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ਅਖੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਹੀ ਪਿਆਰ ਹਾਂ ਮੈ, ਨਾਲੇ ਡਰ ਵੀ ਦਸਦਾ ਏ
He says, “I am nothing but love,” yet He also speaks of fear.
akhe pyaar hi pyaar haan main, naale dar vi dasda ae
ਅਖੇ (akhe) = says
ਪਿਆਰ (pyaar) = love
ਹੀ (hi) = only
ਪਿਆਰ (pyaar) = love
ਹਾਂ (haan) = am
ਮੈ (main) = I
ਨਾਲੇ (naale) = yet / at the same time
ਡਰ (dar) = fear
ਵੀ (vi) = also
ਦਸਦਾ (dasda) = tells / speaks of
ਏ (ae) = isThe line reflects another paradox of spiritual experience. Divine love is presented as absolute love, yet awe, reverence, or fear also accompany it. The “fear” here is not terror, but the trembling humility felt before something infinitely greater.
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
ਆਖੇ ਮੁੱਲ ਮੈਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਮਿਲਦਾ, ਨਾਲੇ ਕੀਮਤ ਮੰਗਦਾ ਏ
ਅਖੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਹੀ ਪਿਆਰ ਹਾਂ ਮੈ, ਨਾਲੇ ਡਰ ਵੀ ਦਸਦਾ ਏ
ਅਖੇ ਪਿਆਰ ਹੀ ਪਿਆਰ ਹਾਂ ਮੈ, ਨਾਲੇ ਡਰ ਵੀ ਦਸਦਾ ਏ
akhe pyaar hi pyaar haan main, naale dar vi dasda ae
Translation*
He says, “I am nothing but love,” yet He also speaks of fear.
Word by Word Translation*
ਅਖੇ (akhe) = says
ਪਿਆਰ (pyaar) = love
ਹੀ (hi) = only
ਪਿਆਰ (pyaar) = love
ਹਾਂ (haan) = am
ਮੈ (main) = I
ਨਾਲੇ (naale) = yet / at the same time
ਡਰ (dar) = fear
ਵੀ (vi) = also
ਦਸਦਾ (dasda) = tells / speaks of
ਏ (ae) = is
Literal Translation*
Says, love only love am I — yet fear also tells.
Explanation*
The line reflects another paradox of spiritual experience. Divine love is presented as absolute love, yet awe, reverence, or fear also accompany it. The “fear” here is not terror, but the trembling humility felt before something infinitely greater.
Baba ji Explanation
Bulandpuri Sahib, India
* All Marked with a Star are Ai Translations
