ਬੇਦ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਕਹਹਿ ਇਕੁ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
bayd vakhaan kaheh ik kahee-ai.
The Vedas say that we should chant the Name of the One Lord.
ਓਹੁ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਕਿਨਿ ਲਹੀਐ ॥
oh bay-ant ant kin lahee-ai.
He is endless; who can find His limits?
ਏਕੋ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗੁ ਕੀਆ ॥
ayko kartaa jin jag kee-aa.
There is only One Creator, who created the world.
ਬਾਝੁ ਕਲਾ ਧਰਿ ਗਗਨੁ ਧਰੀਆ ॥੨॥
baajh kalaa Dhar gagan Dharee-aa. ||2||
Without any pillars, He supports the earth and the sky. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Vedas, the old holy books, say: speak of the One.
The One is endless; who can find where the One ends?
There is only one Maker, who made the world.
With no pillars at all, the One holds up the earth and the sky.
One Maker holds up the whole sky with no pillars you can see.
One endless Maker made the world and holds up the earth and the sky with no pillars.
Bed vakhaan kaheh ik kahee-ai — even the Vedas point to chanting the One. Baajh kalaa dhar gagan dhareeaa: without visible pillars, the One upholds earth and sky. The vastness is beyond measure (beant), yet it holds everything.
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