ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapee |

Chaupaee

ਪ੍ਰਾਤ ਭਯੋ ਤ੍ਰਿਯ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਬੁਲਾਈ ॥

praat bhayo triy bahur bulaaee |

ਸਕਲ ਕਥਾ ਕਹਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਸੁਨਾਈ ॥

sakal kathaa keh taeh sunaaee |

Next morning he called the lady, and talked over whole situation.

ਤੁਮ ਕੁਪਿ ਹਮ ਪਰਿ ਚਰਿਤ ਬਨਾਯੋ ॥

tum kup ham par charit banaayo |

ਹਮਹੂੰ ਤੁਮ ਕਹ ਚਰਿਤ ਦਿਖਾਯੋ ॥੧੦॥

hamahoon tum keh charit dikhaayo |10|

‘Getting angry on me you tried to caste a net on me but on the contrary I put you in a dilemma.’(10)

ਤਾ ਕੋ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਬੰਦਿ ਤੇ ਛੋਰਿਯੋ ॥

taa ko bhraat band te chhoriyo |

ਭਾਤਿ ਭਾਤਿ ਤਿਹ ਤ੍ਰਿਯਹਿ ਨਿਹੋਰਿਯੋ ॥

bhaat bhaat tih triyeh nihoriyo |

‘You were let out on the pretension of my brother,’ the woman presented distinctive reasoning.

ਬਹੁਰਿ ਐਸ ਜਿਯ ਕਬਹੂੰ ਨ ਧਰਿਯਹੁ ॥

bahur ais jiy kabahoon na dhariyahu |

ਮੋ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਛਿਮਾਪਨ ਕਰਿਯਹੁ ॥੧੧॥

mo aparaadh chhimaapan kariyahu |11|

‘Never try to attempt such trickery ever again and this time I pardon your transgression.’(11)