Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One makes everyone speak, and the One speaks too. The One is pure, without form, and needs no food at all.
O One, whoever You bring close comes to meet You. Nanak, Your servant, says: I am only a poor, small creature. What can I do on my own?
The One speaks through everyone, and whoever the One brings close comes close.
Har aap bulaavai aapay bolai: the One makes us speak and also speaks. Niranjan, nirankaar, niraahaaree: pure, without form, needing nothing. Jan naanak ki-aa ayhi jant vichaaree: Nanak asks what these poor creatures can do. It is a word of honest humility.
Think of a flute. The music comes through it, and the breath belongs to the player.
When have the right words come to you as if from somewhere beyond?
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