jh Awip ricE prpMcu Akwru ]

jeh aap rachiou parapanch akaar ||

When He Himself fashioned the visible world of the creation,

iqhu gux mih kIno ibsQwru ]

thihu gun mehi keeno bisathhaar ||

He made the world subject to the three dispositions.

pwpu puMnu qh BeI khwvq ]

paap punn theh bhee kehaavath ||

Sin and virtue then began to be spoken of.

koaU nrk koaU surg bMCwvq ]

kooo narak kooo surag banshhaavath ||

Some have gone to hell, and some yearn for paradise.

Awl jwl mwieAw jµjwl ]

aal jaal maaeiaa janjaal ||

Worldly snares and entanglements of Maya,

haumY moh Brm BY Bwr ]

houmai moh bharam bhai bhaar ||

Egotism, attachment, doubt and loads of fear;

dUK sUK mwn Apmwn ]

dhookh sookh maan apamaan ||

Pain and pleasure, honor and dishonor

Aink pRkwr kIE bK´wn ]

aucwrx bK´wn: biKAwn bolo

anik prakaar keeou bakhyaan ||

These came to be described in various ways.

Awpn Kylu Awip kir dyKY ]

aapan khael aap kar dhaekhai ||

He Himself creates and beholds His own drama.

Kylu sµkocY qau nwnk eykY ]7]

khael sankochai tho naanak eaekai ||7||

He winds up the drama, and then, O Nanak, He alone remains. ||7||