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Ang 1Vaar 2Bhai Gurdas

ਦੀਪਕ ਹੇਤੁ ਪਤੰਗ ਦਾ ਜਲ ਮੀਨ ਤਰੰਦਾ ।

deepak het patang daa jal meen tarandaa |

Moth loves burning lamp and fish goes on swimming in water for love of It.

ਮਿਰਗੁ ਨਾਦ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਹੈ ਭਵਰ ਕਵਲਿ ਵਸੰਦਾ ।

mirag naad visamaad hai bhavar kaval vasandaa |

For deer the musical sound is the source of delight, and the black bee being in love for lotus gets enveloped in it.

ਚੰਦ ਚਕੋਰ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਹੈ ਦੇਖਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧਰੰਦਾ ।

chand chakor pareet hai dekh dhiaan dharandaa |

The redlegged patridge (chakor) loves the moon and concentrates upon it.

ਚਕਵੀ ਸੂਰਜ ਹੇਤੁ ਹੈ ਸੰਜੋਗ ਬਣੰਦਾ ।

chakavee sooraj het hai sanjog banandaa |

Female ruddy sheldrake (chakavi) loves the sun and only on sunrise it meets and mates with its patner.

ਨਾਰਿ ਭਤਾਰ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਹੈ ਮਾਂ ਪੁਤੁ ਮਿਲੰਦਾ ।

naar bhataar piaar hai maan put milandaa |

Woman loves her husband and it is love that the mother brings forth the son.

ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਰਚੰਦਾ ।੧੭।

aape aap varatadaa guramukh parachandaa |17|

Beholding Him operative in all, the gurmukh feels contented.