ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

ਤੂੰ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਹੈ ਆਪਿ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਤੀ ॥

toon karataa purakh agam hai aap srisatt upaatee |

You, O Creator Lord, are Unfathomable. You Yourself created the Universe,

ਰੰਗ ਪਰੰਗ ਉਪਾਰਜਨਾ ਬਹੁ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਭਾਤੀ ॥

rang parang upaarajanaa bahu bahu bidh bhaatee |

its colors, qualities and varieties, in so many ways and forms.

ਤੂੰ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਈਐ ਸਭੁ ਖੇਲੁ ਤੁਮਾਤੀ ॥

toon jaaneh jin upaaeeai sabh khel tumaatee |

You created it, and You alone understand it. It is all Your Play.

ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਉਠਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਤੀ ॥

eik aaveh ik jaeh utth bin naavai mar jaatee |

Some come, and some arise and depart; but without the Name, all are bound to die.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਲੂਲਿਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੀ ॥

guramukh rang chalooliaa rang har rang raatee |

The Gurmukhs are imbued with the deep crimson color of the poppy; they are dyed in the color of the Lord's Love.

ਸੋ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਸਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੋ ਹਰਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਬਿਧਾਤੀ ॥

so sevahu sat niranjano har purakh bidhaatee |

So serve the True and Pure Lord, the Supremely Powerful Architect of Destiny.

ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਵਡ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਵਡਾਤੀ ॥

toon aape aap sujaan hai vadd purakh vaddaatee |

You Yourself are All-knowing. O Lord, You are the Greatest of the Great!

ਜੋ ਮਨਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਚਿਆ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਹਉ ਤਿਨ ਜਾਤੀ ॥੧॥

jo man chit tudh dhiaaeide mere sachiaa bal bal hau tin jaatee |1|

O my True Lord, I am a sacrifice, a humble sacrifice, to those who meditate on You within their conscious mind. ||1||