ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਤੁਧੁਨੋ ਕੋਈ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ ॥
bin sabdai tuDhuno ko-ee na jaanee.
Without the Shabad, no one knows You.
ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਕਥੀ ਅਕਥ ਕਹਾਣੀ ॥
tuDh aapay kathee akath kahaanee.
You Yourself speak the Unspoken Speech.
ਆਪੇ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਸੰਬਾਹਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੪॥
aapay sabad sadaa gur daataa har naam jap sambaahaa hay. ||14||
You Yourself are the Shabad forever, the Guru, the Great Giver; chanting the Lord's Name, You bestow Your treasure. ||14||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without the Word, no one can know You.
You Yourself speak what cannot be spoken.
You are the Word itself, the Guru, the great Giver, and through the Naam You pour out Your treasure.
The One beyond words makes itself known through the Word.
Tudh aapay kathee akath kahaanee — You Yourself tell the untellable story. The infinite, which no words can hold, becomes knowable through the sabad — the Word is how the unspeakable speaks itself into a song we can share.
A Question to Sit With
How do you share a feeling that is almost too big for words?
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