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Ang 605Raag SorathGuru Guru Ramdas

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||