Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 51
Verse 5 of 5

Beyond Every Measure

ਅਗਹ ਅਗਹ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਨਹ ਕੀਮ ਕੀਮ ਕੀਮਾਏ ॥
agah agah bay-ant su-aamee nah keem keem keemaa-ay.
Unfathomable and Inaccessible, He is our Infinite Lord and Master; His Value is beyond valuation.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਜਿਹ ਘਟਿ ਪਰਗਟੀਆਏ ॥੪॥੨॥੧੫॥
jan naanak tin kai bal bal jaa-ee-ai jih ghat pargatee-aa-ay. ||4||2||15||
Servant Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those, within whose heart He is revealed. ||4||2||15||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Too deep to fathom, beyond all reach, without end is our Master. No one can put a value on the One, no value at all.

Nanak, the servant, says: I bow again and again, with my whole self, to those in whose hearts the One shines out.

The One is beyond every measure, awake in the humblest hearts.
The deeper layer

The One is beyond every measure, and shines out in the hearts of those who have found it.

Agah agah bay-ant su-aamee: too deep to fathom, beyond reach, an endless Master. Nah keem keem keemaa-ay: no price can be set, the word repeated like a gasp of wonder. Bal bal jaa-ee-ai means giving yourself completely, again and again. It becomes a bow of love to those in whose heart (ghat) the One is pargatee-aa-ay, revealed.

A Question to Sit With

Why might the deepest things be impossible to measure or price?

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