AstpdI ]

asattapadhee ||

Ashtapadee:

Awip kQY Awip sunnYhwru ]

aap kathhai aap sunanaihaar ||

He Himself is the speaker, and He Himself is the listener.

Awpih eyku Awip ibsQwru ]

aapehi eaek aap bisathhaar ||

He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the many.

jw iqsu BwvY qw isRsit aupwey ]

jaa this bhaavai thaa srisatt oupaaeae ||

When it pleases Him, He creates the world.

AwpnY BwxY ley smwey ]

aapanai bhaanai leae samaaeae ||

As He pleases, He absorbs it back into Himself.

qum qy iBMn nhI ikCu hoie ]

thum thae bhinn nehee kishh hoe ||

Without You, nothing can be done.

Awpn sUiq sBu jgqu proie ]

aapan sooth sabh jagath paroe ||

Upon Your thread, You have strung the whole world.

jw kau pRB jIau Awip buJwey ]

aucwrx bu`Jwey

jaa ko prabh jeeo aap bujhaaeae ||

One whom God Himself inspires to understand

scu nwmu soeI jnu pwey ]

sach naam soee jan paaeae ||

- that person obtains the True Name.

so smdrsI qq kw byqw ]

so samadharasee thath kaa baethaa ||

He looks impartially upon all, and he knows the essential reality.

nwnk sgl isRsit kw jyqw ]1]

naanak sagal srisatt kaa jaethaa ||1||

O Nanak, he conquers the whole world. ||1||