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Ang 1Vaar 2Bhai Gurdas

ਗੰਨਾ ਕੋਲੂ ਪੀੜੀਐ ਰਸੁ ਦੇ ਦਰਹਾਲਾ ।

ganaa koloo peerreeai ras de darahaalaa |

Crushed by the crushing machine sugarcane gives juice instantly.

ਕੋਈ ਕਰੇ ਗੁੜੁ ਭੇਲੀਆਂ ਕੋ ਸਕਰ ਵਾਲਾ ।

koee kare gurr bheleean ko sakar vaalaa |

Some prepare lumps of jaggery and brown sugar out of it.

ਕੋਈ ਖੰਡ ਸਵਾਰਦਾ ਮਖਣ ਮਸਾਲਾ ।

koee khandd savaaradaa makhan masaalaa |

Some prepare refined sugar and some adding in it sweet drops make special jaggery.

ਹੋਵੈ ਮਿਸਰੀ ਕਲੀਕੰਦ ਮਿਠਿਆਈ ਢਾਲਾ ।

hovai misaree kaleekand mitthiaaee dtaalaa |

It is moulded into lump sugar and variegated sweets.

ਖਾਵੈ ਰਾਜਾ ਰੰਕੁ ਕਰਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ਸੁਖਾਲਾ ।

khaavai raajaa rank kar ras bhog sukhaalaa |

The poor and the wealthy both eat it with pleasure.

ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖਾਲਾ ।੧੨।

aape aap varatadaa guramukh sukhaalaa |12|

God (similar to sugarcane juice) permeates through all; for gurmukhs He is the essence of all the pleasures.