ਆਪਨ ਆਪਿ ਆਪਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥
aapan aap aap parabh thaakur parabh aapay sarisat savaaray.
God, our Lord and Master, is Himself by Himself; God Himself embellishes the universe.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਸਭੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਕਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥੮॥੪॥
jan naanak aapay aap sabh vartai kar kirpaa aap nistaaray. ||8||4||
O servant Nanak, He Himself is all-pervading; in His Mercy, He Himself emancipates all. ||8||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The good is everything and everywhere, doing it all itself.
It makes the whole world beautiful, and in its kindness, lifts everyone.
The good is behind everything, making the world beautiful — and its kindness reaches everyone.
The Ashtapadee closes on the aapay note: "God is Himself by Himself... He Himself embellishes the universe... in His Mercy, He Himself emancipates all." The good is behind everything, making the world beautiful, and its mercy reaches everyone. The colophon (||8||4||) closes. For a child: the good is behind everything, making the world beautiful — and its kindness reaches everyone.
A Question to Sit With
Where do you see the good quietly making the world beautiful?
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