Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru is divine; the Guru is beyond seeing and beyond knowing. Serving the Guru, I come to understand all three worlds.
The Guru, the Giver, has given me the gift all on His own. I have found the One who is beyond seeing and beyond knowing.
The Guru is a wonder too deep to measure, and gives the greatest gift freely.
Gur dayvaa means the Guru is divine, full of the One's light. Alakh abhayvaa means beyond seeing and beyond knowing. You can never get to the bottom of it. Yet when you serve the Guru, the three worlds start to make sense. That means everything, above, below and all around.
Then comes the surprise. Aapay daat karee — the Giver gives the gift all by Himself. You don't earn it like points in a game. It is more like a birthday present. You did not pay for it. Someone who loves you simply gave it.
Sikhs call this gurprasaad, the Guru's grace. And the gift is the Mysterious One, found right in your own hands.
What is a gift you were given that you could never have earned?
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