ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਤੂ ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਭੁ ਧਾਰਿਆ ॥
too sachaa saahib sach sach sabh Dhaari-aa.
You are True, O my True Lord and Master; You uphold all that is true.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੀਤੋ ਥਾਟੁ ਸਿਰਜਿ ਸੰਸਾਰਿਆ ॥
gurmukh keeto thaat siraj sansaari-aa.
You created the world, making a place for the Gurmukhs.
ਹਰਿ ਆਗਿਆ ਹੋਏ ਬੇਦ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿਆ ॥
har aagi-aa ho-ay bayd paap punn veechaari-aa.
By the Will of the Lord, the Vedas came into being; they discriminate between sin and virtue.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਬਿਸਥਾਰਿਆ ॥
barahmaa bisan mahays tarai gun bisthaari-aa.
You created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and the expanse of the three qualities.
ਨਵ ਖੰਡ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਸਾਜਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ ॥
nav khand parithmee saaj har rang savaari-aa.
Creating the world of the nine regions, O Lord, You have embellished it with beauty.
ਵੇਕੀ ਜੰਤ ਉਪਾਇ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਲ ਧਾਰਿਆ ॥
vaykee jant upaa-ay antar kal Dhaari-aa.
Creating the beings of various kinds, You infused Your power into them.
ਤੇਰਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ਸਚੁ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਿਆ ॥
tayraa ant na jaanai ko-ay sach sirjanhaari-aa.
No one knows Your limit, O True Creator Lord.
ਤੂ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸਭ ਬਿਧਿ ਆਪਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥
too jaaneh sabh biDh aap gurmukh nistaari-aa. ||1||
You Yourself know all ways and means; You Yourself save the Gurmukhs. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are True, my Master, and You hold up everything that is true.
You made this whole world as a home for anyone who turns toward the light. You made the great teachers and the holy books, the sun and the countless kinds of living things.
No one can measure how vast You are — and You Yourself help us find the way home.
The One you love up close is the same One who made everything.
From the close love-song, the eyes lift to the widest view: the same Beloved is the Maker of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, of the Vedas and the nine regions. Gurmukh means one who faces the Guru. The Hindu picture of the universe is honored here as the One's own handiwork.
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