toohai hai vaahu tayree rajaa-ay

pRBwqI mhlw 1(1329-10)
parbhaatee mehlaa 1
Prabhaatee, First Mehl


Awvqu iknY n rwiKAw jwvqu ikau rwiKAw jwie ]
aavat kinai na raakhi-aa jaavat ki-o raakhi-aa jaa-ay.
No one can hold anyone back from coming; how could anyone hold anyone back from going?

ijs qy hoAw soeI pru jwxY jW aus hI mwih smwie ]1]
jis tay ho-aa so-ee par jaanai jaaN us hee maahi samaa-ay. ||1||
He alone thoroughly understands this, from whom all beings come; all are merged and immersed in Him. ||1||

qUhY hY vwhu qyrI rjwie ]
toohai hai vaahu tayree rajaa-ay.
Waaho! - You are Great, and Wondrous is Your Will.

jo ikCu krih soeI pru hoiebw Avru n krxw jwie ]1] rhwau ]
jo kichh karahi so-ee par ho-ibaa avar na karnaa jaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Whatever You do, surely comes to pass. Nothing else can happen. ||1||Pause||

jYsy hrht kI mwlw itMf lgq hY iek sKnI hor Pyr BrIAq hY ]
jaisay harhat kee maalaa tind lagat hai ik sakhnee hor fayr bharee-at hai.
The buckets on the chain of the Persian wheel rotate; one empties out to fill another.

qYso hI iehu Kylu Ksm kw ijau aus kI vifAweI ]2]
taiso hee ih khayl khasam kaa ji-o us kee vadi-aa-ee. ||2||
This is just like the Play of our Lord and Master; such is His Glorious Greatness. ||2||

surqI kY mwrig cil kY aultI ndir pRgwsI ]
surtee kai maarag chal kai ultee nadar pargaasee.
Following the path of intuitive awareness, one turns away from the world, and one's vision is enlightened.

min vIcwir dyKu bRhm igAwnI kaunu igrhI kaunu audwsI ]3]
man veechaar daykh barahm gi-aanee ka-un girhee ka-un udaasee. ||3||
Contemplate this in your mind, and see, O spiritual teacher. Who is the householder, and who is the renunciate? ||3||

ijs kI Awsw iqs hI sauip kY eyhu rihAw inrbwxu ]
jis kee aasaa tis hee sa-up kai ayhu rahi-aa nirbaan.
Hope comes from the Lord; surrendering to Him, we remain in the state of nirvaanaa.

ijs qy hoAw soeI kir mwinAw nwnk igrhI audwsI so prvwxu ]4]8]
jis tay ho-aa so-ee kar maani-aa naanak girhee udaasee so parvaan. ||4||8||
We come from Him; surrendering to Him, O Nanak, one is approved as a householder, and a renunciate. ||4||8||