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Pauri 3-4
gwvY ko qwxu hovY iksY qwxu ] gaavai ko taan hovai kisai taan. Some sing of His Power-who has that Power? gwvY ko dwiq jwxY nIswxu ] gaavai ko daat jaanai neesaan. Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and Insignia. gwvY ko gux vifAweIAw cwr ] gaavai ko gun vadi-aa-ee-aa chaar. Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and Beauty. gwvY ko ividAw ivKmu vIcwru ] gaavai ko vidi-aa vikham veechaar. Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult philosophical studies. gwvY ko swij kry qnu Kyh ] gaavai ko saaj karay tan khayh. Some sing that He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust. gwvY ko jIA lY iPir dyh ] gaavai ko jee-a lai fir dayh. Some sing that He takes life away, and then again restores it. gwvY ko jwpY idsY dUir ] gaavai ko jaapai disai door. Some sing that He seems so very far away. gwvY ko vyKY hwdrw hdUir ] gaavai ko vaykhai haadraa hadoor. Some sing that He watches over us, face to face, ever-present. kQnw kQI n AwvY qoit ] kathnaa kathee na aavai tot. There is no shortage of those who preach and teach. kiQ kiQ kQI kotI koit koit ] kath kath kathee kotee kot kot. Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories. dydw dy lYdy Qik pwih ] daydaa day laiday thak paahi. The Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who receive grow weary of receiving. jugw jugMqir KwhI Kwih ] jugaa jugantar khaahee khaahi. Throughout the ages, consumers consume. hukmI hukmu clwey rwhu ] hukmee hukam chalaa-ay raahu. The Commander, by His Command, leads us to walk on the Path. nwnk ivgsY vyprvwhu ]3] naanak vigsai vayparvaahu. ||3|| O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and Untroubled. ||3|| swcw swihbu swcu nwie BwiKAw Bwau Apwru ] saachaa saahib saach naa-ay bhaakhi-aa bhaa-o apaar. True is the Master, True is His Name-speak it with infinite love. AwKih mMgih dyih dyih dwiq kry dwqwru ] aakhahi mangahi dahi dahi daat karay daataar. People beg and pray, "Give to us, give to us", and the Great Giver gives His Gifts. Pyir ik AgY rKIAY ijqu idsY drbwru ] fayr ke agai rakhee-ai jit disai darbaar. So what offering can we place before Him, by which we might see the Darbaar of His Court? muhO ik bolxu bolIAY ijqu suix Dry ipAwru ] muhou ke bolan bolee-ai jit sun Dharay pi-aar. What words can we speak to evoke His Love? AMimRq vylw scu nwau vifAweI vIcwru ] amrit vaylaa sach naa-o vadi-aa-ee veechaar. In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness. krmI AwvY kpVw ndrI moKu duAwru ] karmee aavai kaprhaa nadree mokh du-aar. By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found. nwnk eyvY jwxIAY sBu Awpy sicAwru ]4] naanak ayvai jaanee-ai sabh aapay sachiaar. ||4|| O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All. ||4||