(English Translation) The actor stages the play, playing the many characters in different costumes; but when the play ends, he takes off the costumes, and then he is one, and only one.
How many forms and images appeared and disappeared? Where have they gone? Where did they come from? Countless waves rise up from the water.
I have seen seeds of all kinds being planted, when the fruit ripens, the seeds appear in the same form as the original.
The one sky is reflected in thousands of water jugs, but when the jugs are broken, only the sky remains.
Doubt comes from greed, emotional attachment and the corruption of Maya. Freed from doubt, one realizes the One Lord alone.
He is imperishable; He will never pass away. He does not come, and He does not go. The Perfect Guru has washed away the filth of ego. Says Nanak, I have obtained the supreme status.
bwjIgir jYsy bwjI pweI ] bazigar jaisay bazee paee!!
nwnw rUp ByK idKlweI ] na na roop bhaikh dikhlaee!!
sWgu auqwir QMim@E pwswrw ] saang utaray dhamiyon pasara!!
qb eyko eykMkwrw ] tubh eko ekanmkara!!
kvn rUp idRsitE ibnswieE ] kawan roop drishtiyo binsaeyo!!
kqih gieE auhu kq qy AwieE ] kathi gayoon uh kat tay aayo!!
jl qy aUTih Aink qrMgw ] jal tay uthiho anik taranga!!
kink BUKn kIny bhu rMgw ] kanik bhukhan kinay bahoo raunga!!
bIju bIij dyiKE bhu prkwrw] beezu beezi dekhiyo bahoo parkara!!
Pl pwky qy eykMkwrw ] phal pakey tau ekanmkara!!
shs Gtw mih eyku Awkwsu ] sahas ghata mahin eko akash!!
Gt PUty qy EhI pRgwsu ] ghat phutay tay ohee Prakash!!
Brm loB moh mwieAw ivkwr ] bharam lobh moh maeya vikar!!
BRm CUty qy eykMkwr ] bhram chootay tay ekanmkar!!
Ehu AibnwsI ibnsq nwhI ] oooho abinashi binsat nahee!!
nw ko AwvY nw ko jwhI] na kay aaway na kay jahee!!
guir pUrY haumY mlu DoeI ] gur puray haunmey mul dhoyee!!
khu nwnk myrI prm giq hoeI ] kaho nanak mori param gati hoee!!
