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paurree 20

ਸਚੁ ਸੁਭਾਉ ਮਜੀਠ ਦਾ ਸਹੈ ਅਵਟਣ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਏ ।

sach subhaau majeetth daa sahai avattan rang charrhaae |

The nature of truth is like madder which itself bears the heat of boiling but makes the dye fast.

ਸਣ ਜਿਉ ਕੂੜੁ ਸੁਭਾਉ ਹੈ ਖਲ ਕਢਾਇ ਵਟਾਇ ਬਨਾਏ ।

san jiau koorr subhaau hai khal kadtaae vattaae banaae |

The nature of falsehood is like that of jute whose skin is peeled off and then twisting it, its ropes are prepared.

ਚੰਨਣ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਅਫਲ ਸਫਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਵਸਾਏ ।

chanan praupakaar kar afal safal vich vaas vasaae |

Sandal being benevolent makes all the trees, be they with or without fruits, fragrant.

ਵਡਾ ਵਿਕਾਰੀ ਵਾਂਸੁ ਹੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਲੈ ਗਵਾਂਢੁ ਜਲਾਏ ।

vaddaa vikaaree vaans hai haumai jalai gavaandt jalaae |

Bamboo being full of evil, bums in its own ego and at the out break of fire, bums its other neighbourly trees also.

ਜਾਣ ਅਮਿਓ ਰਸੁ ਕਾਲਕੂਟੁ ਖਾਧੈ ਮਰੈ ਮੁਏ ਜੀਵਾਏ ।

jaan amio ras kaalakoott khaadhai marai mue jeevaae |

The nectar makes the dead alive and deadly poison kills the living.

ਦਰਗਹ ਸਚੁ ਕਬੂਲੁ ਹੈ ਕੂੜਹੁ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਏ ।

daragah sach kabool hai koorrahu daragah milai sajaae |

Truth is accepted in the court of the Lord, but, the falshood is punished in the same court.

ਜੋ ਬੀਜੈ ਸੋਈ ਫਲੁ ਖਾਏ ।੨੦।੩੦। ਤੀਹ ।

jo beejai soee fal khaae |20|30| teeh |

One reaps what one sows.