Sukhmani Sahib

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ਆਪਹਿ ਏਕੁ ਆਪਿ ਬਿਸਥਾਰੁ ॥

aapeh ek aap bisathaar |

He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the many.

ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਏ ॥

jaa tis bhaavai taa srisatt upaae |

When it pleases Him, He creates the world.

ਆਪਨੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਲਏ ਸਮਾਏ ॥

aapanai bhaanai le samaae |

As He pleases, He absorbs it back into Himself.

ਤੁਮ ਤੇ ਭਿੰਨ ਨਹੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

tum te bhin nahee kichh hoe |

Without You, nothing can be done.

ਆਪਨ ਸੂਤਿ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਪਰੋਇ ॥

aapan soot sabh jagat paroe |

Upon Your thread, You have strung the whole world.

ਜਾ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀਉ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥

jaa kau prabh jeeo aap bujhaae |

One whom God Himself inspires to understand

ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

sach naam soee jan paae |

- that person obtains the True Name.

ਸੋ ਸਮਦਰਸੀ ਤਤ ਕਾ ਬੇਤਾ ॥

so samadarasee tat kaa betaa |

He looks impartially upon all, and he knows the essential reality.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਗਲ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕਾ ਜੇਤਾ ॥੧॥

naanak sagal srisatt kaa jetaa |1|

O Nanak, he conquers the whole world. ||1||

ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ੍ਰ ਸਭ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਹਾਥ ॥

jeea jantr sabh taa kai haath |

All beings and creatures are in His Hands.

ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਅਨਾਥ ਕੋ ਨਾਥੁ ॥

deen deaal anaath ko naath |

He is Merciful to the meek, the Patron of the patronless.

ਜਿਸੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮਾਰੈ ॥

jis raakhai tis koe na maarai |

No one can kill those who are protected by Him.

ਸੋ ਮੂਆ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਨਹੁ ਬਿਸਾਰੈ ॥

so mooaa jis manahu bisaarai |

One who is forgotten by God, is already dead.

ਤਿਸੁ ਤਜਿ ਅਵਰ ਕਹਾ ਕੋ ਜਾਇ ॥

tis taj avar kahaa ko jaae |

Leaving Him, where else could anyone go?

ਸਭ ਸਿਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਰਾਇ ॥

sabh sir ek niranjan raae |

Over the heads of all is the One, the Immaculate King.

ਜੀਅ ਕੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਭ ਹਾਥਿ ॥

jeea kee jugat jaa kai sabh haath |

The ways and means of all beings are in His Hands.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਸਾਥਿ ॥

antar baahar jaanahu saath |

Inwardly and outwardly, know that He is with you.

ਗੁਨ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅਪਾਰ ॥

gun nidhaan beant apaar |

He is the Ocean of excellence, infinite and endless.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਸਦਾ ਬਲਿਹਾਰ ॥੨॥

naanak daas sadaa balihaar |2|

Slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||

ਪੂਰਨ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਦਇਆਲ ॥

pooran poor rahe deaal |

The Perfect, Merciful Lord is pervading everywhere.