ਪਉੜੀ ੧੨

paurree 12

ਜਿਉ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਕਮਾਦੁ ਹੈ ਸਿਰ ਤਲਵਾਇਆ ਹੋਇ ਉਪੰਨਾ ।

jiau visamaad kamaad hai sir talavaaeaa hoe upanaa |

Nature of sugarcane is wondrous: it takes birth head down.

ਪਹਿਲੇ ਖਲ ਉਖਲਿ ਕੈ ਟੋਟੇ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਭੰਨਣਿ ਭੰਨਾ ।

pahile khal ukhal kai ttotte kar kar bhanan bhanaa |

First its skin is eeled off and it is cut into pieces.

ਕੋਲੂ ਪਾਇ ਪੀੜਾਇਆ ਰਸ ਟਟਰਿ ਕਸ ਇੰਨਣ ਵੰਨਾ ।

koloo paae peerraaeaa ras ttattar kas inan vanaa |

Then it is crushed in cane crusher; its nice is boiled in a cauldren and the bagasse is burnt as fuel.

ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਬਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਖਾਏ ਅਵਟਣੁ ਜਗ ਧੰਨ ਧੰਨਾ ।

dukh sukh andar sabar kar khaae avattan jag dhan dhanaa |

It remains ontented in joys and sufferings alike and after getting boiled is called est in the world.

ਗੁੜੁ ਸਕਰੁ ਖੰਡੁ ਮਿਸਰੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਫਲੁ ਸਭ ਰਸ ਬੰਨਾ ।

gurr sakar khandd misaree guramukh sukh fal sabh ras banaa |

Attaining the pleasure fruit, like gurmukh, it becomes he base of jaggery, sugar and crystal sugar.

ਪਿਰਮ ਪਿਆਲਾ ਪੀਵਣਾ ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਥੀਵਣੁ ਗੰਨਾ ।

piram piaalaa peevanaa mar mar jeevan theevan ganaa |

Death after quaffing the cup f love is similar to the life of sugarcane which after getting crushed becomes live.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੋਲ ਅਮੋਲ ਰਤੰਨਾ ।੧੨।

guramukh bol amol ratanaa |12|

Sayings of gurmukhs are invaluable like jewels.