ਪਉੜੀ ੮

paurree 8

ਜਿਉਂ ਮਣਿ ਕਾਲੇ ਸਪ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਵਿਸੂ ਭਰਿਆ ।

jiaun man kaale sap sir saar na jaanai visoo bhariaa |

Having jewel in its head and knowing it not, the snake remains filled with poison.

ਜਾਣੁ ਕਥੂਰੀ ਮਿਰਗ ਤਨਿ ਝਾੜਾਂ ਸਿੰਙਦਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਅਫਰਿਆ ।

jaan kathooree mirag tan jhaarraan singadaa firai afariaa |

It is known that musk remains in the body of deer, but it goes on smelling it franatically in the bushes.

ਜਿਉਂ ਕਰਿ ਮੋਤੀ ਸਿਪ ਵਿਚਿ ਮਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਧਰਿਆ ।

jiaun kar motee sip vich maram na jaanai andar dhariaa |

The pearl dwells in the shell but the shell does not know the mystery.

ਜਿਉਂ ਗਾਈਂ ਥਣਿ ਚਿਚੁੜੀ ਦੁਧੁ ਨ ਪੀਐ ਲੋਹੂ ਜਰਿਆ ।

jiaun gaaeen than chichurree dudh na peeai lohoo jariaa |

The tick stuck with the teats of cow, takes not its milk but sucks the blood only.

ਬਗਲਾ ਤਰਣਿ ਨ ਸਿਖਿਓ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨ੍ਹਾਇ ਨ ਪਥਰੁ ਤਰਿਆ ।

bagalaa taran na sikhio teerath nhaae na pathar tariaa |

Living in water the crane never learns how to swim and the stone, in spite of its ablutions at various pilgrimage centres cannot swim and go across.

ਨਾਲਿ ਸਿਆਣੇ ਭਲੀ ਭਿਖ ਮੂਰਖ ਰਾਜਹੁ ਕਾਜੁ ਨ ਸਰਿਆ ।

naal siaane bhalee bhikh moorakh raajahu kaaj na sariaa |

That is why, begging in the company of wise people is better then ruling over a kingdom alongwith Hoots.

ਮੇਖੀ ਹੋਇ ਵਿਗਾੜੈ ਖਰਿਆ ।੮।

mekhee hoe vigaarrai khariaa |8|

Because he who himself is fake, will also spoil the pure one.