ਚੌਪਈ ॥

chauapee |

Chaupaee

ਜਬ ਪਤਿਯਾ ਤਿਨ ਛੋਰਿ ਬਚਾਈ ॥

jab patiyaa tin chhor bachaaee |

ਮੀਤ ਨਾਮ ਸੁਨਿ ਕੰਠ ਲਗਾਈ ॥

meet naam sun kantth lagaaee |

When she listened to the letter and hearing the lover’s name she embraced it.

ਯਹੈ ਯਾਰਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਪਠਾਯੋ ॥

yahai yaar likh taeh patthaayo |

ਤੁਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਧਿਕ ਕਸਟ ਹਮ ਪਾਯੋ ॥੭॥

tum bin adhik kasatt ham paayo |7|

The lover had expressed that, without her he was in great distress.(7)

ਪਤਿਯਾ ਮੈ ਲਖਿ ਯਹੈ ਪਠਾਯੋ ॥

patiyaa mai lakh yahai patthaayo |

ਤੁਮ ਬਿਨ ਹਮ ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਬਿਸਰਾਯੋ ॥

tum bin ham sabh kichh bisaraayo |

It was mentioned in the letter, ‘I am lost without you,

ਹਮਰੀ ਸੁਧਿ ਆਪਨ ਤੁਮ ਲੀਜਹੁ ॥

hamaree sudh aapan tum leejahu |

ਕਛੁ ਧਨੁ ਕਾਢਿ ਪਠੈ ਮੁਹਿ ਦੀਜਹੁ ॥੮॥

kachh dhan kaadt patthai muhi deejahu |8|

‘Now you must take care of me and send me some money to enable me to live.’(8)