eik baabaa akaal roop

This Shabad is by Bhai Gurdaas Ji in Vaars Bhai Gurdaas on Pannaa 1

ਬਾਬਾ ਗਿਆ ਬਗਦਾਦ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਹਰ ਜਾਇ ਕੀਆ ਅਸਥਾਨਾ॥
baabaa giaa bagadhaadh noo(n) baahar jaae keeaa asathhaanaa
From Mecca Baba went to Baghdad and stayed outside the city.

ਇਕ ਬਾਬਾ ਅਕਾਲ ਰੂਪ ਦੂਜਾ ਰਬਾਬੀ ਮਰਦਾਨਾ॥
eik baabaa akaal roop dhoojaa rabaabee maradhaanaa
Firstly, Baba himself was in the form of Timeless and secondly, he had his companion Mardana, the rebeck player.

ਦਿਤੀ ਬਾਂਗ ਨਿਮਾਜ਼ ਕਰ ਸੁੰਨ ਸਮਾਨ ਹੋਯਾ ਜਹਾਨਾ॥
dhithee baa(n)g nimaaz kar su(n)n samaan hoyaa jehaanaa
For namaz (in his own style), Baba gave call, listening to which the whole world went into absolute silence.

ਸੁੰਨ ਮੁੰਨ ਨਗਰੀ ਭਈ ਦੇਖ ਪੀਰ ਭਇਆ ਹੈਰਾਨਾ॥
su(n)n mu(n)n nagaree bhee dhaekh peer bhaeiaa hairaanaa
The whole city became quiet and lo! to behold it, the pir (of the town) also got wonderstruck.

ਵੇਖੈ ਧਿਆਨ ਲਗਾਇ ਕਰ ਇਕ ਫਕੀਰ ਵਡਾ ਮਸਤਾਨਾ॥
vaekhai dhhiaan lagaae kar eik fakeer vaddaa masathaanaa
Observing minutely he found (in the form of Baba Nanak) an exhilerated faquir.

ਪੁਛਿਆ ਫਿਰਕੇ ਦਸਤਗੀਰ ਕੌਨ ਫਕੀਰ ਕਿਸ ਕਾ ਘਰਾਨਾ॥
pushhiaa firakae dhasathageer kaan fakeer kis kaa gharaanaa
Pir Dastegir asked him, which category of faquir you belong to and what is your parentage.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਲਿ ਵਿਚ ਆਇਆ ਰਬ ਫਕੀਰ ਇਕ ਪਹਿਚਾਨਾ॥
naanak kal vich aaeiaa rab fakeer eik pehichaanaa
(Mardana told) He is Nanak, who has come into kaliyug, and, he recognises God and His faquirs as one.

ਧਰਤ ਅਕਾਸ਼ ਚਹੂੰ ਦਿਸ ਜਾਨਾ ॥35॥
dhharath akaash chehoo(n) dhis jaanaa aa
He is known in all the directions besides earth and sky.

Bhai Sarabjit Singh Rangila