ਕਹ ਪੇਖਾਰਉ ਹਉ ਕਰਿ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਬਿਸਮਨ ਬਿਸਮੇ ਕਹਨ ਕਹਾਤਿ ॥੧॥
kah paykhaara-o ha-o kar chaturaa-ee bisman bismay kahan kahaat. ||1||
How can I behold Him through clever tricks? Those who tell this story are wonder-struck and amazed. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
How could I see it by clever tricks? Those who tell of it are left struck with wonder.
Every attempt to describe the One ends not in a definition but in astonishment — awe is where the describing runs out.
No clever trick can make you see the One. kah paykhaara-o ha-o kar chaturaa-ee — "How can I see Him through clever tricks?" No method or smart plan can do it.
Think of trying to describe a sunset to a friend over the phone. You try and try, and then you just say, "Wow." That is what happens here. bisman bismay kahan kahaat — those who tell this story are left amazed.
Trying to describe the One ends in wonder, not in a neat definition. Awe is where the words run out.
A Question to Sit With
When has trying to explain something wonderful left you simply amazed instead?
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