ਆਪੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਆਪੇ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
aapay nayrhai aapay door.
He Himself is near, and He Himself is far away.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਸਦ ਹਜੂਰਿ ॥
gur kai sabad vaykhai sad hajoor.
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is seen to be ever-present, close at hand.
ਛਾਵ ਘਣੀ ਫੂਲੀ ਬਨਰਾਇ ॥
chhaav ghanee foolee banraa-ay.
The plants have blossomed forth, giving a dense shade.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬਿਗਸੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥੨॥
gurmukh bigsai sahj subhaa-ay. ||2||
The Gurmukh blossoms forth, with intuitive ease. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is near, and the One is far away.
Through the Guru's Word, you see the One always close at hand.
The plants have burst into blossom, giving thick, cool shade.
The one who faces the Guru blossoms too, easily and naturally.
What felt far away was near the whole time.
The One is both near and far, and the Guru's Word shows the One always close at hand.
Aapay nayrhai aapay door — the One is both near and far; the Word settles it toward sad hajoor, ever-present. Chhaav ghanee foolee banraa-ay, plants blossoming into thick shade, is pure Basant imagery. The gurmukh, someone who faces the Guru, opens in the same way.
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