kahauta
23 jado tu raje naal khaan layi baithe,
taa dhyaan naal soch ki tere agge kee hai;
2 je tu petu hai,*
taa apne gale te chhuri* rakh.
3 os de pakvana da lalach na kar
kyoki eh dhokha den vala khana hai.
4 dhan-daulat paaun layi thakk ke choor na ho.+
ruk te samajh to kamm lai.*
5 jad tu is te nigah laaunda hai, taa eh uthe nahi hundi+
kyoki is nu ukab vang khambh lagg jande han te eh akash vich udd jandi hai.+
6 kanjoos da* khana na khaah;
os de pakvana da lalach na kar
7 kyoki oh os insaan varga hai jo hisab rakhda hai.*
oh tainu kehnda taa hai, “kha-pee,” par oh dilo nahi chahunda.*
8 tu khadhiya burkiya ugal devenga
atey jo tu tareef keeti, oh bekar javegi.
10 hadda thehraun layi laye purane nishan nu na sarka+
atey na hi yatim* de khet utte najaiz hakk jata.
12 apna dil sikhya* val la
atey apna kann giaan diya galla val.
13 munde* nu anushasan den to pichhe na hat.+
je tu os nu dande naal mare, taa oh mar nahi javega.
14 tu dande naal os nu maar
taaki tu os nu kabar* to bachaa lave.
15 he mere puttar, je tera mann budhiman bane,
taa mera dil khush hovega.+
16 mai dhur andro* khush hovanga
jado tere bull ohi galla karange jo sahi han.
17 tera dil paapiya to irkha na kare,+
sago sara din yahovah da dar manne+
18 kyoki taa hi tera bhavikh sunehra hovega+
atey teri aas nahi tuttegi.
19 he mere puttar, sunn te budhiman bann
atey apne dil nu sahi raah te tor.
20 ohna naal na ral jo bahut ziada dakhras peende han,+
na ohna naal jo tunn-tunn ke meat khande han+
21 kyoki sharaabi atey petu kangal ho jaange+
atey neend aadmi nu leera pehnavegi.
22 apne pita di sunn jis ne tainu janam ditta hai
atey apni maa nu os de budhape vich tuchh na samajh.+
24 dharmi da pita zaroor khush hovega;
budhiman puttar da pita os kaaran anand manavega.
25 tere mata-pita khush honge
atey tainu janam den vali fulli na samaegi.
26 he mere puttar, apna dil mainu de
atey teriya akkha nu mere raaha to khushi mile.+
28 oh lutere vang ghaat la ke baithdi hai;+
oh bevafa aadmiya di ginti vadhaundi hai.
29 kaun haaye-haaye karda hai? kaun bechain hai?
kaun jhagrre karda hai? kaun shikaita karda hai?
kis de bina vajha zakham hoye han? kis diya akkha vich lali rehndi hai?*
31 dakhras da lal rang na dekh
jo pyaale vich chamakda hai atey aaram naal gale vicho utarda hai
32 kyoki akheer vich eh sapp vang dassdi hai
atey zehreele sapp vang zeher ugaldi hai.
33 teriya akkha ajeebo-gareeb cheeza dekhangiya
atey tera dil puthiya-sidhiya galla karega.+
34 tainu ive laggega jive tu samundar de vichkar letya hove,
jahaz de mastool de sire te lamma pya hove.
35 tu kahenga: “ohna ne mainu maarya, par mainu mehsoos hi nahi hoya.*
ohna ne mainu kuttya, par mainu pata vi nahi lagga.
mainu kado surat aavegi?+
mainu hor peen nu chaheedi hai.”*