kahauta
5 he mere puttar, meri budh val dhyaan de.
meriya soojh-boojh diya galla kann la ke sunn+
2 taaki tu apni sochan-samjhan di kabliyat di raakhi kar sake
atey apne bulla naal giaan di hifazat kar sake.+
3 kyoki kurahe payi* aurat de bull shehed de chhatte vang tapkde han+
atey os di zabaan tel nalo vi chikni hai.+
5 os de pair maut val leh jande han.
os de kadam sidhe kabar* nu lai jande han.
6 oh zindagi de raah bare zara vi nahi sochdi.
oh bhatakdi firdi hai, par jaandi nahi ki oh kidhar ja rehi hai.
7 hun he mere puttro, meri suno
atey jo mai kehnda ha, os to muh na morryo.
8 os to koha door reh;
os de ghar de darvaze de nerre vi na jaah+
9 taaki tu apna izzat-maan doojya nu na de deve+
atey na hi baaki di zindagi dukh bhoge;*+
10 taaki paraye teri dhan-sampati* harrap na jaan+
atey teri mehnat da fal kise pardesi de ghar na chala jave.
11 nahi taa tu apni zindagi de aakhri same vich hoongenga
jado teri chamrri te sareer nakara ho javega+
12 atey tu kahenga: “mai anushasan naal nafrat kyo keeti?
mere dil ne taarrna nu tuchh kyo samjhya?
13 mai apne sikhiaka di gall nahi suni
atey na hi apne guruaa val dhyaan ditta.
16 tere chashme bahar kyo vehen
atey tere paani diya dhara chowka vich kyo vehen?+
17 oh tere ikkale layi hon,
tere naal-naal ajnabiya layi nahi.+
18 tere apne chashme* te barkat hove
atey tu apni javani di patni naal anand maan,+
19 oh pyaari hirni te sohni paharri bakkri hai.+
os diya chhaatiya to hamesha tainu santushti mile.*
tu sadaa os de pyaar vich dubbya rahe.+
20 taa fir, he mere puttar, tu kyo kise kurahe payi* aurat te mohit hove
21 kyoki insaan de raah yahovah diya nazra samne han;
oh os de sare raaha nu janchda hai.+
22 dusht diya apnia galtiya hi os nu fasa dindiya han
atey oh apne hi paap diya rassiya naal bajh javega.+
23 oh anushasan to bina mar javega
atey apni bahuti moorkhta karke bhatakda firega.