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Gauri Sorath
Gauri Sorath has a definite feeling of attraction and appeal, which woos the listener’s attention to the subject matter or target. However, the feelings of being enticed and lured are balanced with a sense of duty and realisation, of needing to obey the warning given.
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ਰੇ ਜੀਅ ਨਿਲਜ ਲਾਜ ਤੋੁਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
rē jī nilaj lāj tōh nāhī .
O shameless being, don't you feel ashamed?
ਕਉਨੁ ਕੋ ਪੂਤੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਕੋ ਕਾ ਕੋ ॥
kaun kō pūt pitā kō kā kō .
Whose son is he? Whose father is he?
ਅਬ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਭਏ ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਮ ਸਹਾਈ ॥
ab mō kau bhaē rājā rām sahāī .
Now, the Lord, my King, has become my help and support.
ਜਲਿ ਹੈ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਥਲਿ ਹੈ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਸੂਤਕ ਓਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥
jal hai sūtak thal hai sūtak sūtak ōpat hōī .
There is pollution in the water, and pollution on the land; whatever is born is polluted.