<> siqgur pRswid ] sRI vwihgurU jI kI Pqh ]

ikoankaar; satigur prasaadh || sree vaahiguroo jee kee fateh ||

The Lord is One and He can be attained through the grace of the true Guru.

jwpu ]

jaap ||

Name of the Bani : Japu Sahib

sRI muKvwk pwiqswhI 10 ]

sree mukhavaak paatisaahee 10||

The sacred utterance of The Tenth Sovereign:

CpY CMd ] qÍpRswid ]

chhapai chha(n)dh || tavaiprasaadh ||

CHHAPAI STANZA. BY THY GRACE

c`kR ichn Aru brn jwiq Aru pwiq nihn ijh ]

chakr chihan ar baran jaata; ar paat nahin jeh ||

He who is without mark or sign, He who is without caste or line.

rUp rMg Aru ryK ByK koaU kih n skiq ikh ]

roop ra(n)g ar rekh bhekha; kouoo keh na sakat keh ||

He who is without colour or form, and without any distinctive norm.

Acl mUriq AnBau pRkws Aimqoj kih`jY ]

achal moorat an bhau prakaasa; amitoj kahijai ||

He who is without limit and motion, All effulgence, non-descript Ocean.

koit ieMdR ieMdRwix swih swhwix gix`jY ]

kot i(n)dhr i(n)dhraani; saeh saahaan ganijai ||

The Lord of millions of Indras and kings, the Master of all worlds and beings.

iqRBvx mhIp sur nr Asur nyq nyq bn iqRx khq ]

tirabhavan maheepa, sur nar asura; net net ban tiran kahat ||

Each twig of the foliage proclaims: “Not this Thou art.”

qÍ srb nwm kQY kvn krm nwm brnq sumiq ]1]

tavai sarab naam kathai kavana; karam naam baranat sumat ||1||

All Thy Names cannot be told. One doth impart Thy Action-Name with benign heart.1.