ਗੋਂਡ ॥
gondd |
Gond:
ਤੂਟੇ ਤਾਗੇ ਨਿਖੁਟੀ ਪਾਨਿ ॥
tootte taage nikhuttee paan |
The threads are broken, and the starch has run out.
ਦੁਆਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਝਿਲਕਾਵਹਿ ਕਾਨ ॥
duaar aoopar jhilakaaveh kaan |
Bare reeds glisten at the front door.
ਕੂਚ ਬਿਚਾਰੇ ਫੂਏ ਫਾਲ ॥
kooch bichaare fooe faal |
The poor brushes are scattered in pieces.
ਇਆ ਮੁੰਡੀਆ ਸਿਰਿ ਚਢਿਬੋ ਕਾਲ ॥੧॥
eaa munddeea sir chadtibo kaal |1|
Death has entered this shaven head. ||1||
ਇਹੁ ਮੁੰਡੀਆ ਸਗਲੋ ਦ੍ਰਬੁ ਖੋਈ ॥
eihu munddeea sagalo drab khoee |
This shaven-headed mendicant has wasted all his wealth.
ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਨਾਕ ਸਰ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aavat jaat naak sar hoee |1| rahaau |
All this coming and going has irritated him. ||1||Pause||
ਤੁਰੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਕੀ ਛੋਡੀ ਬਾਤਾ ॥
turee naar kee chhoddee baataa |
He has given up all talk of his weaving equipment.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਵਾ ਕਾ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ॥
raam naam vaa kaa man raataa |
His mind is attuned to the Lord's Name.
ਲਰਿਕੀ ਲਰਿਕਨ ਖੈਬੋ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
larikee larikan khaibo naeh |
His daughters and sons have nothing to eat,
ਮੁੰਡੀਆ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਧਾਪੇ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੨॥
munddeea anadin dhaape jaeh |2|
while the shaven-headed mendicants night and day eat their fill. ||2||
ਇਕ ਦੁਇ ਮੰਦਰਿ ਇਕ ਦੁਇ ਬਾਟ ॥
eik due mandar ik due baatt |
One or two are in the house, and one or two more are on the way.
ਹਮ ਕਉ ਸਾਥਰੁ ਉਨ ਕਉ ਖਾਟ ॥
ham kau saathar un kau khaatt |
We sleep on the floor, while they sleep in the beds.
ਮੂਡ ਪਲੋਸਿ ਕਮਰ ਬਧਿ ਪੋਥੀ ॥
moodd palos kamar badh pothee |
They rub their bare heads, and carry prayer-books in their waist-bands.
ਹਮ ਕਉ ਚਾਬਨੁ ਉਨ ਕਉ ਰੋਟੀ ॥੩॥
ham kau chaaban un kau rottee |3|
We get dry grains, while they get loaves of bread. ||3||
ਮੁੰਡੀਆ ਮੁੰਡੀਆ ਹੂਏ ਏਕ ॥
munddeea munddeea hooe ek |
He will become one of these shaven-headed mendicants.
ਏ ਮੁੰਡੀਆ ਬੂਡਤ ਕੀ ਟੇਕ ॥
e munddeea booddat kee ttek |
They are the support of the drowning.
ਸੁਨਿ ਅੰਧਲੀ ਲੋਈ ਬੇਪੀਰਿ ॥
sun andhalee loee bepeer |
Listen, O blind and unguided Loi:
ਇਨੑ ਮੁੰਡੀਅਨ ਭਜਿ ਸਰਨਿ ਕਬੀਰ ॥੪॥੩॥੬॥
eina munddeean bhaj saran kabeer |4|3|6|
Kabeer has taken shelter with these shaven-headed mendicants. ||4||3||6||