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11: Anwrdwxw

Seed of the sour pomergranate

dwxw hoie Anwr dw hoie DUiV DUVI ivic DsY ]

daanaa hoi anaar daa hoi dhoorhi dhoorhee vichi dhasai.

The seed of promegranate merges into dust by becoming dust.

hoie ibrKu hrIAwvlw lwl gulwlw Pul ivgsY ]

hoi birakhu hareeaavalaa laal gulaalaa phal vigasai.

The same becoming green is adorned by flowers of deep red colour.

iekqu ibrK shs Pl Pul Pl iekdU iek srsY ]

ikatu birakh sahas phal phal phal ik doo ik sarasai.

On tree, thousands of fruits grow, each fruit being more delicious than another.

iekdU dwxy lK hoie Pl Pl dy mn AMdr vsY ]

ik doo daanay lakh hoi phal phal day man andari vasai.

In each fruit reside thousands of seeds produced by one seed.

iqsu Pl qoit n AwveI gurmuiK suKu Plu AMmRiq rsY ]

tisu phal toti n aavaee guramoukhi soukhu phalu anmritu rasai.

As there is no dearth of fruit on that tree so the gurmukh is never at loss to realize the delights of the fruits of nectar.

ijau ijau lXin qoiV Pil iqau iqau iPir iPir PlIAY hsY ]

jiu jiu layani torhi phali tiu tiu dhiri dhir phaleeai hasai.

With the plucking of the fruit the tree again and again, bursting into laughter bears more fruits.

inv clxu gur mwrgu dsY ]11]

niv chalanu gur maaragu dasai ||11||

Thus the great Guru teaches the way of humility.