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Ang 1Vaar 35Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੧

paurree 11

ਖਾਧੇ ਲੂਣ ਗੁਲਾਮ ਹੋਇ ਪੀਹਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਢੋਵੈ ।

khaadhe loon gulaam hoe peehi paanee dtovai |

Having eaten the salt (of a person), man becoming servant fetches water and grinds the corn.

ਲੂਣ ਖਾਇ ਕਰਿ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਰਣਿ ਟੁਕ ਟੁਕ ਹੋਵੈ ।

loon khaae kar chaakaree ran ttuk ttuk hovai |

Such a faithful, in the battlefield gets killed piece to piece for the master.

ਲੂਣ ਖਾਇ ਧੀ ਪੁਤੁ ਹੋਇ ਸਭ ਲਜਾ ਧੋਵੈ ।

loon khaae dhee put hoe sabh lajaa dhovai |

The faithful sons and daughters wash all the shames of the family.

ਲੂਣੁ ਵਣੋਟਾ ਖਾਇ ਕੈ ਹਥ ਜੋੜਿ ਖੜੋਵੈ ।

loon vanottaa khaae kai hath jorr kharrovai |

The salt eater servant always stands with folded hands.

ਵਾਟ ਵਟਾਊ ਲੂਣੁ ਖਾਇ ਗੁਣੁ ਕੰਠਿ ਪਰੋਵੈ ।

vaatt vattaaoo loon khaae gun kantth parovai |

The passerby eulogizes the person whose salt be has eaten.

ਲੂਣਹਰਾਮੀ ਗੁਨਹਗਾਰ ਮਰਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਵਿਗੋਵੈ ।੧੧।

loonaharaamee gunahagaar mar janam vigovai |11|

But the ungrateful person commits sins and he loses his life in vain and dies.