Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Remember, O my mind: say the Name of the One, and keep it with you.
The One has no limits, is out of reach and beyond understanding. The One cannot be weighed, and yet the One lets the person who turns to the Guru weigh Him.
Keep saying the Naam. The One beyond all measure lets the person turned to the Guru come to know Him.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. It starts with a simple ask. Mat bisras ray man raam bol — do not forget, my mind; say the Name.
Then comes a lovely surprise. The One is aprampar, without limits; agam, out of reach; agochar, beyond what eyes and ears can grasp. The One is atul, too great to be weighed. And yet the One chooses to be known by the gurmukh, the one turned toward the Guru. Gurmukh har aap tulaa-ay atul tol — the One lets Himself be weighed.
Think of a huge whale that swims right up to a small boat. You could never catch it. It comes to you. We come to know the vast One because the One gives, not because we climb.
How do you get to know someone who is much bigger or older than you? Do they have to help?
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