ਓੜਕੁ ਓੜਕੁ ਭਾਲਿ ਨ ਓੜਕੁ ਪਾਇਆ॥

ਓੜਕੁ ਓੜਕੁ ਭਾਲਿ ਨ ਓੜਕੁ ਪਾਇਆ॥

ōṛku ōṛku bhāli na ōṛku pāiā॥

ओड़कु ओड़कु भालि न ओड़कु पाइआ॥

In order to know Him, people put in extreme efforts but could not know His extant.

ਓੜਕੁ ਭਾਲਣਿ ਗਏ ਸਿ ਫੇਰ ਨ ਆਇਆ॥

ōṛku bhālṇi gaē si phēr na āiā॥

ओड़कु भालणि गए सि फेर न आइआ॥

Those who went out to know His bounds could never return.

ਓੜਕੁ ਲਖ ਕਰੋੜਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ॥

ōṛku lakh karōṛi bharmi bhulāiā॥

ओड़कु लख करोड़ि भरमि भुलाइआ॥

To know Him, myriads of people have remained wandering in illusions.

ਆਦੁ ਵਡਾ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਨ ਅੰਤ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ॥

ādu vaḍā vismādu na ant suṇāiā॥

आदु वडा विसमादु न अंत सुणाइआ॥

That primeval Lord is the grand wonder whose mystery cannot be understood by mere listening.

ਹਾਥਿ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ਲਹਰੀ ਛਾਇਆ॥

hāthi na pārāvāru lahrī chhāiā॥

हाथि न पारावारु लहरी छाइआ॥

His waves, shades etc are limitless.

ਇਕੁ ਕਵਾਉ ਪਸਾਉ ਨ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ॥

iku kavāu pasāu na alkhu lakhāiā॥

इकु कवाउ पसाउ न अलखु लखाइआ॥

The imperceptible Lord who has created all through His single vibration cannot be perceived.

ਕਾਦਰੁ ਨੋ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਮਾਇਆ॥

kādru nō kurbāṇu kudrati māiā॥

कादरु नो कुरबाणु कुदरति माइआ॥

I am sacrifice unto that creator, whose maya is this creation.

ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪੁ ਗੁਰਿ ਸਮਝਾਇਆ ॥੩॥

āpē jāṇai āpu guri samjhāiā ॥3॥

आपे जाणै आपु गुरि समझाइआ ॥३॥

The Guru has made me understand that God alone knows about His own self (none else can know Him).