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19: mUrK dI sMgq dw Pl

The result of association with the stupid one

TMFy KUhhuM nHwie kY pg ivswir AwieAw isir nMgY ]

tdaddhay khoohahoun nhaai kai pag visaari aaiaa siri nagai.

Having taken bath on the well, a person forgot his turban and returned home bare headed.

Gr ivic rMnw kmlIAW DusI lIqI dyiK kuFMgY ]

ghar vichi rannaan kamaleeaan dhousee leetee daykhi kuddhangai.

Seeing his improper conduct (of being bare headed) the silly women started weeping and wailing (Seeing turbanless master of the house they conjectured the death of some one in the family).

rMnw dyiK iptMdIAw FwhW mwrYN hoie insMgY ]

rannaan daykhi pitandeeaan ddhaahaan maarain hoi nisangai.

Seeing the weeping women, others too, began mourning. People gethered and sitting in lines started condoling with the family.

lok isAwpy AwieAw rMnw purs juVy lY pMgY ]

lok siaapay aaiaa rannaan puras jurhay lai pangai.

Now the barber woman who leads the mourning on occasions asked as to who is to be wept and whose dirge she should lead, i.e. what is the name of the dead.

nwiex puCdI iptdIAW iks dY nwie AlHwxI AMgY ]

naain pouchhadee pitadeeaan kis dai naai alhaanee angai.

The daughter-in-law of family hinted towards father-in-law to elicit answer of this question (because he was found bare headed.

shury puCh jwie kY kaux muAw nUh auqru mMgY ]

sahuray pouchhahu jaai kai kaoun muaa nooh outaru mangai.

Then the fact was disclosed by him that he just forgot to wear turban).

kwvW rOlw mUrKu sMgY ]19]

kaavaan raulaa moorakhu sangai ||19||

In the assembly of the fools such cawing takes place (because crows also listening to one voice start cawing jointly).