ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

bilaaval mahalaa 5 |

Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:

ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਵਨ ਆਪਿ ਸਧਰਨਾ ॥

aap upaavan aap sadharanaa |

He Himself creates, and He Himself supports.

ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਵਨ ਦੋਸੁ ਨ ਲੈਨਾ ॥੧॥

aap karaavan dos na lainaa |1|

He Himself causes all to act; He takes no blame Himself. ||1||

ਆਪਨ ਬਚਨੁ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਕਰਨਾ ॥

aapan bachan aap hee karanaa |

He Himself is the teaching, and He Himself is the teacher.

ਆਪਨ ਬਿਭਉ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਜਰਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aapan bibhau aap hee jaranaa |1| rahaau |

He Himself is the splendor, and He Himself is the experiencer of it. ||1||Pause||

ਆਪ ਹੀ ਮਸਟਿ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਬੁਲਨਾ ॥

aap hee masatt aap hee bulanaa |

He Himself is silent, and He Himself is the speaker.

ਆਪ ਹੀ ਅਛਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਛਲਨਾ ॥੨॥

aap hee achhal na jaaee chhalanaa |2|

He Himself is undeceivable; He cannot be deceived. ||2||

ਆਪ ਹੀ ਗੁਪਤ ਆਪਿ ਪਰਗਟਨਾ ॥

aap hee gupat aap paragattanaa |

He Himself is hidden, and He Himself is manifest.

ਆਪ ਹੀ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਆਪਿ ਅਲਿਪਨਾ ॥੩॥

aap hee ghatt ghatt aap alipanaa |3|

He Himself is in each and every heart; He Himself is unattached. ||3||

ਆਪੇ ਅਵਿਗਤੁ ਆਪ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਚਨਾ ॥

aape avigat aap sang rachanaa |

He Himself is absolute, and He Himself is with the Universe.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੇ ਸਭਿ ਜਚਨਾ ॥੪॥੨॥੭॥

kahu naanak prabh ke sabh jachanaa |4|2|7|

Says Nanak, all are beggars of God. ||4||2||7||