jb ApnI soBw Awpn sµig bnweI ]

jab apanee sobhaa aapan sang banaaee ||

When His Glory was contained within Himself,

qb kvn mwie bwp imqR suq BweI ]

thab kavan maae baap mithr suth bhaaee ||

Then who was mother, father, friend, child or sibling?

jh srb klw Awpih prbIn ]

jeh sarab kalaa aapehi parabeen ||

When all power and wisdom was latent within Him,

qh byd kqyb khw koaU cIn@ ]

theh baedh kathaeb kehaa kooo cheen ||

Then where were the Vedas and the scriptures, and who was there to read them?

jb Awpn Awpu Awip auir DwrY ]

jab aapan aap aap our dhhaarai ||

When He kept Himself, All-in-all, unto His Own Heart,

qau sgn Apsgn khw bIcwrY ]

aucwrx Ap-sgn

tho sagan apasagan kehaa beechaarai ||

Then who considered omens to be good or bad?

jh Awpn aUc Awpn Awip nyrw ]

jeh aapan ooch aapan aap naeraa ||

When He Himself was lofty, and He Himself was near at hand,

qh kaun Twkuru kaunu khIAY cyrw ]

theh koun thaakur koun keheeai chaeraa ||

Then who was called master, and who was called disciple?

ibsmn ibsm rhy ibsmwd ]

bisaman bisam rehae bisamaadh ||

We are wonder-struck at the wondrous wonder of the Lord.

nwnk ApnI giq jwnhu Awip ]5]

naanak apanee gath jaanahu aap ||5||

O Nanak, He alone knows His own state. ||5||