Jitivar Vaje Vira Tan Lakadi
jītīvār vāje vīrā tan lākaḍī
Pir Sadardin · 5 verses
Verse 1
Jitīvār vāje vīrātan lākḍī, Bhāīkase to tāsūṅsharīr; Sāmītūmātāsāmītūpitā, Bhāīkāyam sirjaṇhār
English meaning: O brother! As long as the sounds of this wooden-like body can be heard i.e. there is life in it, He will put the body to test. O Lord! You are the mother, you are the father. O brother! The Ever-Living is the Creator.
Verse 2
Ḍolan lāgā te jīv ḍubshe, Bhāīrachne lāgāsāchāyār; Vārānikire vīrāvāṭḍī, Bhāīpanth khanḍākeri dhār
English meaning: O brother! He who staggers will drown and the true friend is reaching the other shore. O brother! The path is finer than a hair; the pat h is (like) the blade of a sword.
Verse 3
Vīrāpanth valāv īgayā, Bhāīkaran belīsachāyār; Kāyāvāḍīvīrākārmī, Bhāīphal māchūko gemār
English meaning: O brother! Those who made good deeds their companions traversed the path. O brother! The garden of the body is a deceiver; O foolish one! Do not lose your objective.
Verse 4
Vīrājūṭhūn na boliye, Ane jūṭhḍe hoe anāchār; Jīvḍo kasāvshe bhāījantarmā, Bhāīek guno so so vār
English meaning: O brother! Do not lie and the consequences of a liar are unpleasant. O brother! For each sin man will be put in stocks and tortured a hundred times.
Verse 5
Khāl toḍāvshe vīrāsāṇsā, Bhāīdohlo sāmīno dīdār; Vīrāitkāso bhelshe, Pīr Sadardīn bolanhār
English meaning: O brother! The skin will be torn open with pincers; the Didar of the Lord is arduous. O brother! Pir Sadardin (r.a.) says: Whatever is achieved here, the same will be obtained there.