ਪਉੜੀ ੧੨

paurree 12

ਸਚੁ ਕੂੜ ਦੁਇ ਝਾਗੜੂ ਝਗੜਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਚਉਤੈ ਆਇਆ ।

sach koorr due jhaagarroo jhagarraa karadaa chautai aaeaa |

Truth and falsehood had a tiff and quarrelling they came to the dias of justice.

ਅਗੇ ਸਚਾ ਸਚਿ ਨਿਆਇ ਆਪ ਹਜੂਰਿ ਦੋਵੈ ਝਗੜਾਇਆ ।

age sachaa sach niaae aap hajoor dovai jhagarraaeaa |

Dispenser of the true justice made them to debate their points there.

ਸਚੁ ਸਚਾ ਕੂੜਿ ਕੂੜਿਆਰੁ ਪੰਚਾ ਵਿਚਿਦੋ ਕਰਿ ਸਮਝਾਇਆ ।

sach sachaa koorr koorriaar panchaa vichido kar samajhaaeaa |

The wise mediators concluded that the truth is true and the falsehood Her.

ਸਚਿ ਜਿਤਾ ਕੂੜਿ ਹਾਰਿਆ ਕੂੜੁ ਕੂੜਾ ਕਰਿ ਸਹਰਿ ਫਿਰਾਇਆ ।

sach jitaa koorr haariaa koorr koorraa kar sehar firaaeaa |

The truth triumphed and the falsehood lost and being labeled untrue, was paraded in the whole city.

ਸਚਿਆਰੈ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਕੂੜਿਆਰੈ ਫਿਟੁ ਫਿਟੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ ।

sachiaarai saabaas hai koorriaarai fitt fitt karaaeaa |

The truthfull was applauded but the untrue incurred opprobrium.

ਸਚ ਲਹਣਾ ਕੂੜਿ ਦੇਵਣਾ ਖਤੁ ਸਤਾਗਲੁ ਲਿਖਿ ਦੇਵਾਇਆ ।

sach lahanaa koorr devanaa khat sataagal likh devaaeaa |

This was written on a piece of paper that the truth is creditory and the falsehood debtor.

ਆਪ ਠਗਾਇ ਨ ਠਗੀਐ ਠਗਣਹਾਰੈ ਆਪੁ ਠਗਾਇਆ ।

aap tthagaae na tthageeai tthaganahaarai aap tthagaaeaa |

He who allows himself to be cheated is never deceived and he who cheats others gets himself cheated.

ਵਿਰਲਾ ਸਚੁ ਵਿਹਾਝਣ ਆਇਆ ।੧੨।

viralaa sach vihaajhan aaeaa |12|

Any rare one is a buyer of truth.