ਹਮਰੇ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਹੈ ਬਹੁ ਬਾਰ ਬਾਰ ਹਰਿ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
hamray avgun bahut bahut hai baho baar baar har ganat na aavai.
My demerits are so many and numerous. I have sinned so many times, over and over again. O Lord, they cannot be counted.
ਤੂੰ ਗੁਣਵੰਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
tooN gunvantaa har har da-i-aal har aapay bakhas laihi har bhaavai.
You, Lord, are the Merciful Treasure of Virtue. When it pleases You, Lord, You forgive me.
ਹਮ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਰਾਖੇ ਗੁਰ ਸੰਗਤੀ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਦੀਓ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਛਡਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
ham apraaDhee raakhay gur sangtee updays dee-o har naam chhadaavai. ||2||
I am a sinner, saved only by the Company of the Guru. He has bestowed the Teachings of the Lord's Name, which saves me. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My faults are too many to count; I have gone wrong again and again. But you are the merciful treasure of all goodness, and when it pleases you, you forgive. A sinner like me is saved only in the company of the teacher.
Our faults are countless, but mercy forgives -- and the company of the teacher saves.
The two infinities again (cf. the confession shabads): countless faults against the Treasure of Virtue. Forgiveness is by the One's pleasure (grace), and salvation comes through the Sangat. No self-rescue, only company and mercy.
A Question to Sit With
When have you been forgiven for something you could not undo?
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