ਨਾਰਾਇਣ ਨਰਹਰ ਦਇਆਲ ॥
naaraa-in narhar da-i-aal.
The Lord is powerful and merciful.
ਰਮਤ ਰਾਮ ਘਟ ਘਟ ਆਧਾਰ ॥
ramat raam ghat ghat aaDhaar.
The all-pervading Lord is the support of each and every heart.
ਬਾਸੁਦੇਵ ਬਸਤ ਸਭ ਠਾਇ ॥
baasudayv basat sabh thaa-ay.
The luminous Lord dwells everywhere.
ਲੀਲਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਲਖੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੪॥
leelaa kichh lakhee na jaa-ay. ||4||
His play cannot be known. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is powerful and full of mercy.
Spread through all, it is the support of every heart.
The shining One lives in every place there is.
And its play is more than anyone can fully know.
The One lives in every heart, and its great play is beyond full knowing.
The One is ghat ghat aadhaar, the support of each and every heart. And leelaa kichh lakhee na jaa-ay: the One's play is more than anyone can grasp, which leaves room for humble wonder.
The names here come from Hindu devotion: naaraa-in, narhar, raam, baasudayv, each a window onto the same One.
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