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ਕੋਊ ਨਰਕ; ਕੋਊ ਸੁਰਗ ਬੰਛਾਵਤ ॥
Some have gone to hell, and some yearn for paradise.
ਆਲ ਜਾਲ; ਮਾਇਆ ਜੰਜਾਲ ॥
Worldly snares and entanglements of Maya,
ਹਉਮੈ ਮੋਹ; ਭਰਮ ਭੈ ਭਾਰ ॥
egotism, attachment, doubt and loads of fear;
ਦੂਖ ਸੂਖ; ਮਾਨ ਅਪਮਾਨ ॥
pain and pleasure, honor and dishonor
ਅਨਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ; ਕੀਓ ਬਖੵਾਨ ॥
these came to be described in various ways.
ਆਪਨ ਖੇਲੁ; ਆਪਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ॥
He Himself creates and beholds His own drama.
ਖੇਲੁ ਸੰਕੋਚੈ; ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ. ਏਕੈ ॥੭॥
He winds up the drama, and then, O Nanak, He alone remains. ||7||
ਜਹ ਅਬਿਗਤੁ; ਭਗਤੁ ਤਹ ਆਪਿ ॥
Wherever the Eternal Lord's devotee is, He Himself is there.
ਜਹ ਪਸਰੈ ਪਾਸਾਰੁ; ਸੰਤ ਪਰਤਾਪਿ ॥
He unfolds the expanse of His creation for the glory of His Saint.
ਦੁਹੂ ਪਾਖ ਕਾ; ਆਪਹਿ ਧਨੀ ॥
He Himself is the Master of both worlds.
ਉਨ ਕੀ ਸੋਭਾ; ਉਨਹੂ ਬਨੀ ॥
His Praise is to Himself alone.
ਆਪਹਿ ਕਉਤਕ ਕਰੈ; ਅਨਦ ਚੋਜ ॥
He Himself performs and plays His amusements and games.
ਆਪਹਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗਨ; ਨਿਰਜੋਗ ॥
He Himself enjoys pleasures, and yet He is unaffected and untouched.
ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ; ਤਿਸੁ. ਆਪਨ ਨਾਇ ਲਾਵੈ ॥
He attaches whomever He pleases to His Name.
ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ; ਤਿਸੁ ਖੇਲ ਖਿਲਾਵੈ ॥
He causes whomever He pleases to play in His play.
ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰ ਅਥਾਹ; ਅਗਨਤ ਅਤੋਲੈ ॥
He is beyond calculation, beyond measure, uncountable and unfathomable.
ਜਿਉ ਬੁਲਾਵਹੁ; ਤਿਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਬੋਲੈ ॥੮॥੨੧॥
As You inspire him to speak, O Lord, so does servant Nanak speak. ||8||21||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Salok:
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਕੇ ਠਾਕੁਰਾ; ਆਪੇ ਵਰਤਣਹਾਰ ॥
O Lord and Master of all beings and creatures, You Yourself are prevailing everywhere.
ਨਾਨਕ. ਏਕੋ ਪਸਰਿਆ; ਦੂਜਾ ਕਹ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਾਰ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, The One is All-pervading; where is any other to be seen? ||1||
ਅਸਟਪਦੀ ॥
Ashtapadee:
ਆਪਿ ਕਥੈ; ਆਪਿ ਸੁਨਨੈਹਾਰੁ ॥
He Himself is the speaker, and He Himself is the listener.
ਆਪਹਿ ਏਕੁ; ਆਪਿ ਬਿਸਥਾਰੁ ॥
He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the many.
ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ; ਤਾ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਏ ॥
When it pleases Him, He creates the world.
ਆਪਨੈ ਭਾਣੈ; ਲਏ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
As He pleases, He absorbs it back into Himself.
ਤੁਮ ਤੇ ਭਿੰਨ; ਨਹੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
Without You, nothing can be done.
ਆਪਨ ਸੂਤਿ; ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਪਰੋਇ ॥
Upon Your thread, You have strung the whole world.
ਜਾ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀਉ; ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥
One whom God Himself inspires to understand
ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ; ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
- that person obtains the True Name.
ਸੋ ਸਮਦਰਸੀ; ਤਤ ਕਾ ਬੇਤਾ ॥
He looks impartially upon all, and he knows the essential reality.
ਨਾਨਕ; ਸਗਲ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕਾ ਜੇਤਾ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, he conquers the whole world. ||1||
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ੍ਰ ਸਭ; ਤਾ ਕੈ ਹਾਥ ॥
All beings and creatures are in His Hands.
ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ; ਅਨਾਥ ਕੋ ਨਾਥੁ ॥
He is Merciful to the meek, the Patron of the patronless.
ਜਿਸੁ ਰਾਖੈ; ਤਿਸੁ. ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮਾਰੈ ॥
No one can kill those who are protected by Him.
ਸੋ ਮੂਆ; ਜਿਸੁ ਮਨਹੁ ਬਿਸਾਰੈ ॥
One who is forgotten by God, is already dead.
ਤਿਸੁ ਤਜਿ; ਅਵਰ ਕਹਾ ਕੋ ਜਾਇ ॥
Leaving Him, where else could anyone go?
ਸਭ ਸਿਰਿ; ਏਕੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਰਾਇ ॥
Over the heads of all is the One, the Immaculate King.
ਜੀਅ ਕੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ; ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਭ ਹਾਥਿ ॥
The ways and means of all beings are in His Hands.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ; ਜਾਨਹੁ ਸਾਥਿ ॥
Inwardly and outwardly, know that He is with you.
ਗੁਨ ਨਿਧਾਨ; ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
He is the Ocean of excellence, infinite and endless.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ; ਸਦਾ ਬਲਿਹਾਰ ॥੨॥
Slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||
ਪੂਰਨ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹੇ; ਦਇਆਲ ॥
The Perfect, Merciful Lord is pervading everywhere.
ਸਭ ਊਪਰਿ; ਹੋਵਤ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ॥
His kindness extends to all.
ਅਪਨੇ ਕਰਤਬ; ਜਾਨੈ ਆਪਿ ॥
He Himself knows His own ways.
ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ; ਰਹਿਓ ਬਿਆਪਿ ॥
The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is present everywhere.
ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੈ; ਜੀਅਨ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤਿ ॥
He cherishes His living beings in so many ways.
ਜੋ ਜੋ ਰਚਿਓ; ਸੁ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਧਿਆਤਿ ॥
That which He has created meditates on Him.
ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ; ਤਿਸੁ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
Whoever pleases Him, He blends into Himself.
ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ; ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥
They perform His devotional service and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ; ਬਿਸ੍ਵਾਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
With heart-felt faith, they believe in Him.
ਕਰਨਹਾਰੁ; ਨਾਨਕ. ਇਕੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੩॥
O Nanak, they realize the One, the Creator Lord. ||3||
ਜਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ; ਹਰਿ ਏਕੈ ਨਾਇ ॥
The Lord's humble servant is committed to His Name.
ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਆਸ; ਨ ਬਿਰਥੀ ਜਾਇ ॥
His hopes do not go in vain.
ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ; ਸੇਵਾ ਬਨਿ ਆਈ ॥
The servant's purpose is to serve;
ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੂਝਿ; ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਈ ॥
obeying the Lord's Command, the supreme status is obtained.
ਇਸ ਤੇ ਊਪਰਿ; ਨਹੀ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
Beyond this, he has no other thought.
ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਬਸਿਆ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ॥
Within his mind, the Formless Lord abides.
ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋਰਿ; ਭਏ ਨਿਰਵੈਰ ॥
His bonds are cut away, and he becomes free of hatred.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਪੂਜਹਿ; ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਪੈਰ ॥
Night and day, he worships the Feet of the Guru.
ਇਹ ਲੋਕ ਸੁਖੀਏ; ਪਰਲੋਕ ਸੁਹੇਲੇ ॥
He is at peace in this world, and happy in the next.