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paurree 8

ਚਾਕਰ ਅਮਲੀ ਸੋਫੀਆਂ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ਦੀ ਚਉਕੀ ਆਏ ।

chaakar amalee sofeean paatisaah dee chaukee aae |

Servants, addict (of the Lord's name) as well as teetotallers devoid of Mitn came to the Lord king's presence.

ਹਾਜਰ ਹਾਜਰਾਂ ਲਿਖੀਅਨਿ ਗੈਰ ਹਾਜਰ ਗੈਰਹਾਜਰ ਲਾਏ ।

haajar haajaraan likheean gair haajar gairahaajar laae |

Those present are marked present and those absent are declared absent.

ਲਾਇਕ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਿ ਕੈ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਮਜਲਸ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਦਾਏ ।

laaeik de vichaar kai viralai majalas vich sadaae |

The intelligent king (God) selected a few to be his courtiers.

ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਹੁਸਿਆਰ ਮਸਤ ਖੁਸ ਫਹਿਮੀ ਦੋਵੈ ਪਰਚਾਏ ।

paatisaahu husiaar masat khus fahimee dovai parachaae |

He, a clever person, made both the clever and the indifferent happy and put them to work.

ਦੇਨਿ ਪਿਆਲੇ ਅਮਲੀਆਂ ਸੋਫੀ ਸਭਿ ਪੀਆਵਣ ਲਾਏ ।

den piaale amaleean sofee sabh peeaavan laae |

Now, the so called teetotallers (religious persons) were engaged to serve drinks (nam) to the addicts.

ਮਤਵਾਲੇ ਅਮਲੀ ਹੋਏ ਪੀ ਪੀ ਚੜ੍ਹੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਘਰਿ ਆਏ ।

matavaale amalee hoe pee pee charrhe sehaj ghar aae |

The latter became exhilerated in the name of the Lord and attained tranquility

ਸੂਫੀ ਮਾਰਨਿ ਟਕਰਾਂ ਪੂਜ ਨਿਵਾਜੈ ਸੀਸ ਨਿਵਾਏ ।

soofee maaran ttakaraan pooj nivaajai sees nivaae |

But the so-called religious persons (teetotallers who served mans to others) remained involved in the so-called prayer and ritualistic worship.

ਵੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ ਅਜਾਬ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਖੁਦੀ ਬਹਸ ਬਹਸਾਏ ।

ved kateb ajaab vich kar kar khudee behas bahasaae |

They under the tyranny of their religious books, the Vedas and the Katebas, kept busy in arrogant debates and discussions.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਪਾਏ ।੮।

guramukh sukh fal viralaa paae |8|

Any rare gurmukh attains the fruit of the delight (of quaffing the drink of Lord's name).