖਾਵੈ ।

As the camel avoiding wheat eats low variety of corn named java-s;

ਕਮਲੇ ਦਾ ਕਛੋਟੜਾ ਕਦੇ ਲਕ ਕਦੇ ਸੀਸਿ ਵਲਾਵੈ ।

The loin cloth of mad man is sometimes worn by him around his waiste and sometimes on his head;

ਜਿਉਂ ਕਰਿ ਟੁੰਡੇ ਹਥੜਾ ਸੋ ਚੁਤੀਂ ਸੋ ਵਾਤਿ ਵਤਾਵੈ ।

The hand of a cripple sometime goes to his buttocks and the same one sometimes to his mouth when yawning;

ਸੰਨ੍ਹੀ ਜਾਣੁ ਲੁਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਖਿਣੁ ਜਲਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਖਿਨ ਅਗਨਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ।

Blacksmith's pincers are sometimes put in fire and the next moment in water;

ਮਖੀ ਬਾਣੁ ਕੁਬਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਲੈ ਦੁਰਗੰਧ ਸੁਗੰਧ ਨ ਭਾਵੈ ।

Evil is the nature of fly, it prefers foul smell to fragrance;

ਮੂਰਖ ਦਾ ਕਿਹੁ ਹਥਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ।੧੦।

Likewise, the fool gets nothing.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੧

Foolish gets himself entrapped and is a liar

ਤੋਤਾ ਨਲੀ ਨ ਛਡਈ ਆਪਣ ਹਥੀਂ ਫਾਥਾ ਚੀਕੈ ।

The parrot does not leave the rod and caught in it cries and wails.

ਬਾਂਦਰੁ ਮੁਠਿ ਨ ਛਡਈ ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਨਚੈ ਝੀਕਣੁ ਝੀਕੈ ।

Monkey too does not leave the handful of corn (in the pitcher) and suffers dancing and gritting its teeth from door to door.

ਗਦਹੁ ਅੜੀ ਨ ਛਡਈ ਚੀਘੀ ਪਉਦੀ ਹੀਕਣਿ ਹੀਕੈ ।

The donkey also when beaten, kicks and brays loudly but does not shed its stubbornness.

ਕੁਤੇ ਚਕੀ ਚਟਣੀ ਪੂਛ ਨ ਸਿਧੀ ਧ੍ਰੀਕਣਿ ਧ੍ਰੀਕੈ ।

The dog does not leave licking the flour mill and its tail though pulled, never turns straight.

ਕਰਨਿ ਕੁਫਕੜ ਮੂਰਖਾਂ ਸਪ ਗਏ ਫੜਿ ਫਾਟਨਿ ਲੀਕੈ ।

The foolish ones boast foolishly and beat the track while the snake has gone away.

ਪਗ ਲਹਾਇ ਗਣਾਇ ਸਰੀਕੈ ।੧੧।

Even when humiliated by their turbans taken off their heads, they count themselves superior to their collaterals.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੨

ਅੰਨ੍ਹਾ ਆਖੇ ਲੜਿ ਮਰੈ ਖੁਸੀ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁਣਿ ਨਾਉ ਸੁਜਾਖਾ ।

The blind stupid one fights to the finish if he is called blind (intellectually) and feels flattered if called eyed (a wise one).

ਭੋਲਾ ਆਖੇ ਭਲਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਅਹਮਕੁ ਜਾਣਿ ਅਜਾਣਿ ਨ ਭਾਖਾ ।

Calling him simple minded makes him feel good but he would not talk to one who tells him that he is a silly person.

ਧੋਰੀ ਆਖੈ ਹਸਿ ਦੇ ਬਲਦ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਕਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਮਾਖਾ ।

He smiles at being called a carrier of the burden (of all) but feels angry when told that he is just an ox.

ਕਾਉਂ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਵਿਸਟਾ ਖਾਇ ਨ ਭਾਖ ਸੁਭਾਖਾ ।

The crow knows many skills but it crows jarringly and eats faeces.

ਨਾਉ ਸੁਰੀਤ ਕੁਰੀਤ ਦਾ ਮੁਸਕ ਬਿਲਾਈ ਗਾਂਡੀ ਸਾਖਾ ।

To the bad customs the stupid refers as good conduct and calls the indurated faeces of cat, fragrant.

ਹੇਠਿ ਖੜਾ ਥੂ ਥੂ ਕਰੈ ਗਿਦੜ ਹਥਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਦਾਖਾ ।

As the jackal unable to reach and eat grapes on tree, spits over them, so is the case of a fool.

ਬੋਲ ਵਿਗਾੜੁ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਭੇਡਾਖਾ ।੧੨।

The foolish person is a blind follower like sheep and his obdurate talk spoils his relationship with every one.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੩

ਰੁਖਾਂ ਵਿਚਿ ਕੁਰੁਖੁ ਹੈ ਅਰੰਡੁ ਅਵਾਈ ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਏ ।

The worst possible among the trees is castor tree which undesrvedly makes itself noticed.

ਪਿਦਾ ਜਿਉ ਪੰਖੇਰੂਆਂ ਬਹਿ ਬਹਿ ਡਾਲੀ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਫਾਏ ।

Pidd jiu, a very small among the birds goes an jumping from one branch to another and feels much inflated.

ਭੇਡ ਭਿਵਿੰਗਾ ਮੁਹੁ ਕਰੈ ਤਰਣਾਪੈ ਦਿਹਿ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਲਾਏ ।

The sheep, too, during its brief... youth bleats loudly (proudly).

ਮੁਹੁ ਅਖੀ ਨਕੁ ਕਨ ਜਿਉਂ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਵਿਚਿ ਗਾਂਡਿ ਸਦਾਏ ।

Anus also feels proud of being called one of the organs like eye, ear, nose and mouth.

ਮੀਆ ਘਰਹੁ ਨਿਕਾਲੀਐ ਤਰਕਸੁ ਦਰਵਾਜੇ ਟੰਗਵਾਏ ।

The husband even while kicked out of home by wife hangs his quiver at the door (to show his masculinity).

ਮੂਰਖ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਮਾਣਸਾਂ ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਗਰਬੁ ਕਰੈ ਆਖਾਏ ।

Similarly among the human beings, the stupid one devoid of all virtues feels proud of himself and persistently tries to get noticed.

ਮਜਲਸ ਬੈਠਾ ਆਪੁ ਲਖਾਏ ।੧੩।

In an assembly, he beholds only his ownself (and not the wisdom of others).

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੪

ਮੂਰਖ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਬੋਲੁ ਨ ਸਮਝੈ ਬੋਲਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ।

Foolish is he who neither understands the matter in hand nor speaks well.

ਹੋਰੋ ਕਿਹੁ ਕਰਿ ਪੁਛੀਐ ਹੋਰੋ ਕਿਹੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੈ ।

He is asked something else and he replies altogether about something different.

ਸਿਖ ਦੇਇ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ਅਰਥੁ ਅਨਰਥੁ ਮਨੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਣੈ ।

Ill advised, he misinterprets it and brings forth from his mind the contrary meaning.

ਵਡਾ ਅਸਮਝੁ ਨ ਸਮਝਈ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਵਿਹੂਣਾ ਹੋਇ ਹੈਰਾਣੈ ।

He is a big idiot who does not understand and being devoid of consciousness is ever surprised and confused.

ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਣਈ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਸਤ੍ਰੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੈ ।

He never cherishes in his heart the wisdom of the Gum and due to his evil intellect considers his friend as a foe.

ਅਗਨੀ ਸਪਹੁਂ ਵਰਜੀਐ ਗੁਣ ਵਿਚਿ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਕਰੈ ਧਿਙਾਣੈ ।

The wisdom of not going near snake and fire he takes otherwise and forcibly turns virtue into vice.

ਮੂਤੈ ਰੋਵੈ ਮਾ ਨ ਸਿਞਾਣੈ ।੧੪।

He behaves like an infant who does not recognise his mother and goes on crying and pissing.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੫

ਰਾਹੁ ਛਡਿ ਉਝੜਿ ਪਵੈ ਆਗੂ ਨੋ ਭੁਲਾ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ।

He who leaving the path away follows a trackless waste and considers his leader gone astray, is a fool.

ਬੇੜੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਬਹਾਲੀਐ ਕੁਦਿ ਪਵੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਹਣ ਧਿਙਾਣੈ ।

Seated in the boat he jumps impulsively into the current.

ਸੁਘੜਾਂ ਵਿਚਿ ਬਹਿਠਿਆਂ ਬੋਲਿ ਵਿਗਾੜਿ ਉਘਾੜਿ ਵਖਾਣੈ ।

Sitting among the noble ones he, due to his ill talk stands exposed.

ਸੁਘੜਾਂ ਮੂਰਖ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਹੋਇ ਵਿਰਤੀਹਾਣੈ ।

The wise he considers stupid and hids his own conduct as a clever one.

ਦਿਹ ਨੋ ਰਾਤਿ ਵਖਾਣਦਾ ਚਾਮਚੜਿਕ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਟਾਨਾਣੈ ।

Like , a bat and a glow worm he describes the day as night.

ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਣੈ ।੧੫।

The wisdom of Gum never resides in the heart of a foolish person.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੬

ਵੈਦਿ ਚੰਗੇਰੀ ਊਠਣੀ ਲੈ ਸਿਲ ਵਟਾ ਕਚਰਾ ਭੰਨਾ ।

A physician in order to cure a female camel, of a melon stuck in its throat, crushed the melon in its throat by hitting out side the neck with his pestle and mortar.

ਸੇਵਕਿ ਸਿਖੀ ਵੈਦਗੀ ਮਾਰੀ ਬੁਢੀ ਰੋਵਨਿ ਰੰਨਾ ।

His servant (who was watching) thought he had mastered the art and killed an old ill woman by the same process, causing general lamentation among women.

ਪਕੜਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਰਾਵਲੈ ਪਉਦੀ ਉਘੜਿ ਗਏ ਸੁ ਕੰਨਾ ।

The people seized the pretending physician and produced him before the king who ordered for him a thorough beating, upon which he came to his senses.

ਪੁਛੈ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣਿਉਨੁ ਉਘੜਿ ਗਇਆ ਪਾਜੁ ਪਰਛੰਨਾ ।

When questioned he confessed the whole circumstance and his imposture was thus exposed.

ਪਾਰਖੂਆ ਚੁਣਿ ਕਢਿਆ ਜਿਉ ਕਚਕੜਾ ਨ ਰਲੈ ਰਤੰਨਾ ।

The wise men threw him out as a piece of glass cannot rank with jewels.

ਮੂਰਖੁ ਅਕਲੀ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਵਾਂਸਹੁ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਹੋਵੀ ਗੰਨਾ ।

A fool has no sense as a bamboo could never equal sugar-cane.

ਮਾਣਸ ਦੇਹੀ ਪਸੂ ਉਪੰਨਾ ।੧੬।

He in fact, is an animal born in the form of a man.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੭

ਮਹਾਦੇਵ ਦੀ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਾਹੈ ਦੇ ਪੁਤੈ ।

The son of a banker served Mahadev and got a boon (of attaining wealth).

ਦਰਬੁ ਸਰੂਪ ਸਰੇਵੜੈ ਆਏ ਵੜੇ ਘਰਿ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਉਤੈ ।

Wealth came to his house in the guise of sadhus of gramanic tradition.

ਜਿਉ ਹਥਿਆਰੀ ਮਾਰੀਅਨਿ ਤਿਉ ਤਿਉ ਦਰਬ ਹੋਇ ਧੜਧੁਤੈ ।

As they were beaten, heaps of money emerged there in his house.

ਬੁਤੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਡਿਠਿਓਨੁ ਨਾਈ ਚੈਨੁ ਨ ਬੈਠੇ ਸੁਤੈ ।

A barber working in the house also saw this scene and he becoming restive lost his sleep.

ਮਾਰੇ ਆਣਿ ਸਰੇਵੜੇ ਸੁਣਿ ਦੀਬਾਣਿ ਮਸਾਣਿ ਅਛੁਤੈ ।

Availing an opportunity he killed all the sadhus and the matter of the innocent victims came to the court of law.

ਮਥੈ ਵਾਲਿ ਪਛਾੜਿਆ ਵਾਲ ਛਡਾਇਅਨਿ ਕਿਸ ਦੈ ਬੁਤੈ ।

Catching hold from his hair he was thrashed. Now by what power he will give rescued from that clutch.

ਮੂਰਖੁ ਬੀਜੈ ਬੀਉ ਕੁਰੁਤੈ ।੧੭।

The foolish sows seeds out of season (and suffers loss).

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੮

ਗੋਸਟਿ ਗਾਂਗੇ ਤੇਲੀਐ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਨਾਲਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਗੁ ਦੇਖੈ ।

A discussion between Gangu, the oilman and a pandit was being witnessed by one and all.

ਖੜੀ ਕਰੈ ਇਕ ਅੰਗੁਲੀ ਗਾਂਗਾ ਦੁਇ ਵੇਖਾਲੈ ਰੇਖੈ ।

Showing one finger to Gang/ the pandit indicated that the Lord is one. But Gangu thought that he wanted to extract his (Ganges) one eye and hence he showed two fingers indicating that he will bring out both of his (pandit's) eyes.

ਫੇਰਿ ਉਚਾਇ ਪੰਜਾਂਗੁਲਾ ਗਾਂਗਾ ਮੁਠਿ ਹਲਾਇ ਅਲੇਖੈ ।

But the pandit thought that Gangu is hinting at the two dimensions of Lord - nirgun (beyond all virtues) and sagun, (with all virtues).

ਪੈਰੀਂ ਪੈ ਉਠਿ ਚਲਿਆ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਹਾਰਿ ਭੁਲਾਵੈ ਭੇਖੈ ।

Pandit now raised five fingers to show that His two forms are due to the five elements, but, considering the pandit as indicating that with five fingers he would scratch the face of Gangu,

ਨਿਰਗੁਣੁ ਸਰਗੁਣੁ ਅੰਗ ਦੁਇ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਪੰਜਿ ਮਿਲਨਿ ਸਰੇਖੈ ।

Gangs brandished his fist showing that he would kill him by the stroke of his fist. Now pandit felt that he was being made to understand that unity of five elements was the cause of the creation.

ਅਖੀਂ ਦੋਵੈਂ ਭੰਨਸਾਂ ਮੁਕੀ ਲਾਇ ਹਲਾਇ ਨਿਮੇਖੈ ।

Mistakingly the pandit accepted his defeat and fell at his opponent's feet and left the place. In fact the fool had meant that he would bring out his eyes and attack with a tight fist but this was interpreted differently by the pandit.

ਮੂਰਖ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਵਿਸੇਖੈ ।੧੮।

Thus because of his specific thinking even the pandit was also proved a fool.

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੯

ਠੰਢੇ ਖੂਹਹੁੰ ਨ੍ਹਾਇ ਕੈ ਪਗ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਆਇਆ ਸਿਰਿ ਨੰਗੈ ।

Having taken bath on the well, a person forgot his turban and returned home bare headed.

ਘਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਰੰਨਾਂ ਕਮਲੀਆਂ ਧੁਸੀ ਲੀਤੀ ਦੇਖਿ ਕੁਢੰਗੈ ।

Seeing his improper conduct (of being bare headed) the silly women started weeping and wailing (Seeing turbanless master of the house they conjectured the death of some one in the family).

ਰੰਨਾਂ ਦੇਖਿ ਪਿਟੰਦੀਆਂ ਢਾਹਾਂ ਮਾਰੈਂ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਸੰਗੈ ।

Seeing the weeping women, others too, began mourning. People gethered and sitting in lines started condoling with the family.

ਲੋਕ ਸਿਆਪੇ ਆਇਆ ਰੰਨਾਂ ਪੁਰਸ ਜੁੜੇ ਲੈ ਪੰਗੈ ।

Now the barber woman who leads the mourning on occasions asked as to who is to be wept and whose dirge she should lead, i.e. what is the name of the dead.

ਨਾਇਣ ਪੁਛਦੀ ਪਿਟਦੀਆਂ ਕਿਸ ਦੈ ਨਾਇ ਅਲ੍ਹਾਣੀ ਅੰਗੈ ।

The daughter-in-law of family hinted towards father-in-law to elicit answer of this question (because he was found bare headed.

ਸਹੁਰੇ ਪੁਛਹੁ ਜਾਇ ਕੈ ਕਉਣ ਮੁਆ ਨੂਹ ਉਤਰੁ ਮੰਗੈ ।

Then the fact was disclosed by him that he just forgot to wear turban).

ਕਾਵਾਂ ਰੌਲਾ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਸੰਗੈ ।੧੯।

In the assembly of the fools such cawing takes place (because crows also listening to one voice start cawing jointly).

ਪਉੜੀ ੨੦

ਜੇ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ਸਮਝੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਛਾਂਵ ਨ ਧੁਪਾ ।

Even if told about the shade and the sunshine, the fool does not understand it.

ਅਖੀਂ ਪਰਖਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ਪਿਤਲ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਕੈਹਾਂ ਰੁਪਾ ।

With his eyes he cannot distinguish between brass and bronze or gold and silver.

ਸਾਉ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਤੇਲ ਘਿਅ ਧਰਿਆ ਕੋਲਿ ਘੜੋਲਾ ਕੁਪਾ ।

He can not know the difference of taste between the pot of ghee and an oil vessel.

ਸੁਰਤਿ ਵਿਹੂਣਾ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਹੁ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਤੁਲਿ ਅਨ੍ਹੇਰਾ ਘੁਪਾ ।

Day and night he is devoid of consciousness and to him light and darkness are the same.

ਵਾਸੁ ਕਥੂਰੀ ਥੋਮ ਦੀ ਮਿਹਰ ਕੁਲੀ ਅਧਉੜੀ ਤੁਪਾ ।

Fragrance of musk and odour of garlic or stiching of velvet and hide are the same for him.

ਵੈਰੀ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਨ ਸਮਝਈ ਰੰਗੁ ਸੁਰੰਗ ਕੁਰੰਗੁ ਅਛੁਪਾ ।

He does not identify a friend and an enemy and remains completely unconcerned towards the bad or good colour (of life).

ਮੂਰਖ ਨਾਲਿ ਚੰਗੇਰੀ ਚੁਪਾ ।੨੦।੩੨। ਬੱਤੀਹ ।

Silence is the best in the company of fool.