ਅਸੰਖ ਭਗਤ ਗੁਣ ਗਿਆਨ ਵੀਚਾਰ ॥
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असंख भगत गुण गिआन वीचार ॥
Asaⁿkʰ bʰagaṫ guṇ gi▫aan veechaar.
Countless devotees contemplate the Wisdom and Virtues of the Lord.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਸਤੀ ਅਸੰਖ ਦਾਤਾਰ ॥
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असंख सती असंख दातार ॥
Asaⁿkʰ saṫee asaⁿkʰ ḋaaṫaar.
Countless the holy, countless the givers.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਸੂਰ ਮੁਹ ਭਖ ਸਾਰ ॥
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असंख सूर मुह भख सार ॥
Asaⁿkʰ soor muh bʰakʰ saar.
Countless heroic spiritual warriors, who bear the brunt of the attack in battle (who with their mouths eat steel).
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ਅਸੰਖ ਮੋਨਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ਤਾਰ ॥
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असंख मोनि लिव लाइ तार ॥
Asaⁿkʰ mon liv laa▫é ṫaar.
Countless silent sages, vibrating the String of His Love.
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ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਵਣ ਕਹਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
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कुदरति कवण कहा वीचारु ॥
Kuḋraṫ kavaṇ kahaa veechaar.
How can Your Creative Potency be described?
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ਵਾਰਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਵਾ ਏਕ ਵਾਰ ॥
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वारिआ न जावा एक वार ॥
vaari▫aa na jaavaa ék vaar.
I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.
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ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਈ ਭਲੀ ਕਾਰ ॥
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जो तुधु भावै साई भली कार ॥
Jo ṫuḋʰ bʰaavæ saa▫ee bʰalee kaar.
Whatever pleases You is the only good done,
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ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥੧੭॥
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तू सदा सलामति निरंकार ॥१७॥
Ṫoo saḋaa salaamaṫ nirankaar. ||17||
You, Eternal and Formless One. ||17||
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ਅਸੰਖ ਮੂਰਖ ਅੰਧ ਘੋਰ ॥
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असंख मूरख अंध घोर ॥
Asaⁿkʰ moorakʰ anḋʰ gʰor.
Countless fools, blinded by ignorance.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਚੋਰ ਹਰਾਮਖੋਰ ॥
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असंख चोर हरामखोर ॥
Asaⁿkʰ chor haraamkʰor.
Countless thieves and embezzlers.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਅਮਰ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਜੋਰ ॥
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असंख अमर करि जाहि जोर ॥
Asaⁿkʰ amar kar jaahi jor.
Countless impose their will by force.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਗਲਵਢ ਹਤਿਆ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥
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असंख गलवढ हतिआ कमाहि ॥
Asaⁿkʰ galvadʰ haṫi▫aa kamaahi.
Countless cut-throats and ruthless killers.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਪਾਪੀ ਪਾਪੁ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥
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असंख पापी पापु करि जाहि ॥
Asaⁿkʰ paapee paap kar jaahi.
Countless sinners who keep on sinning.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ਕੂੜੇ ਫਿਰਾਹਿ ॥
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असंख कूड़िआर कूड़े फिराहि ॥
Asaⁿkʰ kooṛi▫aar kooṛé firaahi.
Countless liars, wandering lost in their lies.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਮਲੇਛ ਮਲੁ ਭਖਿ ਖਾਹਿ ॥
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असंख मलेछ मलु भखि खाहि ॥
Asaⁿkʰ maléchʰ mal bʰakʰ kʰaahi.
Countless wretches, eating filth as their ration.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਨਿੰਦਕ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਭਾਰੁ ॥
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असंख निंदक सिरि करहि भारु ॥
Asaⁿkʰ ninḋak sir karahi bʰaar.
Countless slanderers, carrying the weight of their stupid mistakes on their heads.
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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
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नानकु नीचु कहै वीचारु ॥
Naanak neech kahæ veechaar.
Nanak describes the state of the lowly.
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ਵਾਰਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਵਾ ਏਕ ਵਾਰ ॥
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वारिआ न जावा एक वार ॥
vaari▫aa na jaavaa ék vaar.
I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.
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ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਈ ਭਲੀ ਕਾਰ ॥
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जो तुधु भावै साई भली कार ॥
Jo ṫuḋʰ bʰaavæ saa▫ee bʰalee kaar.
Whatever pleases You is the only good done,
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ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥੧੮॥
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तू सदा सलामति निरंकार ॥१८॥
Ṫoo saḋaa salaamaṫ nirankaar. ||18||
You, Eternal and Formless One. ||18||
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ਅਸੰਖ ਨਾਵ ਅਸੰਖ ਥਾਵ ॥
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असंख नाव असंख थाव ॥
Asaⁿkʰ naav asaⁿkʰ ṫʰaav.
Countless names, countless places.
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ਅਗੰਮ ਅਗੰਮ ਅਸੰਖ ਲੋਅ ॥
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अगंम अगंम असंख लोअ ॥
Agamm agamm asaⁿkʰ lo▫a.
Inaccessible, unapproachable, countless celestial realms.
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ਅਸੰਖ ਕਹਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
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असंख कहहि सिरि भारु होइ ॥
Asaⁿkʰ kėhahi sir bʰaar ho▫é.
Even to call them countless is to carry the weight on your head.
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ਅਖਰੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਖਰੀ ਸਾਲਾਹ ॥
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अखरी नामु अखरी सालाह ॥
Akʰree naam akʰree saalaah.
From the Word, comes the Naam; from the Word, comes Your Praise.
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ਅਖਰੀ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਗੀਤ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਹ ॥
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अखरी गिआनु गीत गुण गाह ॥
Akʰree gi▫aan geeṫ guṇ gaah.
From the Word, comes spiritual wisdom, singing the Songs of Your Glory.
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ਅਖਰੀ ਲਿਖਣੁ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਬਾਣਿ ॥
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अखरी लिखणु बोलणु बाणि ॥
Akʰree likʰaṇ bolaṇ baaṇ.
From the Word, come the written and spoken words and hymns.
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ਅਖਰਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਵਖਾਣਿ ॥
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अखरा सिरि संजोगु वखाणि ॥
Akʰraa sir sanjog vakʰaaṇ.
From the Word, comes destiny, written on one’s forehead.
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ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹਿ ਲਿਖੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
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जिनि एहि लिखे तिसु सिरि नाहि ॥
Jin éhi likʰé ṫis sir naahi.
But the One who wrote these Words of Destiny-no words are written on His Forehead.
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ਜਿਵ ਫੁਰਮਾਏ ਤਿਵ ਤਿਵ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
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जिव फुरमाए तिव तिव पाहि ॥
Jiv furmaa▫é ṫiv ṫiv paahi.
As He ordains, so do we receive.
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ਜੇਤਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਤੇਤਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
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जेता कीता तेता नाउ ॥
Jéṫaa keeṫaa ṫéṫaa naa▫o.
The created universe is the manifestation of Your Name.
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ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਥਾਉ ॥
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विणु नावै नाही को थाउ ॥
viṇ naavæ naahee ko ṫʰaa▫o.
Without Your Name, there is no place at all.
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ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਵਣ ਕਹਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
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कुदरति कवण कहा वीचारु ॥
Kuḋraṫ kavaṇ kahaa veechaar.
How can I describe Your Creative Power?
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ਵਾਰਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਵਾ ਏਕ ਵਾਰ ॥
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वारिआ न जावा एक वार ॥
vaari▫aa na jaavaa ék vaar.
I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.
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ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਈ ਭਲੀ ਕਾਰ ॥
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जो तुधु भावै साई भली कार ॥
Jo ṫuḋʰ bʰaavæ saa▫ee bʰalee kaar.
Whatever pleases You is the only good done,
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ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥੧੯॥
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तू सदा सलामति निरंकार ॥१९॥
Ṫoo saḋaa salaamaṫ nirankaar. ||19||
You, Eternal and Formless One. ||19||
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ਭਰੀਐ ਹਥੁ ਪੈਰੁ ਤਨੁ ਦੇਹ ॥
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भरीऐ हथु पैरु तनु देह ॥
Bʰaree▫æ haṫʰ pær ṫan ḋéh.
When the hands and the feet and the body are dirty,
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ਪਾਣੀ ਧੋਤੈ ਉਤਰਸੁ ਖੇਹ ॥
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पाणी धोतै उतरसु खेह ॥
Paaṇee ḋʰoṫæ uṫras kʰéh.
water can wash away the dirt.
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ਮੂਤ ਪਲੀਤੀ ਕਪੜੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
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मूत पलीती कपड़ु होइ ॥
Mooṫ paleeṫee kapaṛ ho▫é.
When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine,
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ਦੇ ਸਾਬੂਣੁ ਲਈਐ ਓਹੁ ਧੋਇ ॥
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दे साबूणु लईऐ ओहु धोइ ॥
Ḋé saabooṇ la▫ee▫æ oh ḋʰo▫é.
soap can wash them clean.
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ਭਰੀਐ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਪਾ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ॥
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भरीऐ मति पापा कै संगि ॥
Bʰaree▫æ maṫ paapaa kæ sang.
But when the intellect is stained and polluted by sin,
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ਓਹੁ ਧੋਪੈ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੈ ਰੰਗਿ ॥
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ओहु धोपै नावै कै रंगि ॥
Oh ḋʰopæ naavæ kæ rang.
it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name.
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ਪੁੰਨੀ ਪਾਪੀ ਆਖਣੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
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पुंनी पापी आखणु नाहि ॥
Punnee paapee aakʰaṇ naahi.
Virtue and vice do not come by mere words;
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ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਣਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਲੈ ਜਾਹੁ ॥
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करि करि करणा लिखि लै जाहु ॥
Kar kar karṇaa likʰ læ jaahu.
actions repeated, over and over again, are engraved on the soul.
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ਆਪੇ ਬੀਜਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਖਾਹੁ ॥
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आपे बीजि आपे ही खाहु ॥
Aapé beej aapé hee kʰaahu.
You shall harvest what you plant.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਆਵਹੁ ਜਾਹੁ ॥੨੦॥
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नानक हुकमी आवहु जाहु ॥२०॥
Naanak hukmee aavhu jaahu. ||20||
O Nanak! By the Hukam of God’s Command, we come and go in reincarnation. ||20||
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ਤੀਰਥੁ ਤਪੁ ਦਇਆ ਦਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥
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तीरथु तपु दइआ दतु दानु ॥
Ṫiraṫʰ ṫap ḋa▫i▫aa ḋaṫ ḋaan.
Pilgrimages, austere discipline, compassion and charity -
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ਜੇ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ਤਿਲ ਕਾ ਮਾਨੁ ॥
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जे को पावै तिल का मानु ॥
Jé ko paavæ ṫil kaa maan.
these, by themselves, bring only an iota of merit.
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ਸੁਣਿਆ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਕੀਤਾ ਭਾਉ ॥
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सुणिआ मंनिआ मनि कीता भाउ ॥
Suṇi▫aa mani▫aa man keeṫaa bʰaa▫o.
Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind,
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ਅੰਤਰਗਤਿ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਮਲਿ ਨਾਉ ॥
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अंतरगति तीरथि मलि नाउ ॥
Anṫargaṫ ṫiraṫʰ mal naa▫o.
cleanse yourself with the Name, at the sacred shrine deep within.
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ਸਭਿ ਗੁਣ ਤੇਰੇ ਮੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥
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सभि गुण तेरे मै नाही कोइ ॥
Sabʰ guṇ ṫéré mæ naahee ko▫é.
All virtues are Yours, Lord, I have none at all.
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ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਕੀਤੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
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विणु गुण कीते भगति न होइ ॥
viṇ guṇ keeṫé bʰagaṫ na ho▫é.
Without virtue, there is no devotional worship.
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ਸੁਅਸਤਿ ਆਥਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਬਰਮਾਉ ॥
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सुअसति आथि बाणी बरमाउ ॥
Su▫asaṫ aaṫʰ baṇee barmaa▫o.
I bow to the Lord of the World, to His Word, to Brahma the Creator.
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ਸਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਣੁ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ॥
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सति सुहाणु सदा मनि चाउ ॥
Saṫ suhaaṇ saḋaa man chaa▫o.
He is Beautiful, True and Eternally Joyful.
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ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁ ਵੇਲਾ ਵਖਤੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਕਵਣ ਥਿਤਿ ਕਵਣੁ ਵਾਰੁ ॥
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कवणु सु वेला वखतु कवणु कवण थिति कवणु वारु ॥
Kavaṇ so vélaa vakʰaṫ kavaṇ kavaṇ ṫʰiṫ kavaṇ vaar.
What was that time, and what was that moment? What was that day, and what was that date?
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ਕਵਣਿ ਸਿ ਰੁਤੀ ਮਾਹੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਹੋਆ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥
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कवणि सि रुती माहु कवणु जितु होआ आकारु ॥
Kavaṇ sė ruṫee maahu kavaṇ jiṫ ho▫aa aakaar.
What was that season, and what was that month, when the Universe was created?
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ਵੇਲ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਪੰਡਤੀ ਜਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਲੇਖੁ ਪੁਰਾਣੁ ॥
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वेल न पाईआ पंडती जि होवै लेखु पुराणु ॥
vél na paa▫ee▫aa pandṫee jė hovæ lékʰ puraaṇ.
The Pandits, the religious scholars, cannot find that time, even if it is written in the Puranas.
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ਵਖਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਕਾਦੀਆ ਜਿ ਲਿਖਨਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ॥
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वखतु न पाइओ कादीआ जि लिखनि लेखु कुराणु ॥
vakʰaṫ na paa▫i▫o kaaḋee▫aa jė likʰan lékʰ kuraaṇ.
That time is not known to the Qazis, who study the Koran.
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ਥਿਤਿ ਵਾਰੁ ਨਾ ਜੋਗੀ ਜਾਣੈ ਰੁਤਿ ਮਾਹੁ ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ॥
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थिति वारु ना जोगी जाणै रुति माहु ना कोई ॥
Ṫʰiṫ vaar naa jogee jaaṇæ ruṫ maahu naa ko▫ee.
The day and the date are not known to the Yogis, nor is the month or the season.
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ਜਾ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਿਰਠੀ ਕਉ ਸਾਜੇ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਈ ॥
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जा करता सिरठी कउ साजे आपे जाणै सोई ॥
Jaa karṫaa sirtʰee ka▫o saajé aapé jaaṇæ so▫ee.
The Creator who created this creation-only He Himself knows.
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ਕਿਵ ਕਰਿ ਆਖਾ ਕਿਵ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਕਿਉ ਵਰਨੀ ਕਿਵ ਜਾਣਾ ॥
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किव करि आखा किव सालाही किउ वरनी किव जाणा ॥
Kiv kar aakʰaa kiv saalaahee ki▫o varnee kiv jaaṇaa.
How can we speak of Him? How can we praise Him? How can we describe Him? How can we know Him?
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