ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapee |

Chaupaee

ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਜਨ ਕਹਾ ਖਾਹੁ ਨਹਿ ਖਾਵੈ ॥

grih jan kahaa khaahu neh khaavai |

ਭੂਖਨ ਮਰਤ ਨ ਲਜਤ ਬਤਾਵੈ ॥

bhookhan marat na lajat bataavai |

‘The house people offered him food but he did not eat and went to sleep empty stomach.

ਆਧੀ ਰੈਨਿ ਬੀਤ ਜਬ ਗਈ ॥

aadhee rain beet jab gee |

ਲਾਗਤੁ ਅਧਿਕ ਛੁਧਾ ਤਿਹ ਭਈ ॥੧੪॥

laagat adhik chhudhaa tih bhee |14|

When half the night had passed, the hunger tormented him.(l4)

ਲਕਰੀ ਭਏ ਤੇਲ ਘਟ ਫੋਰਿਯੋ ॥

lakaree bhe tel ghatt foriyo |

ਪੀਨੋ ਸਕਲ ਨੈਕ ਨਹਿ ਛੋਰਿਯੋ ॥

peeno sakal naik neh chhoriyo |

Bolding a stick he broke the pitcher and drank all the water.

ਸੂਰਜ ਚੜਿਯੋ ਉਡਗ ਛਪਿ ਗਏ ॥

sooraj charriyo uddag chhap ge |

ਫਾਸਿ ਪਾਨ ਸੋ ਕਊਆ ਲਏ ॥੧੫॥

faas paan so kaooaa le |15|

The Sun rose, the stars went away and he took in his hands the weavers’ wefts.(15)