SGGSAng 894Raag RamkaliMahalla 519 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

rwmklI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx rwmklI mh`lw pMjvw

raamakalee mehalaa 5 ||

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:

mihmw n jwnih byd ]

mehimaa n jaanehi baedh ||

The Vedas do not know His greatness.

bRhmy nhI jwnih Byd ]

aucwrx bRhmy: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

brehamae nehee jaanehi bhaedh ||

Brahma does not know His mystery.

Avqwr n jwnih AMqu ]

avathaar n jaanehi anth ||

Incarnated beings do not know His limit.

prmysru pwrbRhm byAMqu ]1]

aucwrx pwr-bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

paramaesar paarabreham baeanth ||1||

The Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord God, is infinite. ||1||

ApnI giq Awip jwnY ]

apanee gath aap jaanai ||

Only He Himself knows His own state.

suix suix Avr vKwnY ]1] rhwau ]

sun sun avar vakhaanai ||1|| rehaao ||

Others speak of Him only by hearsay. ||1||Pause||

sµkrw nhI jwnih Byv ]

sankaraa nehee jaanehi bhaev ||

Shiva does not know His mystery.

Kojq hwry dyv ]

khojath haarae dhaev ||

The gods gave grown weary of searching for Him.

dyvIAw nhI jwnY mrm ]

dhaeveeaa nehee jaanai maram ||

The goddesses do not know His mystery.

sB aUpir AlK pwrbRhm ]2]

aucwrx Al`K; pwr-bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

sabh oopar alakh paarabreham ||2||

Above all is the unseen, Supreme Lord God. ||2||

ApnY rµig krqw kyl ]

apanai rang karathaa kael ||

The Creator Lord plays His own plays.

Awip ibCorY Awpy myl ]

aap bishhorai aapae mael ||

He Himself separates, and He Himself unites.

ieik Brmy ieik BgqI lwey ]

eik bharamae eik bhagathee laaeae ||

Some wander around, while others are linked to His devotional worship.

Apxw kIAw Awip jxwey ]3]

apanaa keeaa aap janaaeae ||3||

By His actions, He makes Himself known. ||3||

sMqn kI suix swcI swKI ]

santhan kee sun saachee saakhee ||

Listen to the true story of the Saints.

so bolih jo pyKih AwKI ]

so bolehi jo paekhehi aakhee ||

They speak only of what they see with their eyes.

nhI lypu iqsu puµin n pwip ]

nehee laep this punn n paap ||

He is not involved with virtue or vice.

nwnk kw pRBu Awpy Awip ]4]25]36]

naanak kaa prabh aapae aap ||4||25||36||

Nanak's God is Himself all-in-all. ||4||25||36||