Cuckoo
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Guru Nanak Dev
ਕੋਕਿਲ ਹੋਵਾ ਅੰਬਿ ਬਸਾ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਬਦ ਬੀਚਾਰ ॥
If I were to become a cuckoo, living in a mango tree, I would still contemplate the Word of the Shabad.
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ਊਨਵਿ ਘਨਹਰ ਗਰਜੈ ਬਰਸੈ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਮੋਰ ਬੈਰਾਗੈ ॥
The low-hanging clouds crack with thunder and burst. The cuckoos and the peacocks are filled with passion,
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Guru Arjan Dev
ਕੋਕਿਲ ਅੰਬ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਚਵੈ ਸਹਾਵੀਆ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗ ਕੀਜੀਝ ॥
The cuckoo is in love with the mango tree, and sings so sweetly. O my mind, love the Lord in this way.
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Devotee Namdev
ਜਿਉ ਕੋਕਿਲ ਕਉ ਅੰਬ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਤਿਉ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥੨॥
and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||
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