Endless Wonders to Tell

ਗੁਣ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਤੇਰੇ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਜਾਨਈ ॥

gun bay-ant su-aamee tayray ko-ay na jaan-ee.

Your Glorious Virtues are endless, O my Lord and Master; no one knows them all.

ਦੇਖਿ ਚਲਤ ਦਇਆਲ ਸੁਣਿ ਭਗਤ ਵਖਾਨਈ ॥

daykh chalat da-i-aal sun bhagat vakhaana-ee.

Seeing and hearing of Your wondrous plays, O Merciful Lord, Your devotees narrate them.

ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਤੁਝੁ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਪੁਰਖਪਤਿ ਪਰਮੇਸਰਾ ॥

jee-a jant sabh tujh Dhi-aavahi purakhpat parmaysraa.

All beings and creatures meditate on You, O Primal Transcendent Lord, Master of men.

ਸਰਬ ਜਾਚਿਕ ਏਕੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਕਰੁਣਾ ਮੈ ਜਗਦੀਸਰਾ ॥

sarab jaachik ayk daataa karunaa mai jagdeesraa.

All beings are beggars; You are the One Giver, O Lord of the Universe, Embodiment of mercy.

ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਤੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ਸੋਈ ਜਿਸਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀ ਮਾਨਈ ॥

saaDhoo sant sujaan so-ee jisahi parabh jee maana-ee.

He alone is holy, a Saint, a truly wise person, who is accepted by the Dear Lord.

ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਹੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸੋਇ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਪਛਾਨਈ ॥੩॥

binvant naanak karahu kirpaa so-ay tujheh pachhaana-ee. ||3||

Prays Nanak, they alone realize You, unto whom You show Mercy. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Your goodness has no end, my Master — no one knows it all.

Seeing Your wonders, Merciful One, and hearing of them, those who love You tell of them.

All beings and creatures remember You, highest One, Master of all.

All of us are askers; You are the one Giver, full of mercy, Lord of the world.

The holy one, the saint, the wise one, is the one You accept.

Nanak prays: show Your kindness — the ones You are kind to come to know You.

We all stand with open hands before the same endless kindness.

The deeper layer

Gun bay-ant — endless virtues, beyond counting. Sarab jaachik ayk daataa — "all are askers, One is the Giver." Everyone stands with open hands before the same generosity, and there is no shame in that. Wisdom (sujaan) here means being welcomed by the One, more than being clever. Karahu kirpaa — knowing comes as a gift received, not a prize earned.

A Question to Sit With

What is something good in your life that came as a gift, not a reward?

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