ਪਉੜੀ ੧੨

paurree 12

ਜਿਉ ਮਿਰਯਾਦਾ ਹਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਗਊ ਮਾਸੁ ਅਖਾਜੁ ।

jiau mirayaadaa hindooaan gaoo maas akhaaj |

As the cow meat is forbidden in Hindu code of conduct;

ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣਾਂ ਸੂਅਰਹੁ ਸਉਗੰਦ ਵਿਆਜੁ ।

musalamaanaan sooarahu saugand viaaj |

The Musalmans pledge against the pork and the interest on money;

ਸਹੁਰਾ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਵਾਈਐ ਪਾਣੀ ਮਦਰਾਜੁ ।

sahuraa ghar jaavaaeeai paanee madaraaj |

For father-in-law, even the water of the house of son-in-law is prohibited like the wine;

ਸਹਾ ਨ ਖਾਈ ਚੂਹੜਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੁਹਤਾਜੁ ।

sahaa na khaaee chooharraa maaeaa muhataaj |

The scanvenger eats not rabbit, though he be hard of money;

ਜਿਉ ਮਿਠੈ ਮਖੀ ਮਰੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਅਕਾਜੁ ।

jiau mitthai makhee marai tis hoe akaaj |

As the dead fly makes the taste of sweet bad and the sweet getting poisonous becomes useless,

ਤਿਉ ਧਰਮਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਝਾਕ ਹੈ ਵਿਹੁ ਖੰਡੂ ਪਾਜੁ ।੧੨।

tiau dharamasaal dee jhaak hai vihu khanddoo paaj |12|

Similarly to set one's eye upon the earning of the religious place is like eating of sugar coated poison.