12: kpwh

Gurmukhs tolerate sufferings like cotton

duK shY kpwih Bwxw BwieAw ]

doukh sahai kapaahi bhaanaa bhaaiaa.

Accepting the will of the Lord, cotton suffers a lot.

vylix vyl vylwih quMib quMbwieAw ]

vaylani vayl vilaai tounbi tounbaaiaa.

Having been ginned through the roller, it is carded.

ipM\ix ipMj iPrwih sUqu kqwieAw ]

pinni pinj dhiraai sootu kataaiaa.

Having carded it, its yarn is spun.

nlI julwhy vwih cIr vuxwieAw ]

nalee julaahay vaahi cheeru vounaaiaa.

Then the weaver with the help of his reed, eaves it into cloth.

KuMb cVwiein bwih nIir DuvwieAw ]

khounb charhaaini baahi neeri dhuvaaiaa.

The washerman puts that cloth into his boiling cauldron and then washes it on a stream.

pYinH swih pwiqswih sBw suhwieAw ]12]

painhi saahi paatisaahi sabhaa suhaaiaa ||12||

Putting on the same clothes, the rich and the kings adorn the assemblies.