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paurree 21

ਸਿਰ ਤਲਵਾਇਆ ਜੰਮਿਆ ਹੋਇ ਅਚਲੁ ਨ ਚਲਿਆ ।

sir talavaaeaa jamiaa hoe achal na chaliaa |

With feet upward and head down, the tree gets rooted and stands unmoved.

ਪਾਣੀ ਪਾਲਾ ਧੁਪ ਸਹਿ ਉਹ ਤਪਹੁ ਨ ਟਲਿਆ ।

paanee paalaa dhup seh uh tapahu na ttaliaa |

It bears with water, cold and sunshine but does not turn its face from self-mortification.

ਸਫਲਿਓ ਬਿਰਖ ਸੁਹਾਵੜਾ ਫਲ ਸੁਫਲੁ ਸੁ ਫਲਿਆ ।

safalio birakh suhaavarraa fal sufal su faliaa |

Such a tree is blessed one and becomes full of fruit.

ਫਲੁ ਦੇਇ ਵਟ ਵਗਾਇਐ ਕਰਵਤਿ ਨ ਹਲਿਆ ।

fal dee vatt vagaaeiai karavat na haliaa |

On stoning, it gives fruit and does not stir even under the sawing machine.

ਬੁਰੇ ਕਰਨਿ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆਂ ਭਲਿਆਈ ਭਲਿਆ ।

bure karan buriaaeean bhaliaaee bhaliaa |

The wicked go on doing evil deeds whereas the gentle remain busy in good activities.

ਅਵਗੁਣ ਕੀਤੇ ਗੁਣ ਕਰਨਿ ਜਗਿ ਸਾਧ ਵਿਰਲਿਆ ।

avagun keete gun karan jag saadh viraliaa |

Rare are the people in world who with their saintly heart do good to the evil.

ਅਉਸਰਿ ਆਪ ਛਲਾਇਂਦੇ ਤਿਨ੍ਹਾ ਅਉਸਰੁ ਛਲਿਆ ।੨੧।

aausar aap chhalaaeinde tinhaa aausar chhaliaa |21|

The commoners are duped by time i.e. they change according to the time, but the holy men succeed in deluding the time i.e. they remain free from the influence of time.