ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapee |

Chaupaee

ਦੁਖਤ ਅਹੀਰ ਨਾਰਿ ਕੋ ਰਾਖੈ ॥

dukhat aheer naar ko raakhai |

ਕਟੁ ਕਟੁ ਬਚਨ ਰੈਨ ਦਿਨ ਭਾਖੈ ॥

katt katt bachan rain din bhaakhai |

The milkman had kept the woman under distress and, day in and day out, used to beat her.

ਗੋਰਸ ਬੇਚਨ ਜਾਨ ਨ ਦੇਈ ॥

goras bechan jaan na deee |

The milkman had kept the woman under distress and, day in and day out, used to beat her.

ਛੀਨਿ ਬੇਚਿ ਗਹਨਨ ਕਹ ਲਈ ॥੩॥

chheen bech gahanan keh lee |3|

He would not let her go to sell even the milk and he had snatched her ornaments and sold them.(3)