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Ang 871Raag GondBhagat Kabir

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||