Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 114
Verse 66 of 66

One and Countless at Once

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਆਪੇ ਕੀਤੋ ਰਚਨੁ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਰਤਿਆ ॥
aapay keeto rachan aapay hee rati-aa.
He Himself created the Universe; He Himself imbues it.
ਆਪੇ ਹੋਇਓ ਇਕੁ ਆਪੇ ਬਹੁ ਭਤਿਆ ॥
aapay ho-i-o ik aapay baho bhati-aa.
He Himself is One, and He Himself has numerous forms.
ਆਪੇ ਸਭਨਾ ਮੰਝਿ ਆਪੇ ਬਾਹਰਾ ॥
aapay sabhnaa manjh aapay baahraa.
He Himself is within all, and He Himself is beyond them.
ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਜਾਹਰਾ ॥
aapay jaaneh door aapay hee jaahraa.
He Himself is known to be far away, and He Himself is right here.
ਆਪੇ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਆਪੇ ਪਰਗਟੀਐ ॥
aapay hoveh gupat aapay pargatee-ai.
He Himself is hidden, and He Himself is revealed.
ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਪਾਇ ਤੇਰੀ ਥਟੀਐ ॥
keemat kisai na paa-ay tayree thatee-ai.
No one can estimate the value of Your Creation, Lord.
ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰੁ ਅਥਾਹੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਅਗਣਤੁ ਤੂੰ ॥
gahir gambheer athaahu apaar agnat tooN.
You are deep and profound, unfathomable, infinite and invaluable.
ਨਾਨਕ ਵਰਤੈ ਇਕੁ ਇਕੋ ਇਕੁ ਤੂੰ ॥੨੨॥੧॥੨॥ ਸੁਧੁ ॥
naanak vartai ik iko ik tooN. ||22||1||2|| suDh.
O Nanak, the One Lord is all-pervading. You are the One and only. ||22||1||2|| Sudh||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You Yourself made the universe, and You Yourself fill it with Your color.

You Yourself are One, and You Yourself take many forms.

You Yourself are inside everyone, and You Yourself are beyond them all.

You Yourself are known as far away, and You Yourself are right here.

You Yourself are hidden, and You Yourself are shown.

No one can measure the worth of what You have made.

You are deep and vast, beyond measure, without end, beyond counting.

Nanak says: the One alone is at work everywhere. You are the One, the only One.

The One is single and countless, far and near, hidden and everywhere — all at once.
The deeper layer

The One is single and countless, within and beyond, far and near, hidden and shown, all at once. Pairs of opposites gather the whole Vaar into one picture: the worth of such a creation cannot be measured, and in the end there is only the One. The closing mark Sudh means "checked and correct", a scribe's seal on the finished Vaar.

A Question to Sit With

How can something be one and many at the same time? Where do you see that?

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