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6: mUrK dw sOrnw

Reclamation of a fool

pQru mUil n iBjeI sau virHAW jil AMdir vsY ]

padaru mooli n bhijaee sau varhiaa jali andari vasai.

Even after remaining in water for a hundred years the stone would not get wet at all.

pQr Kyq n jMmeI cwir mhIny ieMdr vrsY ]

padar khaytu n janmaee chaari maheenay indaru varasai.

It may rain for four months continuously, but a stone would not sprout in the field.

pQir cMnxu rgVIey cMnx vWig n pQru GsY ]

padari channanu ragarheeay channan vaangi n padaru ghasai.

A stone grinding sandal, never gets worn off like sandal.

isl vty inq pIsdy rs ks jwxY vwsu n rsY ]

sil vatay nit peesaday ras kas jaanay vaasu n rasai.

Grinding stones always grind the material but never know about the taste and virtues of the things ground.

ckI iPrY shMsvwr Kwie n pIAY BuK n qsY ]

chakee dhirai sahans vaar khaai n peeai bhoukh n tasai.

The grinding stone moves around thousands of times but it never feels hunger or thirst.

pQr GVY vrqxw hyiT auqy hoie GVw ivxsY ]

padar gharhai varatanaa haytdi outay hoi gharhaa vinasai.

The relationship between the stone and the pitcher is such that pitcher has to perish whether the stone strikes the pitcher or vice versa.

mUrK suriq n js ApjsY ]6]

moorakh surati n jas apajasai ||6||

The stupid does not understand the difference between fame and infamy.