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Ang 862CharitropakhyanGuru Guru Gobind Singh

ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapee |

Chaupaee

ਸੁਨਿ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਅਧਿਕ ਤ੍ਰਾਸਿ ਤਿਨ ਧਾਰਿਯੋ ॥

sun nrip adhik traas tin dhaariyo |

ਆਜੁ ਨਾਰਿ ਮੋ ਕੋ ਇਨ ਮਾਰਿਯੋ ॥

aaj naar mo ko in maariyo |

When the Raja heard, he was very much scared and thought, ‘This woman would get me killed today.

ਛੋਰਿ ਸੰਦੂਕ ਹਮੈ ਗਹਿ ਲੈਹੈ ॥

chhor sandook hamai geh laihai |

When the Raja heard, he was very much scared and thought, ‘This woman would get me killed today.

ਕਾਢਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨ ਭਏ ਬਧ ਕੈਹੈ ॥੭॥

kaadt kripaan bhe badh kaihai |7|

‘They will open the box and with the sword they will murder me.’(7)

ਕੁੰਜੀ ਡਾਰਿ ਸਾਹ ਢਿਗ ਦੀਨੀ ॥

kunjee ddaar saah dtig deenee |

ਦ੍ਵੈ ਕਰ ਜੋਰਿ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕੀਨੀ ॥

dvai kar jor benatee keenee |

She gave the key to the Banyia and, with folded hands, requested,

ਜਾਰ ਸੰਦੂਕ ਛੋਰਿ ਲਖਿ ਲੀਜੈ ॥

jaar sandook chhor lakh leejai |

ਮੋ ਬਤਿਯਾ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਤੀਜੈ ॥੮॥

mo batiyaa kar saach pateejai |8|

‘Please open the door of the box believing my talk to be true.(8)