ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਚਉਥਾ ॥

soratth mahalaa 4 chauthaa |

Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:

ਆਪੇ ਅੰਡਜ ਜੇਰਜ ਸੇਤਜ ਉਤਭੁਜ ਆਪੇ ਖੰਡ ਆਪੇ ਸਭ ਲੋਇ ॥

aape anddaj jeraj setaj utabhuj aape khandd aape sabh loe |

He Himself is born of the egg, from the womb, from sweat and from the earth; He Himself is the continents and all the worlds.

ਆਪੇ ਸੂਤੁ ਆਪੇ ਬਹੁ ਮਣੀਆ ਕਰਿ ਸਕਤੀ ਜਗਤੁ ਪਰੋਇ ॥

aape soot aape bahu maneea kar sakatee jagat paroe |

He Himself is the thread, and He Himself is the many beads; through His Almighty Power, He has strung the worlds.

ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਸੂਤਧਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਸੂਤੁ ਖਿੰਚੇ ਢਹਿ ਢੇਰੀ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

aape hee sootadhaar hai piaaraa soot khinche dteh dteree hoe |1|

He holds the thread, and when He withdraws the thread, the beads scatter into heaps. ||1||

ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

mere man mai har bin avar na koe |

O my mind, there is no other than the Lord for me.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਕਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਚੋਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

satigur vich naam nidhaan hai piaaraa kar deaa amrit mukh choe | rahaau |

The treasure of the Beloved Naam is within the True Guru; in His Mercy, he pours the Ambrosial Nectar into my mouth. ||Pause||

ਆਪੇ ਜਲ ਥਲਿ ਸਭਤੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

aape jal thal sabhat hai piaaraa prabh aape kare su hoe |

The Beloved Himself is in all the oceans and lands; whatever God does, comes to pass.

ਸਭਨਾ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸਮਾਹਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

sabhanaa rijak samaahadaa piaaraa doojaa avar na koe |

The Beloved brings nourishment to all; there is no other than Him.

ਆਪੇ ਖੇਲ ਖੇਲਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥

aape khel khelaaeidaa piaaraa aape kare su hoe |2|

The Beloved Himself plays, and whatever He Himself does, comes to pass. ||2||

ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸੋਇ ॥

aape hee aap niramalaa piaaraa aape niramal soe |

The Beloved Himself, all by Himself, is immaculate and pure; He Himself is immaculate and pure.

ਆਪੇ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

aape keemat paaeidaa piaaraa aape kare su hoe |

The Beloved Himself determines the value of all; whatever He does comes to pass.

ਆਪੇ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖੀਐ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪਿ ਲਖਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥

aape alakh na lakheeai piaaraa aap lakhaavai soe |3|

The Beloved Himself is unseen - He cannot be seen; He Himself causes us to see. ||3||

ਆਪੇ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

aape gahir ganbheer hai piaaraa tis jevadd avar na koe |

The Beloved Himself is deep and profound and unfathomable; there is no other as great as He.

ਸਭਿ ਘਟ ਆਪੇ ਭੋਗਵੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਾਰੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਸਭੁ ਸੋਇ ॥

sabh ghatt aape bhogavai piaaraa vich naaree purakh sabh soe |

The Beloved Himself enjoys every heart; He is contained within every woman and man.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥੨॥

naanak gupat varatadaa piaaraa guramukh paragatt hoe |4|2|

O Nanak, the Beloved is pervading everywhere, but He is hidden; through the Guru, He is revealed. ||4||2||