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ਆਪੇ ਕਾਸਟ ਆਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਵਿਚਿ ਕਾਸਟ ਅਗਨਿ ਰਖਾਇਆ ॥
The Beloved Lord Himself is the firewood, and He Himself keeps the fire within the wood.
ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਭੈ ਅਗਨਿ. ਨ ਸਕੈ ਜਲਾਇਆ ॥
The Beloved Lord Himself, all by Himself, permeates them, and because of the Fear of God, the fire cannot burn the wood.
ਆਪੇ ਮਾਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਸਾਹ ਲੈਦੇ ਸਭਿ ਲਵਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
The Beloved Himself kills and revives; all draw the breath of life, given by Him. ||3||
ਆਪੇ ਤਾਣੁ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥
The Beloved Himself is power and presence; He Himself engages us in our work.
ਜਿਉ ਆਪਿ ਚਲਾਏ ਤਿਉ ਚਲੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ; ਜਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
As the Beloved makes me walk, I walk, as it pleases my Lord God.
ਆਪੇ ਜੰਤੀ ਜੰਤੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ. ਵਜਹਿ ਵਜਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੪॥
The Beloved Himself is the musician, and the musical instrument; servant Nanak vibrates His vibration. ||4||4||
ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
ਆਪੇ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਕਰਿ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਚੰਦੁ ਚਾਨਾਣੁ ॥
The Beloved Himself created the Universe; He made the light of the sun and the moon.
ਆਪਿ ਨਿਤਾਣਿਆ ਤਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪਿ ਨਿਮਾਣਿਆ ਮਾਣੁ ॥
The Beloved Himself is the power of the powerless; He Himself is the honor of the dishonored.
ਆਪਿ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਰਖਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੧॥
The Beloved Himself grants His Grace and protects us; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||1||
ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਜਪਿ; ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥
O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, and receive His Insignia.
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ. ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ; ਬਹੁੜਿ. ਨ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and meditate on the Lord, Har, Har; you shall not have to come and go in …
ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਗੁਣ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
The Beloved Himself pervades His Glorious Praises, and He Himself approves them.
ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਸਚੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥
The Beloved Himself grants His forgiveness, and He Himself bestows the Insignia of Truth.
ਆਪੇ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥੨॥
The Beloved Himself obeys His Will, and He Himself issues His Command. ||2||
ਆਪੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਦਾਣੁ ॥
The Beloved Himself is the treasure of devotion; He Himself gives His gifts.
ਆਪੇ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪਿ ਦਿਵਾਵੈ ਮਾਣੁ ॥
The Beloved Himself commits some to His service, and He Himself blesses them with honor.
ਆਪੇ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥੩॥
The Beloved Himself is absorbed in Samaadhi; He Himself is the treasure of excellence. ||3||
ਆਪੇ ਵਡਾ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਪਰਧਾਣੁ ॥
The Beloved Himself is the greatest; He Himself is supreme.
ਆਪੇ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਤੁਲੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
The Beloved Himself appraises the value; He Himself is the scale, and the weights.
ਆਪੇ ਅਤੁਲੁ. ਤੁਲਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ. ਸਦ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ॥੪॥੫॥
The Beloved Himself is unweighable - He weighs Himself; servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||4||5||
ਆਪੇ ਸੇਵਾ ਲਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਉਮਾਹਾ ॥
The Beloved Himself commits some to His service; He Himself blesses them with the joy of devotional worship.
ਆਪੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਹਾ ॥
The Beloved Himself causes us to sing His Glorious Praises; He Himself is absorbed in the Word of His Shabad.
ਆਪੇ ਲੇਖਣਿ ਆਪਿ ਲਿਖਾਰੀ; ਆਪੇ ਲੇਖੁ ਲਿਖਾਹਾ ॥੧॥
He Himself is the pen, and He Himself is the scribe; He Himself inscribes His inscription. ||1||
ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ; ਜਪਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਓਮਾਹਾ ॥
O my mind, joyfully chant the Name of the Lord.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਅਨਦੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ; ਲੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਹਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Those very fortunate ones are in ecstasy night and day; through the Perfect Guru, they obtain the profit of the Lord'…
ਆਪੇ ਗੋਪੀ ਕਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਬਨਿ ਆਪੇ ਗਊ ਚਰਾਹਾ ॥
The Beloved Himself is the milk-maid and Krishna; He Himself herds the cows in the woods.
ਆਪੇ ਸਾਵਲ ਸੁੰਦਰਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਵੰਸੁ ਵਜਾਹਾ ॥
The Beloved Himself is the blue-skinned, handsome one; He Himself plays on His flute.
ਕੁਵਲੀਆਪੀੜੁ. ਆਪਿ ਮਰਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਕਰਿ ਬਾਲਕ ਰੂਪਿ ਪਚਾਹਾ ॥੨॥
The Beloved Himself took the form of a child, and destroyed Kuwalia-peer, the mad elephant. ||2||
ਆਪਿ ਅਖਾੜਾ ਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਆਪਿ ਚੋਜਾਹਾ ॥
The Beloved Himself sets the stage; He performs the plays, and He Himself watches them.
ਕਰਿ ਬਾਲਕ ਰੂਪ ਉਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਚੰਡੂਰੁ ਕੰਸੁ ਕੇਸੁ ਮਾਰਾਹਾ ॥
The Beloved Himself assumed the form of the child, and killed the demons Chandoor, Kansa and Kaysee.
ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਬਲੁ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਬਲੁ ਭੰਨੈ ਮੂਰਖ ਮੁਗਧਾਹਾ ॥੩॥
The Beloved Himself, by Himself, is the embodiment of power; He shatters the power of the fools and idiots. ||3||
ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ; ਵਸਿ ਆਪੇ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਹਥਾਹਾ ॥
The Beloved Himself created the whole world. In His hands He holds the power of the ages.