Sikhism·Raag Malaar·Shabad 11
Verse 5 of 5

Beyond Measure, Yet Near

ਮੇਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਹੈ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
mayraa har parabh agam agochar hai keemat kahan na jaa-ay.
My Lord God is Inaccessible and Unfathomable. His value cannot be expressed.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਸਬਦੇ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
gur parsaadee bujhee-ai sabday kaar kamaa-ay.
By Guru's Grace, he comes to understand, and live the Shabad.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਿ ਤੂ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਇ ॥੪॥੨॥
naanak naam salaahi too har har dar sobhaa paa-ay. ||4||2||
O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. ||4||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My Lord, the One, is out of reach and beyond knowing; no one can say what the One is worth.

By the Guru's grace a person comes to understand, and lives by the Shabad, the Word.

Nanak says: praise the Naam, Har, Har, and you will be honored at the One's court.

The One is beyond all measure, and still comes near through grace.
The deeper layer

The One is beyond reach and beyond measure, and still, by the Guru's grace, you come to know the One and live the Word.

Mayraa har prabh agam agochar: the One is unreachable and unfathomable, beyond any price or words. Yet gur parsaadee bujhee-ai: by the Guru's grace the One is understood and the Shabad lived. Praising the Naam (naam salaahi) brings honor at the One's door (dar sobhaa).

A Question to Sit With

How can something be too big to describe and still feel close to you?

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