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Ang 1Vaar 25Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੨

paurree 12

ਸਿਰੁ ਉਚਾ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਾਲਖ ਭਰਿਆ ਕਾਲੇ ਵਾਲਾ ।

sir uchaa abhimaan vich kaalakh bhariaa kaale vaalaa |

Proud head remains erect and high yet it is coveved by the blackness of hair.

ਭਰਵਟੇ ਕਾਲਖ ਭਰੇ ਪਿਪਣੀਆ ਕਾਲਖ ਸੂਰਾਲਾ ।

bharavatte kaalakh bhare pipaneea kaalakh sooraalaa |

Eyebrows are full of blackness and the eye lashes are also like black thorns.

ਲੋਇਣ ਕਾਲੇ ਜਾਣੀਅਨਿ ਦਾੜੀ ਮੁਛਾ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਹ ਕਾਲਾ ।

loein kaale jaaneean daarree muchhaa kar muh kaalaa |

Eyes are black (in India) and like wise beards and moustaches are also black.

ਨਕ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਨਕ ਵਾਲ ਬਹੁ ਲੂੰਇ ਲੂੰਇ ਕਾਲਖ ਬੇਤਾਲਾ ।

nak andar nak vaal bahu loone loone kaalakh betaalaa |

Many trichomes are there in the nose and all of them are black.

ਉਚੈ ਅੰਗ ਨ ਪੂਜੀਅਨਿ ਚਰਣ ਧੂੜਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਧਰਮਸਾਲਾ ।

auchai ang na poojeean charan dhoorr guramukh dharamasaalaa |

Organs placed higher are not worshipped and the dust of the feet of gurmukhs is adorable like holy places .

ਪੈਰਾ ਨਖ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਚਾਇਨਿ ਦੇਹੁ ਦੁਰਾਲਾ ।

pairaa nakh mukh ujale bhaar uchaaein dehu duraalaa |

Feet and nails are blessed because they carry`the load of the whole body.

ਸਿਰ ਧੋਵਣੁ ਅਪਵਿੱਤ੍ਰ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚਰਣੋਦਕ ਜਗਿ ਭਾਲਾ ।

sir dhovan apavatr hai guramukh charanodak jag bhaalaa |

The head wash is considered dirty but the feet wash of the gurmukhs is sought after by the whole world.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਸਹਜੁ ਸੁਖਾਲਾ ।੧੨।

guramukh sukh fal sehaj sukhaalaa |12|

Attaining the pleasure fruit the gurmukhs in their equipoise, remain as the store house of all delights.