ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਕੀਆ ਦਾਨੁ ॥
aad purakh jis kee-aa daan.
One whom the Primal Lord God blesses with His bounties,
ਤਿਸ ਕਉ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥
tis ka-o mili-aa har niDhaan.
obtains the treasure of the Lord.
ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
tis kee gat mit kahee na jaa-ay.
His state and extent cannot be described.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੪॥੯॥
naanak jan har har Dhi-aa-ay. ||4||9||
Servant Nanak meditates on the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whoever the First Being blesses with this gift
receives the One's treasure.
How vast the One is, and how wide, no one can say.
Nanak says: I, the One's servant, meditate on the One, Har, Har.
Some gifts are too big to describe — you just live in them.
The One's gift is a treasure too great for words, and you hold it by keeping the One in mind.
aad purakh jis keeaa daan — the One's blessing brings har nidhaan, the treasure. gatt mitt kahee na jaa-ay — beyond description; holding the Naam is enough.
A Question to Sit With
What is a gift so good you could never fully put it into words?
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