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paurree 16

ਪੋਪਲੀਆਂ ਭਰਨਾਲਿ ਲਖ ਤਰੰਦੀਆਂ ।

popaleean bharanaal lakh tarandeean |

Millions of leather bags (boats) go on floating on water

ਓੜਕ ਓੜਕ ਭਾਲਿ ਸੁਧਿ ਨ ਲਹੰਦੀਆਂ ।

orrak orrak bhaal sudh na lahandeean |

But even searching the vast ocean they do not find possible to know the ends of the ocean.

ਅਨਲ ਮਨਲ ਕਰਿ ਖਿਆਲ ਉਮਗਿ ਉਡੰਦੀਆਂ ।

anal manal kar khiaal umag uddandeean |

The lines of anil birds fly high to know about the sky but their jumps and

ਉਛਲਿ ਕਰਨਿ ਉਛਾਲ ਨ ਉਭਿ ਚੜ੍ਹੰਦੀਆਂ ।

auchhal karan uchhaal na ubh charrhandeean |

Upward flights do not take them to the highest borders of sky.

ਲਖ ਅਗਾਸ ਪਤਾਲ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਹਛੰਦੀਆਂ ।

lakh agaas pataal kar muhachhandeean |

Millions of skies and nether worlds (and their inhabitants) are beggars before Him and

ਦਰਗਹ ਇਕ ਰਵਾਲ ਬੰਦੇ ਬੰਦੀਆਂ ।੧੬।

daragah ik ravaal bande bandeean |16|

Before the servants of God's court are nothing more than a particle of dust.