ਪਉੜੀ ੧੦

paurree 10

ਪੈ ਖਾਜੂਰੀ ਜੀਵੀਐ ਚੜ੍ਹਿ ਖਾਜੂਰੀ ਝੜਉ ਨ ਕੋਈ ।

pai khaajooree jeeveeai charrh khaajooree jhrrau na koee |

Surviving the fall from the palm tree does not mean that one should climb the tree to fall from it.

ਉਝੜਿ ਪਇਆ ਨ ਮਾਰੀਐ ਉਝੜ ਰਾਹੁ ਨ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੋਈ ।

aujharr peaa na maareeai ujharr raahu na changaa hoee |

Even if one is not killed in desolete places and ways, moving on deserted places is not safe.

ਜੇ ਸਪ ਖਾਧਾ ਉਬਰੇ ਸਪੁ ਨ ਫੜੀਐ ਅੰਤਿ ਵਿਗੋਈ ।

je sap khaadhaa ubare sap na farreeai ant vigoee |

One may survive even when bitten by a sanke even then catching the sanke will be harmful ultimately.

ਵਹਣਿ ਵਹੰਦਾ ਨਿਕਲੈ ਵਿਣੁ ਤੁਲਹੇ ਡੁਬਿ ਮਰੈ ਭਲੋਈ ।

vehan vahandaa nikalai vin tulahe ddub marai bhaloee |

Getting washed away by the current of river if someone comes out of it alone, even then in entering the river without a raft there is more possibility of drowning.

ਪਤਿਤ ਉਧਾਰਣੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਵਿਰਤੀਹਾਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ਜਾਣੋਈ ।

patit udhaaran aakheeai virateehaan jaan jaanoee |

People of all inclinations know very well that God is liberator of the fallen ones.

ਭਾਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹੈ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਢੋਈ ।

bhaau bhagat guramat hai duramat daragah lahai na dtoee |

Precept of the Guru (Gurmat) is the loving devotion and the people having evil intellect do not get shelter in the court of the Lord.

ਅੰਤਿ ਕਮਾਣਾ ਹੋਇ ਸਥੋਈ ।੧੦।

ant kamaanaa hoe sathoee |10|

The deeds done in life are the only companions in the end.