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||