ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
soratth mahalaa 4 |
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਸਭੁ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪੈ ॥
aape hee sabh aap hai piaaraa aape thaap uthaapai |
He Himself, the Beloved, is Himself all-in-all; He Himself establishes and disestablishes.
ਆਪੇ ਵੇਖਿ ਵਿਗਸਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਕਰਿ ਚੋਜ ਵੇਖੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੈ ॥
aape vekh vigasadaa piaaraa kar choj vekhai prabh aapai |
The Beloved Himself beholds, and rejoices; God Himself works wonders, and beholds them.
ਆਪੇ ਵਣਿ ਤਿਣਿ ਸਭਤੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਪੈ ॥੧॥
aape van tin sabhat hai piaaraa aape guramukh jaapai |1|
The Beloved Himself is contained in all the woods and meadows; as Gurmukh, He reveals Himself. ||1||
ਜਪਿ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਰਸਿ ਧ੍ਰਾਪੈ ॥
jap man har har naam ras dhraapai |
Meditate, O mind, on the Lord, Har, Har; through the sublime essence of Lord's Name, you shall be satisfied.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਚਖਿ ਜਾਪੈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
amrit naam mahaa ras meetthaa gurasabadee chakh jaapai | rahaau |
The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, is the sweetest juice; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, its taste is revealed. ||Pause||
ਆਪੇ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਤੁਲਹੜਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੈ ॥
aape teerath tulaharraa piaaraa aap tarai prabh aapai |
The Beloved is Himself the place of pilgrimage and the raft; God Himself ferries Himself across.
ਆਪੇ ਜਾਲੁ ਵਤਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਮਛੁਲੀ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੈ ॥
aape jaal vataaeidaa piaaraa sabh jag machhulee har aapai |
The Beloved Himself casts the net over all the world; the Lord Himself is the fish.
ਆਪਿ ਅਭੁਲੁ ਨ ਭੁਲਈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਜਾਪੈ ॥੨॥
aap abhul na bhulee piaaraa avar na doojaa jaapai |2|
The Beloved Himself is infallible; He makes no mistakes. There is no other like Him to be seen. ||2||
ਆਪੇ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਨਾਦੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਧੁਨਿ ਆਪਿ ਵਜਾਏ ਆਪੈ ॥
aape singee naad hai piaaraa dhun aap vajaae aapai |
The Beloved Himself is the Yogi's horn, and the sound current of the Naad; He Himself plays the tune.
ਆਪੇ ਜੋਗੀ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਤਪੁ ਤਾਪੈ ॥
aape jogee purakh hai piaaraa aape hee tap taapai |
The Beloved Himself is the Yogi, the Primal Being; He Himself practices intense meditation.
ਆਪੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਚੇਲਾ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਕਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੈ ॥੩॥
aape satigur aap hai chelaa upades karai prabh aapai |3|
He Himself is the True Guru, and He Himself is the disciple; God Himself imparts the Teachings. ||3||
ਆਪੇ ਨਾਉ ਜਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪੈ ॥
aape naau japaaeidaa piaaraa aape hee jap jaapai |
The Beloved Himself inspires us to chant His Name, and He Himself practices meditation.
ਆਪੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਰਸੁ ਆਪੈ ॥
aape amrit aap hai piaaraa aape hee ras aapai |
The Beloved Himself is the Ambrosial Nectar; He Himself is the juice of it.
ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਸਲਾਹਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਧ੍ਰਾਪੈ ॥੪॥੩॥
aape aap salaahadaa piaaraa jan naanak har ras dhraapai |4|3|
The Beloved Himself praises Himself; servant Nanak is satisfied, with the sublime essence of the Lord. ||4||3||