ਕਿਆ ਕਹੀਐ ਗੁਣ ਕਥਹਿ ਘਨੇਰੇ ॥
ki-aa kahee-ai gun katheh ghanayray.
How can I chant Your uncounted glories?
ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਵਡੇ ਵਡੇਰੇ ॥
ant na paavahi vaday vadayray.
Even the greatest of the great do not know Your limits.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਤੂ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਾਹਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੬॥੬॥੧੨॥
naanak saach milai pat raakho too sir saahaa paatisaahaa hay. ||16||6||12||
Please bless Nanak with the Truth, and preserve his honor; You are the supreme emperor above the heads of kings. ||16||6||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
How could I ever finish singing all Your countless wonders?
Even the greatest beings cannot find where Your greatness ends.
Nanak says: bless me with Truth and keep my honour safe — You are the King above all kings.
The One's wonders are countless, gentle and boundless above every crown.
Wonder and humility: the One's glories are ghanayray (countless), and even vaday vadayray, the greatest of the great, cannot find their end. The prayer is for saach (Truth) and for one's honour kept — the One is sir saahaa paatisaahaa, emperor above the heads of kings.
A Question to Sit With
What is something so wonderful you could never finish describing it?
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