ਊਚ ਮੂਚ ਅਪਾਰ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਅਗਮ ਦਰਬਾਰਾ ॥
ooch mooch apaar su-aamee agam darbaaraa.
My Lord and Master is lofty and exalted, grand and infinite. The Darbaar of His Court is inaccessible.
ਨਾਮੋ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਸੋਭਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਖਸਮੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥੪॥੭॥੧੬॥
naamo vadi-aa-ee sobhaa naanak khasam pi-aaraa. ||4||7||16||
Through the Naam, glorious greatness and respect are obtained; O Nanak, my Lord and Master is my Beloved. ||4||7||16||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is high beyond high, vast beyond measure, with a presence no one can barge into.
Nanak says, through the Naam come glory and honor, and that same boundless One is my own dear Beloved.
The One who is beyond all can still be your own Beloved.
The One is ooch-mooch (lofty and vast), the court unapproachable — and yet, through the Naam, that same boundless One becomes one's very own Beloved.
A Question to Sit With
How can something huge also feel close and personal to you?
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