pauVI ]

pourree ||

Pauree:

KMf pqwl AsµK mY gxq n hoeI ]

khandd pathaal asankh mai ganath n hoee ||

There are countless worlds and nether regions; I cannot calculate their number.

qU krqw goivMdu quDu isrjI quDY goeI ]

thoo karathaa govindh thudhh sirajee thudhhai goee ||

You are the Creator, the Lord of the Universe; You create it, and You destroy it.

lK caurwsIh mydnI quJ hI qy hoeI ]

lakh chouraaseeh maedhanee thujh hee thae hoee ||

The 8.4 million species of beings issued forth from You.

ieik rwjy Kwn mlUk khih khwvih koeI ]

aucwrx rwjy: polw bolo

eik raajae khaan malook kehehi kehaavehi koee ||

Some are called kings, emperors and nobles.

ieik swh sdwvih sµic Dnu dUjY piq KoeI ]

aucwrx s`dwvih

eik saah sadhaavehi sanch dhhan dhoojai path khoee ||

Some claim to be bankers and accumulate wealth, but in duality they lose their honor.

ieik dwqy iek mMgqy sBnw isir soeI ]

eik dhaathae eik mangathae sabhanaa sir soee ||

Some are givers, and some are beggars; God is above the heads of all.

ivxu nwvY bwjwrIAw BIhwvil hoeI ]

vin naavai baajaareeaa bheehaaval hoee ||

Without the Name, they are vulgar, dreadful and wretched.

kUV inKuty nwnkw scu kry su hoeI ]12]

koorr nikhuttae naanakaa sach karae s hoee ||12||

Falsehood shall not last, O Nanak; whatever the True Lord does, comes to pass. ||12||