ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਿਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
har kee keemat kin biDh ho-ay.
How can anyone appraise the Lord's worth?
ਹਰਿ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਜਨੁ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har aprampar agam agochar gur kai sabad milai jan ko-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one may merge with the Infinite, Unapproachable and Incomprehensible Lord. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
How could anyone put a price on the One?
Only through the Guru's Word can a soul merge into the One who is endless, unreachable, beyond all grasp.
The One is beyond all reach — and the Guru's Word is the bridge across that very gap.
The Pause states the immeasurability ("how can anyone appraise the Lord's worth?") and the one bridge across it: the Shabad. The One is "Infinite, Unapproachable and Incomprehensible" — and yet, through the Word, the unreachable becomes merged with. The Guru's Word spans the very gap it describes.
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