kahauta
18 jehrra apne aap nu vakhra karda hai, oh apnia suaarthi ichhava pichhe bhajjda hai;
oh har tarha di budh nu thukraunda hai.*
2 moorkh nu samajh to koi khushi nahi hundi;
os nu taa bass apne mann di gall dassni pasand hai.+
3 dusht de naal-naal apmaan vi aaunda hai
atey niradar de naal-naal badnami.+
4 aadmi de muh diya galla doonghe paaniya vang han.+
budh da chashma vehndi nadi vang hai.
7 moorkh da muh os di barbaadi hai+
atey os de bull os di jaan layi fanda han.
8 badnam karan vale diya galla suaad burkiya vargiya han;*+
oh sidhiya tid vich chaliya jandiya han.+
9 jehrra apne kamm vich aalsi hai,
oh tabahi liaaun vale da bhra hai.+
10 yahovah da naa ik pakka burj hai.+
dharmi bhajj ke os vich janda hai te surakhyat rehnda hai.*+
11 ameer di dhan-daulat os layi kileband sheher hai;
eh os nu ik surakhyat kandh vang laggdi hai.+
12 naash to pehla aadmi de mann vich ghamand hunda hai+
atey vadiayi milan to pehla nimarta hundi hai.+
13 sari gall sunan to pehla jehrra javab dinda hai,
eh os layi moorkhta te beizzati hai.+
15 samajhdar da mann giaan haasal karda hai+
atey budhimana de kann giaan di bhaal karde han.
16 insaan da tohfa os layi raah kholda hai;+
eh os nu vadde-vadde lokaa tak pahunchaunda hai.
17 apne mukadme vich pehla bolan vala sahi laggda hai,+
par sirf odo tak jado tak dooji dhir aa ke os to puchh-gichh nahi kardi.*+
19 russe hoye bhra nu manauna kileband sheher nu jittan nalo vi aukha hai+
atey jhagrre kile de horrya varge hunde han.+
23 gareeb aadmi boldya tarle karda hai,
par ameer aadmi rukha javab dinda hai.