ਰੰਗੁ ਮਜੀਠ ਕਸੁੰਭ ਦਾ ਕਚਾ ਪਕਾ ਕਿਤੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ।

rang majeetth kasunbh daa kachaa pakaa kit veechaare |

Why madder is the fast colour and safflower temporary.

ਧਰਤੀ ਉਖਣਿ ਕਢੀਐ ਮੂਲ ਮਜੀਠ ਜੜੀ ਜੜਤਾਰੇ ।

dharatee ukhan kadteeai mool majeetth jarree jarrataare |

The roots of madder spread in earth, it is first brought out and put into the pit and is pounded with wooden pestles.

ਉਖਲ ਮੁਹਲੇ ਕੁਟੀਐ ਪੀਹਣਿ ਪੀਸੈ ਚਕੀ ਭਾਰੇ ।

aukhal muhale kutteeai peehan peesai chakee bhaare |

Then it is crushed into a heavy mill.

ਸਹੈ ਅਵੱਟਣੁ ਅੱਗਿ ਦਾ ਹੋਇ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਿਆਰੇ ।

sahai avattan ag daa hoe piaaree milai piaare |

It further suffers the pain of getting boiled and decorated in water and then only it adorns (with fast colour) the clothes of the beloved.

ਪੋਹਲੀਅਹੁ ਸਿਰੁ ਕਢਿ ਕੈ ਫੁਲੁ ਕਸੁੰਭ ਚਲੁੰਭ ਖਿਲਾਰੇ ।

pohaleeahu sir kadt kai ful kasunbh chalunbh khilaare |

The safflower comes up from the upper portion of the thorny weed Carthamus tinctoria and yields its deep colour.

ਖਟ ਤੁਰਸੀ ਦੇ ਰੰਗੀਐ ਕਪਟ ਸਨੇਹੁ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਹ ਚਾਰੇ ।

khatt turasee de rangeeai kapatt sanehu rahai dih chaare |

Adding tart in it, the clothes are dyed and they remain dyed only for a few days.

ਨੀਵਾ ਜਿਣੈ ਉਚੇਰਾ ਹਾਰੇ ।੬।

neevaa jinai ucheraa haare |6|

The lowly born utimately wins and the so-called high up gets defeated.