Kabit Savaiye Bhai Gurdas Ji
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ਸੋਰਠਾ ।
soratthaa |Sorath:
ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਬਿਸਮਾਦ ਫਲ ਦ੍ਰੁਮ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖ ਸੰਧ ਗਤਿ ।
aad ant bisamaad fal drum gur sikh sandh gat |Just as the puzzle of seed and tree as to who came first is strange and perplexing, similarly strange is understanding the meeting of Guru and Sikh.
ਆਦਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਰਮਾਦਿ ਅੰਤ ਅਨੰਤ ਨ ਜਾਨੀਐ ।੧।੬।
aad param paramaad ant anant na jaaneeai |1|6|This mystery of the beginning and end is beyond comprehension. Lord is beyond, away and infinite.
ਦੋਹਰਾ ।
doharaa |Dohra:
ਫਲ ਦ੍ਰੁਮ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਸੰਧ ਗਤਿ ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤ ਬਿਸਮਾਦਿ ।
fal drum gurasikh sandh gat aad ant bisamaad |Guru Ram Das caused the meeting of Guru and Sikh in the same wondrous way of fruit and tree.
ਅੰਤ ਅਨੰਤ ਨ ਜਾਨੀਐ ਆਦ ਪਰਮ ਪਰਮਾਦਿ ।੨।੬।
ant anant na jaaneeai aad param paramaad |2|6|That perspective is infinite and no one can understand it. It is beyond, away and still away out of the reach of mortals.
ਛੰਦ ।
chhand |Channt:
ਆਦਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਰਮਾਦਿ ਨਾਦ ਮਿਲਿ ਨਾਦ ਸਬਦ ਧੁਨਿ ।
aad param paramaad naad mil naad sabad dhun |Just as the sound of musical instruments melds with the words (of song/hymns), similarly Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan became indistinguishable.
ਸਲਿਲਹਿ ਸਲਿਲ ਸਮਾਇ ਨਾਦ ਸਰਤਾ ਸਾਗਰ ਸੁਨਿ ।
salileh salil samaae naad sarataa saagar sun |Just as the river water becomes inseparable from the water of the ocean, Guru Arjan became one with Guru Amar Das by engrossing himself in his precepts and following them obediently.
ਨਰਪਤਿ ਸੁਤ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ ਹੋਤ ਜੋਤਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗੁਨ ਗੁਰ ਜਨ ।
narapat sut nrip hot jot guramukh gun gur jan |Just as son of a king becomes king, similarly Guru Arjan born as son to Guru Ram Das became an enlightened soul by singing the eulogies of Lord-a boon blessed to him by Satguru.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਭਏ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਅਰਜਨ ।੩।੬।
raam naam parasaad bhe gur te gur arajan |3|6|By the grace of Guru Ram Das, Arjan Dev succeeded him as Guru Arjan Dev.