ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੁ ਉਪਾਇਓਨੁ ਤਦਹੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥ आपणा आपु उपाइओनु तदहु होरु न कोई ॥ Āpṇā āp upā▫i▫on ṯaḏahu hor na ko▫ī. He created Himself - at that time, there was no other. ਪਉੜੀ ॥ पउड़ी ॥ Pa▫oṛī. Pauree: ਤਦਹੁ ਆਕਾਸੁ ਨ ਪਾਤਾਲੁ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਲੋਈ ॥ तदहु आकासु न पातालु है ना त्रै लोई ॥ Ŧaḏahu ākās na pāṯāl hai nā ṯarai lo▫ī. At that time, there were no Akaashic Ethers, no nether regions, nor the three worlds. ਮਤਾ ਮਸੂਰਤਿ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਈ ॥ मता मसूरति आपि करे जो करे सु होई ॥ Maṯā masūraṯ āp kare jo kare so ho▫ī. He consulted Himself for advice, and what He did came to pass. ਤਦਹੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਨਾ ਓਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥ तदहु आपे आपि निरंकारु है ना ओपति होई ॥ Ŧaḏahu āpe āp nirankār hai nā opaṯ ho▫ī. At that time, only the Formless Lord Himself existed - there was no creation. ਜਿਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਕਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥ जिउ तिसु भावै तिवै करे तिसु बिनु अवरु न कोई ॥१॥ Ji▫o ṯis bẖāvai ṯivai kare ṯis bin avar na ko▫ī. ||1|| As it pleased Him, so did He act; without Him, there was no other. ||1||