ਆਪੇ ਭਵਰੁ ਫੁਲੁ ਫਲੁ ਤਰਵਰੁ ॥
aapay bhavar ful fal tarvar.
You Yourself are the bumble bee, the flower, the fruit and the tree.
ਆਪੇ ਜਲੁ ਥਲੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਸਰਵਰੁ ॥
aapay jal thal saagar sarvar.
You Yourself are the water, the desert, the ocean and the pool.
ਆਪੇ ਮਛੁ ਕਛੁ ਕਰਣੀਕਰੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਲਖਣਾ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੬॥
aapay machh kachh karneekar tayraa roop na lakh-naa jaa-ee hay. ||6||
You Yourself are the great fish, the tortoise, the Cause of causes; Your form cannot be known. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are the bee and the flower it visits, the fruit and the tree it grows on.
You are the water and the dry land, the ocean and the still pond.
You are in the smallest creature and the largest, the reason behind everything, and no picture I could ever draw would hold all of You.
The One is in the tiniest bee and the widest ocean, too vast for any single picture.
The immanence litany widens to plants, waters, and creatures, closing with the classic Gurbani note that the One's form cannot be grasped or pictured. Wonder, not fear, is the keynote.
A Question to Sit With
What is the smallest living thing you can think of where the One might be hiding?
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