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Ang 1Vaar 2Bhai Gurdas

ਜਿਉ ਜੰਤ੍ਰੀ ਹਥਿ ਜੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਲੈ ਸਭਿ ਰਾਗ ਵਜਾਏ ।

jiau jantree hath jantru lai sabh raag vajaae |

The Lord resembles to an instrumentalist who holding the instrument in his hand plays all the different measures on it.

ਆਪੇ ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਮਗਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਏ ।

aape sun sun magan hoe aape gun gaae |

Listening to the tunes played he remain immersed in them and eulogises the Supreme.

ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਲਿਵ ਲੀਣੁ ਹੋਇ ਆਪਿ ਰੀਝਿ ਰੀਝਾਏ ।

sabad surat liv leen hoe aap reejh reejhaae |

Merging his consciousness in the Word he becomes elated and makes others also delighted.

ਕਥਤਾ ਬਕਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਸੁਰਤਾ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ।

kathataa bakataa aap hai surataa liv laae |

Lord is the speaker as well as the listener immersed in super consciousness.

ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਹੋਇ ਸਰਬੰਗਿ ਸਮਾਏ ।

aape hee visamaad hoe sarabang samaae |

Himself all bliss He premeates one and all.

ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਤੀਆਏ ।੨।

aape aap varatadaa guramukh pateeae |2|

This mystery that the Lord is omnipresent, is only understood by a gurmukh, the Guru oriented one.