ਤੁਮਰੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਹਮ ਕਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨੇ ॥
tumree upmaa tum hee parabh jaanhu ham kahi na sakahi har gunay.
You alone know Your Praises, God; I cannot even describe Your Glorious Virtues, Lord.
ਜੈਸੇ ਤੁਮ ਤੈਸੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਗੁਨ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਪੁਨੇ ॥੨॥
jaisay tum taisay parabh tum hee gun jaanhu parabh apunay. ||2||
You are what You are, God; You alone know Your Glorious Virtues, God. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Only You fully know how wonderful You are — it's more than anyone could describe.
You are simply, completely Yourself — and only You know Your own depth.
Some things are so wonderful that only they fully know their own depth — and that's part of the wonder.
A verse of pure wonder and humility: "You alone know Your Praises... You are what You are, God." The One is beyond our describing — joti-o-jot, simply and wholly itself. This is a child-sized taste of mystery: some things are so deep that only they fully know themselves. For a child: some things are so wonderful that only they fully know their own depth — and that's part of the wonder.
A Question to Sit With
What's something so deep or wonderful you could never fully describe it?
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