ਕੋਊ ਨਰਕ ਕੋਊ ਸੁਰਗ ਬੰਛਾਵਤ ॥
kōū narak kōū surag banshāvat .
Some have gone to hell, and some yearn for paradise.
ਆਲ ਜਾਲ ਮਾਇਆ ਜੰਜਾਲ ॥
āl jāl māiā janjāl .
Worldly snares and entanglements of Maya,
ਹਉਮੈ ਮੋਹ ਭਰਮ ਭੈ ਭਾਰ ॥
haumai mōh bharam bhai bhār .
egotism, attachment, doubt and loads of fear;
ਦੂਖ ਸੂਖ ਮਾਨ ਅਪਮਾਨ ॥
dūkh sūkh mān apamān .
pain and pleasure, honor and dishonor
ਅਨਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਕੀਓ ਬਖ੍ਯਾਨ ॥
anik prakār kīō bakhyān .
- these came to be described in various ways.
ਆਪਨ ਖੇਲੁ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ॥
āpan khēl āp kar dēkhai .
He Himself creates and beholds His own drama.
ਖੇਲੁ ਸੰਕੋਚੈ ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੈ ॥੭॥
khēl sankōchai tau nānak ēkai .7.
He winds up the drama, and then, O Nanak, He alone remains. ||7||
ਜਹ ਅਬਿਗਤੁ ਭਗਤੁ ਤਹ ਆਪਿ ॥
jah abigat bhagat tah āp .
Wherever the Eternal Lord's devotee is, He Himself is there.
ਜਹ ਪਸਰੈ ਪਾਸਾਰੁ ਸੰਤ ਪਰਤਾਪਿ ॥
jah pasarai pāsār sant paratāp .
He unfolds the expanse of His creation for the glory of His Saint.
ਦੁਹੂ ਪਾਖ ਕਾ ਆਪਹਿ ਧਨੀ ॥
duhū pākh kā āpah dhanī .
He Himself is the Master of both worlds.
ਉਨ ਕੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਉਨਹੂ ਬਨੀ ॥
un kī sōbhā unahū banī .
His Praise is to Himself alone.
ਆਪਹਿ ਕਉਤਕ ਕਰੈ ਅਨਦ ਚੋਜ ॥
āpah kautak karai anad chōj .
He Himself performs and plays His amusements and games.
ਆਪਹਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗਨ ਨਿਰਜੋਗ ॥
āpah ras bhōgan nirajōg .
He Himself enjoys pleasures, and yet He is unaffected and untouched.
ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਪਨ ਨਾਇ ਲਾਵੈ ॥
jis bhāvai tis āpan nāi lāvai .
He attaches whomever He pleases to His Name.
ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਖੇਲ ਖਿਲਾਵੈ ॥
jis bhāvai tis khēl khilāvai .
He causes whomever He pleases to play in His play.
ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰ ਅਥਾਹ ਅਗਨਤ ਅਤੋਲੈ ॥
bēsumār athāh aganat atōlai .
He is beyond calculation, beyond measure, uncountable and unfathomable.
ਜਿਉ ਬੁਲਾਵਹੁ ਤਿਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਬੋਲੈ ॥੮॥੨੧॥
jiu bulāvah tiu nānak dās bōlai .8.21.
As You inspire him to speak, O Lord, so does servant Nanak speak. ||8||21||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salōk .
Shalok:
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਕੇ ਠਾਕੁਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਰਤਣਹਾਰ ॥
jī jant kē thākurā āpē varatanahār .
O Lord and Master of all beings and creatures, You Yourself are prevailing everywhere.
ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੋ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਦੂਜਾ ਕਹ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਾਰ ॥੧॥
nānak ēkō pasariā dūjā kah drisatār .1.
O Nanak, The One is All-pervading; where is any other to be seen? ||1||
ਅਸਟਪਦੀ ॥
asatapadī .
Ashtapadee:
ਆਪਿ ਕਥੈ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਨਨੈਹਾਰੁ ॥
āp kathai āp sunanaihār .
He Himself is the speaker, and He Himself is the listener.
ਆਪਹਿ ਏਕੁ ਆਪਿ ਬਿਸਥਾਰੁ ॥
āpah ēk āp bisathār .
He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the many.
ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਏ ॥
jā tis bhāvai tā srisat upāē .
When it pleases Him, He creates the world.
ਆਪਨੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਲਏ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
āpanai bhānai laē samāē .
As He pleases, He absorbs it back into Himself.
ਤੁਮ ਤੇ ਭਿੰਨ ਨਹੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
tum tē bhinn nahī kish hōi .
Without You, nothing can be done.
ਆਪਨ ਸੂਤਿ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਪਰੋਇ ॥
āpan sūt sabh jagat parōi .
Upon Your thread, You have strung the whole world.
ਜਾ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀਉ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥
jā kau prabh jīu āp bujhāē .
One whom God Himself inspires to understand
ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
sach nām sōī jan pāē .
- that person obtains the True Name.
ਸੋ ਸਮਦਰਸੀ ਤਤ ਕਾ ਬੇਤਾ ॥
sō samadarasī tat kā bētā .
He looks impartially upon all, and he knows the essential reality.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਗਲ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕਾ ਜੇਤਾ ॥੧॥
nānak sagal srisat kā jētā .1.
O Nanak, he conquers the whole world. ||1||
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ੍ਰ ਸਭ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਹਾਥ ॥
jī jantr sabh tā kai hāth .
All beings and creatures are in His Hands.
ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਅਨਾਥ ਕੋ ਨਾਥੁ ॥
dīn daiāl anāth kō nāth .
He is Merciful to the meek, the Patron of the patronless.
ਜਿਸੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮਾਰੈ ॥
jis rākhai tis kōi n mārai .
No one can kill those who are protected by Him.
ਸੋ ਮੂਆ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਨਹੁ ਬਿਸਾਰੈ ॥
sō mūā jis manah bisārai .
One who is forgotten by God, is already dead.
ਤਿਸੁ ਤਜਿ ਅਵਰ ਕਹਾ ਕੋ ਜਾਇ ॥
tis taj avar kahā kō jāi .
Leaving Him, where else could anyone go?
ਸਭ ਸਿਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਰਾਇ ॥
sabh sir ēk niranjan rāi .
Over the heads of all is the One, the Immaculate King.
ਜੀਅ ਕੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਭ ਹਾਥਿ ॥
jī kī jugat jā kai sabh hāth .
The ways and means of all beings are in His Hands.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਸਾਥਿ ॥
antar bāhar jānah sāth .
Inwardly and outwardly, know that He is with you.
ਗੁਨ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
gun nidhān bēant apār .
He is the Ocean of excellence, infinite and endless.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਸਦਾ ਬਲਿਹਾਰ ॥੨॥
nānak dās sadā balihār .2.
Slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||
ਪੂਰਨ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਦਇਆਲ ॥
pūran pūr rahē daiāl .
The Perfect, Merciful Lord is pervading everywhere.
ਸਭ ਊਪਰਿ ਹੋਵਤ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ॥
sabh ūpar hōvat kirapāl .
His kindness extends to all.
ਅਪਨੇ ਕਰਤਬ ਜਾਨੈ ਆਪਿ ॥
apanē karatab jānai āp .
He Himself knows His own ways.
ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਰਹਿਓ ਬਿਆਪਿ ॥
antarajāmī rahiō biāp .
The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is present everywhere.
ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੈ ਜੀਅਨ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤਿ ॥
pratipālai jīan bah bhāt .
He cherishes His living beings in so many ways.
ਜੋ ਜੋ ਰਚਿਓ ਸੁ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਧਿਆਤਿ ॥
jō jō rachiō s tisah dhiāt .
That which He has created meditates on Him.
ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
jis bhāvai tis laē milāi .
Whoever pleases Him, He blends into Himself.
ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥
bhagat karah har kē gun gāi .
They perform His devotional service and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਿਸ੍ਵਾਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
man antar bisvās kar māniā .
With heart-felt faith, they believe in Him.
ਕਰਨਹਾਰੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਕੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੩॥
karanahār nānak ik jāniā .3.
O Nanak, they realize the One, the Creator Lord. ||3||
ਜਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਹਰਿ ਏਕੈ ਨਾਇ ॥
jan lāgā har ēkai nāi .
The Lord's humble servant is committed to His Name.
ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਆਸ ਨ ਬਿਰਥੀ ਜਾਇ ॥
tis kī ās n birathī jāi .
His hopes do not go in vain.
ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ ਸੇਵਾ ਬਨਿ ਆਈ ॥
sēvak kau sēvā ban āī .
The servant's purpose is to serve;
ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੂਝਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਈ ॥
hukam būjh param pad pāī .
obeying the Lord's Command, the supreme status is obtained.
ਇਸ ਤੇ ਊਪਰਿ ਨਹੀ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
is tē ūpar nahī bīchār .
Beyond this, he has no other thought.
ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਬਸਿਆ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ॥
jā kai man basiā nirankār .
Within his mind, the Formless Lord abides.
ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋਰਿ ਭਏ ਨਿਰਵੈਰ ॥
bandhan tōr bhaē niravair .
His bonds are cut away, and he becomes free of hatred.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਪੈਰ ॥
anadin pūjah gur kē pair .
Night and day, he worships the Feet of the Guru.
ਇਹ ਲੋਕ ਸੁਖੀਏ ਪਰਲੋਕ ਸੁਹੇਲੇ ॥
ih lōk sukhīē paralōk suhēlē .
He is at peace in this world, and happy in the next.