ਪਉੜੀ ੯

paurree 9

ਬਹੈ ਝਰੋਖੇ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ਖਿੜਕੀ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਿ ਦੀਵਾਨ ਲਗਾਵੈ ।

bahai jharokhe paatisaah khirrakee kholh deevaan lagaavai |

The emperor (Lord) sitting in a window (holy congregation) gives audience to the people in a arranged court.

ਅੰਦਰਿ ਚਉਕੀ ਮਹਲ ਦੀ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਮਰਦਾਨਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਆਵੈ ।

andar chaukee mehal dee baahar maradaanaa mil aavai |

Inside gather the privileged persons but outside assemble the commoners.

ਪੀਐ ਪਿਆਲਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਖਾਸਾਂ ਮਹਲਿ ਪੀਲਾਵੈ ।

peeai piaalaa paatisaahu andar khaasaan mehal peelaavai |

The Emperor (Lord) Himself quaffes the cup (of love) and arranges to serve the select ones inside.

ਦੇਵਨਿ ਅਮਲੀ ਸੂਫੀਆਂ ਅਵਲਿ ਦੋਮ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਲਾਵੈ ।

devan amalee soofeean aval dom dekh dikhalaavai |

Keeping in view the two categories of the likely addicts and the teetotallers (so-called religious persons) He Himself distributes the wine of love to them.

ਕਰੇ ਮਨਾਹ ਸਰਾਬ ਦੀ ਪੀਐ ਆਪੁ ਨ ਹੋਰੁ ਸੁਖਾਵੈ ।

kare manaah saraab dee peeai aap na hor sukhaavai |

The teetotaller (engaged in ritualism) neither drinks the wine of love himself nor allows others to drink.

ਉਲਸ ਪਿਆਲਾ ਮਿਹਰ ਕਰਿ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਦੇਇ ਨ ਪਛੋਤਾਵੈ ।

aulas piaalaa mihar kar virale dee na pachhotaavai |

Getting pleased, that Lord goes on giving the cup of His grace to the rare ones and never regrets.

ਕਿਹੁ ਨ ਵਸਾਵੈ ਕਿਹੈ ਦਾ ਗੁਨਹ ਕਰਾਇ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬਖਸਾਵੈ ।

kihu na vasaavai kihai daa gunah karaae hukam bakhasaavai |

None is to blame, lie himself makes the creatures commit crime and himself pardons their sins in the hukam, the divine will.

ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਪਿਰਮ ਰਸੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪ ਕੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਜਣਾਵੈ ।

hor na jaanai piram ras jaanai aap kai jis janaavai |

None else understands the mystery of the delight of His love; only He himself knows or the one whom He makes to know.

ਵਿਰਲੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਵੈ ।੯।

virale guramukh alakh lakhaavai |9|

Any rare gurmukh beholds the glimpse of that imperceptible Lord.