9: Anykqw ivc eykqw

Unity in diversity

ibrKu hovY bIau bIjIAY krdw pwswrw ]

birakhu hovai beeu beejeeai karadaa paasaaraa.

From seed comes up the tree and then it spreads further.

jV AMdir pyf bwhrw bhu fwl ibsQwrw ]

jarh andari payd baaharaa bahu daal bisadaaraa.

Root extends in earth, the stem outside and the branches extend all around.

pq Pul PlIdw rs rMg svwrw ]

pat phul phal phaleedaa ras rang savaaraa.

It becomes full of flowers, fruits, and means of many colours and delightful essences.

vwsu invwsu aulwsu kir hoie vf prvwrw ]

vaasu nivaasu ulaasu kari hoi vad paravaaraa.

In its flowers and fruits dwell fragrance and joy and now this seed becomes a large family.

Pl ivic bIau sMjIau hoie Pl PloN hjwrw ]

phal vichi beeu sanjeeu hoi phal phalay hajaaraa.

Again the fruit by producing seeds becomes the source of myriad flowers and fruits.

Awpy Awip vrqdw gurmuiK insqwrw ]9]

aapay aapi varatadaa guramoukhi nisataaraa ||9||

Understanding of this very fact that the Lord alone is among all makes the gurmukh liberated.