Holy Avtar Vani - Shabad no. 10
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Bande uppar vekh zara ih suraj chann sitare ne; Chamak ihnan di mukni ik din mit jane ih sare ne. Hethan vekh zamin ag pani tinnan da vistar bada. Ik din inhe vi nahin rehna disdai jo sansar khada. Vayoo jeev akash vichale sukhsham roop hai jinhan da; Sada layee ih mit jana ey jod jo judia tinnan da. Ih naun cheezan drishtman ne jis noon kehnde maya ey; Dasvan brahm inhan ton niara inhan vich samaya ey. Ih sabho kujh mit jana ey baqi kujh nahin rehna yar Kahe avtar hai iho sabh kujh is noon hi kehnde nirankar |
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O’ man , look above , and you see the sun the moon and the stars; Their glow will vanish one day and they all will cease to exist. Look beneath, and you see the earth, the fire and the water with their vast expanse; Even this visible world will perish one day. In between are the air, the life-spirit (Jeeva) and Akash(with sound as its attribute), all in their subtle form, The combination of these three elements will also vanish once for ever. These nine elements are visible and they are termed as the Creation. The Tenth is the Supreme Being (Brahm) distinct from these nine elements and yet pervading them all. All this (visible) will perish and ‘ Nothing’ will remain at last, O’ my friends; Avtar says this ‘Nothing’ is ‘Everything’ and this is known as the formless one- Nirankar. |
Meaning
O’ man, you see the Sun, the Moon and the Stars above in the sky; Their shine will go one day, and they all will vanish. Down below, you see the Earth, the fire and the water, with their vast (huge) expanse (spread). Even this visible world will perish (vanish) one day. In between, you find the air, the life spirit (Jeeva) and the Akash (Awaaz-, in hindi) (with sound as its characteristic), all in their subtle (fine) form. The combination of these three elements will also vanish once for ever. These nine elements, which constitute the ‘matter’ can be seen or visualized and are termed as the Creation. The tenth is the Supreme Being [Brahm, Nirankar], distinct (dissimilar) from these nine elements, yet present in them all. O’ my friends, all this (visible) will perish (vanish) and ‘Nothing’ will remain at last. Avtar says, ‘Nothing’ that will remain in the end, is ‘Everything’ and this is known as the Formless One - Nirankar