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Ang 1Vaar 27Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੩

paurree 3

ਭਵਰੈ ਵਾਸੁ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਫਿਰਦਾ ਫੁਲਵਾੜੀ ।

bhavarai vaas vinaas hai firadaa fulavaarree |

The black bee gets perished while enjoying the fragrance in the garden.

ਜਲੈ ਪਤੰਗੁ ਨਿਸੰਗੁ ਹੋਇ ਕਰਿ ਅਖਿ ਉਘਾੜੀ ।

jalai patang nisang hoe kar akh ughaarree |

Moth fearlessly burns itself on the flame but goes on beholding in the face of the flame up to last.

ਮਿਰਗ ਨਾਦਿ ਬਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਹੋਇ ਫਿਰਦਾ ਉਜਾੜੀ ।

mirag naad bisamaad hoe firadaa ujaarree |

Overwhelmed by melody, the deer goes on wandering in the forests.

ਕੁੰਡੀ ਫਾਥੇ ਮਛ ਜਿਉ ਰਸਿ ਜੀਭ ਵਿਗਾੜੀ ।

kunddee faathe machh jiau ras jeebh vigaarree |

Overpowered by the taste of tongue, the fish itself catches the hook.

ਹਾਥਣਿ ਹਾਥੀ ਫਾਹਿਆ ਦੁਖ ਸਹੈ ਦਿਹਾੜੀ ।

haathan haathee faahiaa dukh sahai dihaarree |

Out of lust for its female, the male elephant gets caught and bears sufferings for the rest of life.

ਪੀਰ ਮੁਰੀਦਾ ਪਿਰਹੜੀ ਲਾਇ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਤਾੜੀ ।੩।

peer mureedaa piraharree laae nij ghar taarree |3|

Likewise, the Sikhs of the Guru love their Guru and stablize themselves in their true selves.