29. Lall Dedh: Zanam praevith...

زٔنم پرأوِتھ وبَو نا ژهونڈُم

لوٗبن بوٗگن بٔرِم نِہ پرْے۔

سومُے آہار سیٹھا زونُم،

ژولُم دوکھ داد پولُم دے۔

Zanam praevith vibov na chhondum,

Looban boogan baerim ne prai.

Somui aahaar setha zonum,

Chholum dokh daad, poalum dai.

Vocabulary:

Zanam: زٔنم: Birth

Vibov: وبَو: Grandeur, Emminence

Loob:لوٗب: Pleasures

Boog: بوُگ: Delights

Prai: پرْے: Affection, love

Somui: سومُے: Moderate

Aahaar: آہار: Food provisions

Dokh daad: دوکھ داد: Afflictions & tyranny

Dai: دے: God

Jiya Lal Koul’s Translation:

In life I sought neither wealth nor power,

Nor ran after the pleasure of sense.

Moderate in food and drink, I lived a controlled life,

Patiently bore my lot, my pain and poverty,

And loved my God.

My translation:

On getting life I didn’t pursue the grandeur,

The desires and delights I didn’t love.

Moderate food provisions I considered enough,

I bore afflictions and tyranny, (but) obeyed God.