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Ang 1Vaar 18Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੫

paurree 5

ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਧਰਤਿ ਅਗਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਧਾਰ ਭੈ ਭਾਰਿ ਧਰਾਇਆ ।

bhai vich dharat agaas hai niraadhaar bhai bhaar dharaaeaa |

Earth and sky are in fear but not held by any support, and, that Lord sustains them under the weight of fears.

ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੋ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਖੈ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ।

paun paanee baisantaro bhai vich rakhai mel milaaeaa |

Keeping air, water and fire in fear (discipline). He has mixed them all (and has created the world).

ਪਾਣੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਧਰਤਿ ਧਰਿ ਵਿਣੁ ਥੰਮ੍ਹਾ ਆਗਾਸੁ ਰਹਾਇਆ ।

paanee andar dharat dhar vin thamhaa aagaas rahaaeaa |

Setting earth in water He has established sky without the support of any props.

ਕਾਠੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਧਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਪਰਫੁਲਿਤ ਸੁਫਲੁ ਫਲਾਇਆ ।

kaatthai andar agan dhar kar parafulit sufal falaaeaa |

He kept fire in wood and loading the trees with flowers and fruits made them meaningful.

ਨਵੀ ਦੁਆਰੀ ਪਵਣੁ ਧਰਿ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਚੰਦ ਚਲਾਇਆ ।

navee duaaree pavan dhar bhai vich sooraj chand chalaaeaa |

Keeping air (life) in all the nine doors He made the sun and the moon to move in fear (discipline).

ਨਿਰਭਉ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਰਾਇਆ ।੫।

nirbhau aap niranjan raaeaa |5|

That spotless Lord Himself is beyond all fears.