kahauta
2 he mere puttar, je tu meri gall manne
atey mere hukma nu khazane vang sambh ke rakhe,+
2 je tu budh val kann laave+
atey soojh-boojh utte mann laave;+
3 nale je tu samajh nu pukare+
atey soojh-boojh nu haka mare;+
4 je tu chandi vang ihna di bhaal karda rahe+
atey gupt khazane vang ihna di khoj karda rahe;+
5 taa tu yahovah de dar nu samjhenga+
atey parmeshwar da giaan haasal karenga.+
6 kyoki budh yahovah hi dinda hai;+
giaan te soojh-boojh diya galla ose de muho nikaldiya han.
7 oh saaf dil vale lokaa layi budh nu sambh ke rakhda hai;
oh khare raah te chalan valya layi dhaal hai.+
8 oh niya de raaha te nigah rakhda hai
atey oh apne vafadar lokaa de raah di raakhi karega.+
9 fir tu samjhenga ki neki, niya atey imandari kee hai,
ha, tu change raah nu samjhenga.+
10 jado budh tere dil vich samaegi+
atey giaan tere jee nu changa laggega,+
11 taa sochan-samjhan di kabliyat tere te nigah rakhegi+
atey soojh-boojh teri hifazat karegi
12 taaki bure raah to tera bachaa hove
atey os aadmi to jo khotiya galla karda hai,+
13 ohna to jo sidhe raaha nu chhadd dinde han
atey hanere raaha te chalde han,+
14 ohna to jo burayi kar ke fulle nahi samaunde,
jo ghinaune kamm kar ke khush hunde han,
15 ohna to jinha de raah vinge-tedhe han
atey jinha da raah dhokhe bharya hai.
16 eh tainu kurahe payi* aurat to bachavegi,
badchalan* aurat diya chikniya-choprriya* galla to bachavegi,+
17 jo apni javani de saathi* nu chhadd dindi hai+
atey apne parmeshwar de ikraar nu bhull jandi hai;
18 os da ghar maut de muh vich janda hai,
os de raah ohna lokaa kol lai jande han jo maut de hatha vich bebass han.+
19 os naal sambandh banaun* valya vicho koi vi vapas nahi aavega,
na hi oh zindagi de raaha te dobara chalange.+
20 is layi change lokaa de raah te chal
atey dharmiya de raaha te turda reh+
21 kyoki nek lok hi dharti utte vassange