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Ang 1Vaar 4Bhai Gurdas

ਕੀੜੀ ਨਿਕੜੀ ਚਲਿਤ ਕਰਿ ਭ੍ਰਿੰਗੀ ਨੋ ਮਿਲਿ ਭ੍ਰਿੰਗੀ ਹੋਵੈ ।

keerree nikarree chalit kar bhringee no mil bhringee hovai |

Small ant becomes bhringi ( a kind of buzzing bee) by keeping company with it.

ਨਿਕੜੀ ਦਿਸੈ ਮਕੜੀ ਸੂਤੁ ਮੁਹਹੁ ਕਢਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਸੰਗੋਵੈ ।

nikarree disai makarree soot muhahu kadt fir sangovai |

Apparently, the spider looks to be small but it brings out and swallows (hundred metres of) yarn.

ਨਿਕੜੀ ਮਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਮਾਖਿਓ ਮਿਠਾ ਭਾਗਠੁ ਹੋਵੈ ।

nikarree makh vakhaaneeai maakhio mitthaa bhaagatth hovai |

Honey-bee is small one but its sweet honey is sold by merchants.

ਨਿਕੜਾ ਕੀੜਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਪਟ ਪਟੋਲੇ ਕਰਿ ਢੰਗ ਢੋਵੈ ।

nikarraa keerraa aakheeai patt pattole kar dtang dtovai |

Silk worm is little one but the clothes made by its fibre are worn and offered on the occassions of marriage and other ceremonies.

ਗੁਟਕਾ ਮੁਹ ਵਿਚਿ ਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਦੇਸ ਦਿਸੰਤ੍ਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਖੜੋਵੈ ।

guttakaa muh vich paae kai des disantr jaae kharrovai |

Yogis putting the small magic ball in their mouth become invisible and go in the far off places undetected.

ਮੋਤੀ ਮਾਣਕ ਹੀਰਿਆ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਲੈ ਹਾਰੁ ਪਰੋਵੈ ।

motee maanak heeriaa paatisaahu lai haar parovai |

Strings of small pearls and gems are worn by kings and emperors.

ਪਾਇ ਸਮਾਇਣੁ ਦਹੀ ਬਿਲੋਵੈ ।੭।

paae samaaein dahee bilovai |7|

Further, the curd is made by mixing a small quantity of rennet into milk (and thus butter is obtained).