17: Bly bury dI khwxI

The tale of the noble and bad one)

ivrqIhwxu vKwixAw Bly bury dI suxI khwxI ]

virateehaanu vakhaaniaa bhalay buray dee sounee kahaanee.

On the basis of the stories listened to, I have described the present state of affairs.

Blw burw duie cly rwih aus QY qosw aus QY pwxI ]

bhalaa buraa dui chalay raahi ous dai tosaa ous dai paanee.

A bad and a noble man went on a journey. The noble one had bread and the evil had water with him.

qosw AgY riKAw Bly BlweI AMdir AwxI ]

tosaa agai rakhiaa bhalay bhalaaee andari aanee.

Being noble-natured, the good person laid out bread to eat.

burw burweI kir gieAw hQIN kiF n idqo pwxI ]

buraa buraaee kari gaiaa hadeen kaddhi n dito paanee.

The evil minded performed his wickedness (and ate up his bread) tut did not offer water to him.

Blw BlweIAhu isiJAw bury burweIAhuM vYix ivhwxI ]

bhalaa bhalaaeeahu sijhiaa buray buraaeeahoun vaini vihaanee.

The noble got the fruit of his nobility (and got liberated) but the evil person had to spend this night of life, weeping and wailing.

scw swihbu inAwau scu jIAW dw jwxoeI jwxI ]

sachaa saahibu niaau sachu jeeaan daa jaanoee jaanee.

That omnicient Lord is true and His justice is also true.

kudriq kwdr no kurbwxI ]17]

kudarati kaadar no kurabaanee ||17||

I am sacrifice unto the creator and His creation (because different are the natutes of the two children of the same Lord).