ਪਉੜੀ ੯

paurree 9

ਕਛੂ ਆਂਡਾ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਪਰਪਕੁ ਨਦੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਣੈ ।

kachhoo aanddaa dhiaan dhar kar parapak nadee vich aanai |

Tortoise lays its eggs in the sands but having full care of them on their maturity, it brings them into the river.

ਕੂੰਜ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਿਮਰਣੁ ਕਰੈ ਲੈ ਬੱਚਾ ਉਡਦੀ ਅਸਮਾਣੈ ।

koonj ridai simaran karai lai bachaa uddadee asamaanai |

The florican also under its full care makes its off spring fly in the sky.

ਬਤਕ ਬੱਚਾ ਤੁਰਿ ਤੁਰੈ ਜਲ ਥਲ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਵਿਡਾਣੈ ।

batak bachaa tur turai jal thal varatai sehaj viddaanai |

The swan also in its very natural way teaches its young ones to move on water as well as on earth.

ਕੋਇਲ ਪਾਲੈ ਕਾਵਣੀ ਮਿਲਦਾ ਜਾਇ ਕੁਟੰਬਿ ਸਿਞਾਣੈ ।

koeil paalai kaavanee miladaa jaae kuttanb siyaanai |

The crow maintains the offspring’s of cuckoo but as and when they grow up, they, identifying the voice of their mother, go and meet her.

ਹੰਸ ਵੰਸੁ ਵਸਿ ਮਾਨਸਰਿ ਮਾਣਕ ਮੋਤੀ ਚੋਗ ਚੁਗਾਣੈ ।

hans vans vas maanasar maanak motee chog chugaanai |

The progeny of swans learn to pick up pearls while living in the Manasarovar, the sacred tank.

ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨਿ ਸਿਮਰਣਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਿਖੁ ਰਖੈ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੈ ।

giaan dhiaan simaran sadaa satigur sikh rakhai nirabaanai |

Giving the technique of knowledge, meditation and remembrance to the Sikh, the Guru liberates him forever.

ਭੂਤ ਭਵਿਖਹੁ ਵਰਤਮਾਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਸੋਝੀ ਮਾਣੁ ਨਿਮਾਣੈ ।

bhoot bhavikhahu varatamaan tribhavan sojhee maan nimaanai |

The Sikh now knows the future, present and past but he gets honours by becoming humble.

ਜਾਤੀ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਲੋਕੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ।੯।

jaatee sundar lok na jaanai |9|

The ilk of the gurmukhs is grand but people do not know this fact.