Only You know Your own wonder — and even the love I give back is a gift You first gave me.
The Arc
A shabad of pure wonder and humility. The whole making is Yours, and only You know how vast it is; the one who comes to know You is the one You quietly open up to. I would give my whole heart just for those who love You; wherever You are is forever beautiful, and Your wonders never run out. Even loving You is something You make possible in me — You are the one who brushes a heart with color. You are the greatest Giver and the wisest, and beside You I am small, hardly knowing how to honor You. So I have come and rested at Your door with empty hands: just keep me close; I am still learning, and I need You.
Key Vocabulary
teree kudrat toohai jaaneh — only the One knows its own creative power.
rang tere aapaaraa — Your infinite colors and wonders: a spring-bright image.
rang dhartaa — the One as the dyer who colors the heart.
vad daataa vad daanaa — the great Giver and the deeply wise.
dheh paiaa duaarai — arriving empty-handed at the door.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Wonder at the endless creation; devotion itself as a received gift.
For Raag Basant
The infinite 'colors' (rang) of the One are Basant's spring palette turned to praise.
Translation Notes
'Save me, foolish and ignorant' rendered as coming with empty hands and 'still learning' — humility as empty-handedness, never self-scorn. 'Difficult to accept Your Will' rendered as leaning into the flow of life. Devotion foregrounded as received, not self-generated.
Only You know Your own wonder — and even the love I give back is a gift You first gave me.
The Arc
A shabad of pure wonder and humility. The whole making is Yours, and only You know how vast it is; the one who comes to know You is the one You quietly open up to. I would give my whole heart just for those who love You; wherever You are is forever beautiful, and Your wonders never run out. Even loving You is something You make possible in me — You are the one who brushes a heart with color. You are the greatest Giver and the wisest, and beside You I am small, hardly knowing how to honor You. So I have come and rested at Your door with empty hands: just keep me close; I am still learning, and I need You.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Wonder at the endless creation; devotion itself as a received gift.
For Raag Basant
The infinite 'colors' (rang) of the One are Basant's spring palette turned to praise.
Translation Notes
'Save me, foolish and ignorant' rendered as coming with empty hands and 'still learning' — humility as empty-handedness, never self-scorn. 'Difficult to accept Your Will' rendered as leaning into the flow of life. Devotion foregrounded as received, not self-generated.