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Ang 1Vaar 36Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੫

paurree 5

ਕੈਹਾ ਦਿਸੈ ਉਜਲਾ ਮਸੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਚਿਤੈ ।

kaihaa disai ujalaa mas andar chitai |

The bronze appears bright but inside it remains blackness .

ਹਰਿਆ ਤਿਲੁ ਬੂਆੜ ਜਿਉ ਫਲੁ ਕੰਮ ਨ ਕਿਤੈ ।

hariaa til booaarr jiau fal kam na kitai |

Baal: weed plant in a field of sesame may be lush green but it. fruit is worthless.

ਜੇਹੀ ਕਲੀ ਕਨੇਰ ਦੀ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਦੁਹੁ ਭਿਤੈ ।

jehee kalee kaner dee man tan duhu bhitai |

The oleander bud has two aspects; externally it is beautiful but internally it is poisonous.

ਪੇਂਝੂ ਦਿਸਨਿ ਰੰਗੁਲੇ ਮਰੀਐ ਅਗਲਿਤੈ ।

penjhoo disan rangule mareeai agalitai |

Pelijha, the ripe fruit of wild caper looks colourful but over eating it man dies instantly.

ਖਰੀ ਸੁਆਲਿਓ ਵੇਸੁਆ ਜੀਅ ਬਝਾ ਇਤੈ ।

kharee suaalio vesuaa jeea bajhaa itai |

Prostitute looks very beautiful but she ensnares the mind (and ultimately man stands finished).

ਖੋਟੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੀਣਿਆ ਦੁਖ ਦੇਂਦੀ ਮਿਤੈ ।੫।

khottee sangat meeniaa dukh dendee mitai |5|

Similarly, dissembler's company causes suffering for their friends