ੴ सति नामु करता पुरखु निरभउ निरवैरु अकाल मूरति अजूनी सैभं गुर प्रसादि ॥
Ik▫oaʼnkār saṯ nām karṯā purakẖ nirbẖa▫o nirvair akāl mūraṯ ajūnī saibẖaʼn gur parsāḏ.
There is but one God. True is His Name, creative His personality and immortal His form. He is without fear sans enmity, unborn and self-illumined. By the Guru's grace He is obtained.
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जपु ॥
Jap.
Embrace His meditation.
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आदि सचु जुगादि सचु ॥
Āḏ sacẖ jugāḏ sacẖ.
True in the prime, True in the beginning of ages,
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है भी सचु नानक होसी भी सचु ॥१॥
Hai bẖī sacẖ Nānak hosī bẖī sacẖ. ||1||
True He is even now and True He verily, shall be, O Nanak!
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सोचै सोचि न होवई जे सोची लख वार ॥
Socẖai socẖ na hova▫ī je socẖī lakẖ vār.
By pondering on God, man cannot have a conception of Him, even though he may ponder over lacs of times.
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चुपै चुप न होवई जे लाइ रहा लिव तार ॥
Cẖupai cẖup na hova▫ī je lā▫e rahā liv ṯār.
Even though one be silent and remains absorbed in Lord's constant love he obtains not mind's silence.
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भुखिआ भुख न उतरी जे बंना पुरीआ भार ॥
Bẖukẖi▫ā bẖukẖ na uṯrī je bannā purī▫ā bẖār.
The hunger of the hungry departs not, even though they may pile up loads of the world's valuables.
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सहस सिआणपा लख होहि त इक न चलै नालि ॥
Sahas si▫āṇpā lakẖ hohi ṯa ik na cẖalai nāl.
Man may possess thousands and lacs of wits, but not even one (goes with him) avails him in the Lord's court.
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किव सचिआरा होईऐ किव कूड़ै तुटै पालि ॥
Kiv sacẖi▫ārā ho▫ī▫ai kiv kūrhai ṯutai pāl.
How can we be true and how can the screen of untruth be rent?
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हुकमि रजाई चलणा नानक लिखिआ नालि ॥१॥
Hukam rajā▫ī cẖalṇā Nānak likẖi▫ā nāl. ||1||
O Nanak! By obeying, the pre-ordained order of the Lord's will.
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हुकमी होवनि आकार हुकमु न कहिआ जाई ॥
Hukmī hovan ākār hukam na kahi▫ā jā▫ī.
By the Lord's order bodies are produced. His order cannot be narrated.
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हुकमी होवनि जीअ हुकमि मिलै वडिआई ॥
Hukmī hovan jī▫a hukam milai vadi▫ā▫ī.
With His fiat the souls come into being and with His fiat greatness is obtained.
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हुकमी उतमु नीचु हुकमि लिखि दुख सुख पाईअहि ॥
Hukmī uṯam nīcẖ hukam likẖ ḏukẖ sukẖ pā▫ī▫ah.
By His command the mortals are make high and low and by His written command they obtain woe and weal.
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इकना हुकमी बखसीस इकि हुकमी सदा भवाईअहि ॥
Iknā hukmī bakẖsīs ik hukmī saḏā bẖavā▫ī▫ah.
Some obtain gifts through His order and some through His order are ever made to wander in transmigration.
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हुकमै अंदरि सभु को बाहरि हुकम न कोइ ॥
Hukmai anḏar sabẖ ko bāhar hukam na ko▫e.
All are subject to His fiat and none is exempt from His fiat.
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नानक हुकमै जे बुझै त हउमै कहै न कोइ ॥२॥
Nānak hukmai je bujẖai ṯa ha▫umai kahai na ko▫e. ||2||
O Nanak! if man were to understand Lord's fiat, then no one would take pride (speak in ego).
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गावै को ताणु होवै किसै ताणु ॥
Gāvai ko ṯāṇ hovai kisai ṯāṇ.
Who can sing His might? Who has power to sing it?
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गावै को दाति जाणै नीसाणु ॥
Gāvai ko ḏāṯ jāṇai nīsāṇ.
Who can sing His bounties and know His resplendent effulgence?
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गावै को गुण वडिआईआ चार ॥
Gāvai ko guṇ vaḏi▫ā▫ī▫ā cẖār.
Some chant the Lord's beautiful excellences and magnificences.
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गावै को विदिआ विखमु वीचारु ॥
Gāvai ko viḏi▫ā vikẖam vīcẖār.
Who can chant God's Knowledge, whose study is arduous?
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गावै को साजि करे तनु खेह ॥
Gāvai ko sāj kare ṯan kẖeh.
Some sing that He fashions the body and then reduces it to dust.
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गावै को जीअ लै फिरि देह ॥
Gāvai ko jī▫a lai fir ḏeh.
Some sing that God takes away life and again restores it.
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गावै को जापै दिसै दूरि ॥
Gāvai ko jāpai ḏisai ḏūr.
Some sing that God seems and appears to be far off.
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