ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapee |

Chaupaee

ਬੈਠਿ ਚੋਰੁ ਅਸਿ ਕਥਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸੀ ॥

baitth chor as kathaa prakaasee |

ਏਕ ਚੋਰ ਦੂਜੋ ਧਰ ਫਾਸੀ ॥

ek chor doojo dhar faasee |

The thief now sat down and narrated, ‘There was one thief and there was one who was worthy of hanging (swindler),

ਏਕ ਨਾਰਿ ਸੋ ਕੇਲ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥

ek naar so kel kamaavai |

The thief now sat down and narrated, ‘There was one thief and there was one who was worthy of hanging (swindler),

ਅਪਨੀ ਜਾਨਿ ਅਧਿਕ ਸੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੫॥

apanee jaan adhik sukh paavai |5|

‘They used to manipulate a woman. Both claimed that she was there to appease their minds.(5)