jh inrml purKu purK piq hoqw ]

jeh niramal purakh purakh path hothaa ||

When there was only the Immaculate Being, the Lord of beings,

qh ibnu mYlu khhu ikAw Doqw ]

theh bin mail kehahu kiaa dhhothaa ||

There was no filth, so what was there to be washed clean?

jh inrµjn inrµkwr inrbwn ]

jeh niranjan nirankaar nirabaan ||

When there was only the Pure, Formless Lord in Nirvaanaa,

qh kaun kau mwn kaun AiBmwn ]

theh koun ko maan koun abhimaan ||

Then who was honored, and who was dishonored?

jh srUp kyvl jgdIs ]

jeh saroop kaeval jagadhees ||

When there was only the Form of the Lord of the Universe,

qh Cl iCdR lgq khu kIs ]

theh shhal shhidhr lagath kahu kees ||

Then who was tainted by fraud and sin?

jh joiq srUpI joiq sµig smwvY ]

jeh joth saroopee joth sang samaavai ||

When the Embodiment of Light was immersed in His Own Light,

qh iksih BUK kvnu iqRpqwvY ]

theh kisehi bhookh kavan thripathaavai ||

Then who was hungry, and who was satisfied?

krn krwvn krnYhwru ]

karan karaavan karanaihaar ||

He is the Cause of causes, the Creator Lord.

nwnk krqy kw nwih sumwru ]4]

naanak karathae kaa naahi sumaar ||4||

O Nanak, the Creator is beyond calculation. ||4||