ayoob
29 ayoob ne apni gall* jaari rakhde hoye keha:
2 “kaash mera jeevan ove hunda jive guzre mahineya vich si,
ha, jive ohna dina vich hunda si jado parmeshwar meri dekh-bhaal karda si,
3 jad oh apne deeve naal mere sir te loa karda si,
jad mai os de chanan naal hanere vicho di langhda si,+
4 jad mai bhar-joban vich si,
jad mere tambu vich parmeshwar di dosti da ehsas hunda si,+
5 jad sarabshaktiman hale mere naal hi si,
jad mere bache* mere aale-duaale hunde san,
6 jado mere pair makhan vich dubbe rehnde san
atey chatana mere layi tel diya nadiya vahaundiya san.+
7 jado mai sheher de darvaze kol janda si+
atey chowk vich apni jagah beh janda si,+
8 munde mainu dekh ke pichhe hat jande san*
atey syaani umar de aadmi vi utth jande san te kharhe rehnde san.+
9 haakam bolde-bolde ruk jande san;
oh apne muh te apna hath rakh lainde san.
10 manne-pramanne aadmiya diya avaaza khamosh ho jandiya san;
ohna di jeebh ohna de talu naal lagg jandi si.
11 meriya galla sunan vale mere bare changiya galla karde san
atey mainu dekhan vale mere pakh vich gavahi dinde san.
12 kyoki mai madad layi duhayi den vale gareeb nu bachaunda si,+
13 jo naash hon hi vala si, oh mainu asees dinda si,+
vidhva da dil mere kaaran khushiya manaunda si.+
14 mai neki nu kappdya vang pehnya;
mera insaaf choge* te pagrri vang si.
15 mai annehya layi akkha banya
atey langrrya layi pair.
17 mai gunahgar de jabaarhe bhann dinda si+
atey os de danda vicho shikar nu khich lainda si.
19 meriya jarrha paaniya tak failangiya
atey meriya tahniya utte sari raat trel rahegi.
20 meri shaan hamesha vadhdi javegi
atey mere hath vichli kamaan vicho teer nikalde rehnge.’
21 lok chaa naal meri gall sunde san,
oh chupp-chaap meri salah di udeek karde san.+
22 mere bolan to baad, ohna kol kehen layi kujh nahi hunda si;
meriya galla ohna de kanna vich ras gholdiya san.*
23 oh meeh vang mera intazar karde san;
oh apne muh khol ke meriya galla ive pee jande san jive basant di varkha hove.+
24 jad mai ohna nu dekh ke muskaraunda si, taa ohna nu yakeen hi nahi hunda si;
mere chehre di raunak ohna nu bharosa divaundi si.*