then who was tainted by fraud and sin?

When the Embodiment of Light was immersed in His Own Light,

then who was hungry, and who was satisfied?

He is the Cause of causes, the Creator Lord.

O Nanak, the Creator is beyond calculation. ||4||

When His Glory was contained within Himself,

then who was mother, father, friend, child or sibling?

When all power and wisdom was latent within Him,

then where were the Vedas and the scriptures, and who was there to read them?

When He kept Himself, All-in-all, unto His Own Heart,

then who considered omens to be good or bad?

When He Himself was lofty, and He Himself was near at hand,

then who was called master, and who was called disciple?

We are wonder-struck at the wondrous wonder of the Lord.

O Nanak, He alone knows His own state. ||5||

When the Undeceiveable, Impenetrable, Inscrutable One was self-absorbed,

then who was swayed by Maya?

When He paid homage to Himself,

then the three qualities were not prevailing.

When there was only the One, the One and Only Lord God,

then who was not anxious, and who felt anxiety?

When He Himself was satisfied with Himself,

then who spoke and who listened?

He is vast and infinite, the highest of the high.

O Nanak, He alone can reach Himself. ||6||

When He Himself fashioned the visible world of the creation,

he made the world subject to the three dispositions.

Sin and virtue then began to be spoken of.

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

Worldly snares and entanglements of Maya,

egotism, attachment, doubt and loads of fear;

pain and pleasure, honor and dishonor

- these came to be described in various ways.

He Himself creates and beholds His own drama.

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

Wherever the Eternal Lord's devotee is, He Himself is there.

He unfolds the expanse of His creation for the glory of His Saint.

He Himself is the Master of both worlds.

His Praise is to Himself alone.

He Himself performs and plays His amusements and games.

He Himself enjoys pleasures, and yet He is unaffected and untouched.

He attaches whomever He pleases to His Name.

He causes whomever He pleases to play in His play.

He is beyond calculation, beyond measure, uncountable and unfathomable.

As You inspire him to speak, O Lord, so does servant Nanak speak. ||8||21||

Shalok:

O Lord and Master of all beings and creatures, You Yourself are prevailing everywhere.

O Nanak, The One is All-pervading; where is any other to be seen? ||1||

ASHTAPADEE:

He Himself is the speaker, and He Himself is the listener.

He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the many.