Sikhism·Raag Malaar·Shabad 71
Verse 86 of 86

You Yourself Made The Making

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਆਪਿ ਬਣਤ ਬਣਾਈ ॥
tooN aapay aap varatdaa aap banat banaa-ee.
You Yourself are all-pervading; You Yourself made the making.
ਤੁਧੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਤੂ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥
tuDh bin doojaa ko nahee too rahi-aa samaa-ee.
Without You, there is no other at all; You are permeating and pervading everywhere.
ਤੇਰੀ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਤੂਹੈ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
tayree gat mit toohai jaandaa tuDh keemat paa-ee.
You alone know Your state and extent. Only You can estimate Your worth.
ਤੂ ਅਲਖ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਦਿਖਾਈ ॥
too alakh agochar agam hai gurmat dikhaa-ee.
You are invisible, imperceptible and inaccessible. You are revealed through the Guru's Teachings.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥
antar agi-aan dukh bharam hai gur gi-aan gavaa-ee.
Deep within, there is ignorance, suffering and doubt; through the spiritual wisdom of the Guru, they are eradicated.
ਜਿਸੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਸੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈ ॥
jis kirpaa karahi tis mayl laihi so naam Dhi-aa-ee.
He alone meditates on the Naam, whom You unite with Yourself, in Your Mercy.
ਤੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਹੈ ਰਵਿਆ ਸਭ ਠਾਈ ॥
too kartaa purakh agamm hai ravi-aa sabh thaa-ee.
You are the Creator, the Inaccessible Primal Lord God; You are all-pervading everywhere.
ਜਿਤੁ ਤੂ ਲਾਇਹਿ ਸਚਿਆ ਤਿਤੁ ਕੋ ਲਗੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਈ ॥੨੮॥੧॥ ਸੁਧੁ
jit too laa-ihi sachi-aa tit ko lagai naanak gun gaa-ee. ||28||1|| suDh.
To whatever You link the mortal, O True Lord, to that he is linked. Nanak sings Your Glorious Praises. ||28||1|| Sudh||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You Yourself are in everything. You Yourself made all that is made.

Without You there is no other at all. You fill every place.

Only You know how You are and how vast You are. Only You can tell Your worth.

You cannot be seen, cannot be sensed, cannot be reached. You are shown through the Guru's teaching.

Deep inside there is not-knowing, pain and doubt. The Guru's wisdom takes them away.

The one You join to Yourself, in Your kindness, keeps the Naam in mind.

You are the Creator, the first Being, beyond reach, spread through every place.

O True One, whatever You link a person to, to that they are linked. Nanak says: I sing Your praises.

The same One who made the making is quietly clearing your fog right now.
The deeper layer

The One made everything and fills everything. The Guru's wisdom clears the fog inside.

Toon aapay aap vartadaa aap banat banaa-ee: You are in everything, and You made all that is made. TuDh bin doojaa ko nahee: there is no other. The One is alakh and agochar, beyond seeing and sensing, and is shown through the Guru's teaching. Gur gi-aan gavaa-ee: the Guru's wisdom clears away not-knowing, pain and doubt.

This is the last pauri of the Vaar, number 28. After it the scribe wrote sudh, "correct," a mark that the copy was checked. Jis kirpaa karahi tis mayl laihi: the One draws close whoever the One chooses in kindness, and that one keeps the Naam in mind.

A Question to Sit With

What old fog inside you might be gently lifting, without you forcing it?

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