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11: lUx KwixAW dI igxqI

The number of the faithful ones

KwDy lUx gulwm hoie pIih pwxI FovY ]

khaadhay loon gulaam hoi peehi paanee ddhovai.

Having eaten the salt (of a person), man becoming servant fetches water and grinds the corn.

lUx Kwie kir cwkrI rix tuk tuk hovY ]

loon khaai kari chaakaree rani touk touk hovai.

Such a faithful, in the battlefield gets killed piece to piece for the master.

lUx Kwie DI puqu hoie sB ljw DovY ]

loon khaai dhee poutu hoi sabh lajaa dhovai.

The faithful sons and daughters wash all the shames of the family.

lUxu vxotw Kwie kY hQ joiV KVovY ]

loonu vanotaa khaai kai had jorhi kharhovai.

The salt eater servant always stands with folded hands.

vwt vtwaU lUxu Kwie guxu kMiT provY ]

vaat vataaoo loonu khaai gounu kantdi parovai.

The passerby eulogizes the person whose salt be has eaten.

lUx hrwmI gunhgwr mir jnmu ivgovY ]11]

loon haraamee gounahagaar mari janamu vigovai ||11||

But the ungrateful person commits sins and he loses his life in vain and dies.