ਸਬਦੇ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਥੇ ਸਾਲਾਹੇ ॥
sabday akath kathay saalaahay.
Through the Shabad, they speak the Unspoken, and praise the Lord.
ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਚੇ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੇ ॥
mayray parabh saachay vayparvaahay.
My True Lord God is self-sufficient.
ਆਪੇ ਗੁਣਦਾਤਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਸਬਦੈ ਕਾ ਰਸੁ ਤਾਹਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੨॥
aapay gundaataa sabad milaa-ay sabdai kaa ras taahaa hay. ||12||
The Giver of virtue Himself unites them with the Shabad; they enjoy the sublime essence of the Shabad. ||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Through the Word, people find ways to praise what words can barely hold.
The True One needs nothing from anyone, yet freely hands out goodness and draws us close.
The One who needs nothing still gives everything freely.
Speaking the unspoken, akath katha, means praising the indescribable. The One is self-sufficient yet gives virtue freely.
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