ਪਉੜੀ ੧੧

paurree 11

Foolish gets himself entrapped and is a liar

ਤੋਤਾ ਨਲੀ ਨ ਛਡਈ ਆਪਣ ਹਥੀਂ ਫਾਥਾ ਚੀਕੈ ।

totaa nalee na chhaddee aapan hatheen faathaa cheekai |

The parrot does not leave the rod and caught in it cries and wails.

ਬਾਂਦਰੁ ਮੁਠਿ ਨ ਛਡਈ ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਨਚੈ ਝੀਕਣੁ ਝੀਕੈ ।

baandar mutth na chhaddee ghar ghar nachai jheekan jheekai |

Monkey too does not leave the handful of corn (in the pitcher) and suffers dancing and gritting its teeth from door to door.

ਗਦਹੁ ਅੜੀ ਨ ਛਡਈ ਚੀਘੀ ਪਉਦੀ ਹੀਕਣਿ ਹੀਕੈ ।

gadahu arree na chhaddee cheeghee paudee heekan heekai |

The donkey also when beaten, kicks and brays loudly but does not shed its stubbornness.

ਕੁਤੇ ਚਕੀ ਚਟਣੀ ਪੂਛ ਨ ਸਿਧੀ ਧ੍ਰੀਕਣਿ ਧ੍ਰੀਕੈ ।

kute chakee chattanee poochh na sidhee dhreekan dhreekai |

The dog does not leave licking the flour mill and its tail though pulled, never turns straight.

ਕਰਨਿ ਕੁਫਕੜ ਮੂਰਖਾਂ ਸਪ ਗਏ ਫੜਿ ਫਾਟਨਿ ਲੀਕੈ ।

karan kufakarr moorakhaan sap ge farr faattan leekai |

The foolish ones boast foolishly and beat the track while the snake has gone away.

ਪਗ ਲਹਾਇ ਗਣਾਇ ਸਰੀਕੈ ।੧੧।

pag lahaae ganaae sareekai |11|

Even when humiliated by their turbans taken off their heads, they count themselves superior to their collaterals.