Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whoever claims to know, knows nothing; he has not known the Knower of all.
Says Nanak: the Guru gave me the Nectar to drink — savoring it, I blossom in bliss.
This one says whoever brags that they know everything actually knows the least.
The last surprise is about knowing. So-ee ajaan kahai mai jaanaa — the one who says "I know it all" is the one who does not know. That person has not come to know the One who knows everything.
Real knowing is humble. It even says, "I don't know," in front of the One. Shabad 26 talks about this same humble not-knowing.
Think of the best scientists. The more they learn, the more they say, "There is so much we still don't understand."
The shabad ends not with a claim but with a taste. The Guru gave Nanak amrit, a sweet nectar, to drink. Rasak rasak bigsaanaa — tasting it again and again, he blossoms with joy, like a flower opening.
Why might the person who claims to know everything understand the least?
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