Sikhism·Raag Saarang·Shabad 45
Verse 2 of 3

Beyond What Anyone Can Measure

ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਤੁਮਹਿ ਸਿਆਨੇ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਸੁਘਰ ਸੁਜਾਨਾ ॥
tum hee sundar tumeh si-aanay tum hee sughar sujaanaa.
You are so beautiful, and You are so wise; You are elegant and all-knowing.
ਸਗਲ ਜੋਗ ਅਰੁ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਇਕ ਨਿਮਖ ਨ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਜਾਨਾਂ ॥੧॥
sagal jog ar gi-aan Dhi-aan ik nimakh na keemat jaanaaN. ||1||
All the Yogis, spiritual teachers and meditators do not know even a bit of Your value. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You are beautiful and wise, graceful and all-knowing.

Even the deepest thinkers and seekers cannot measure even a tiny piece of how vast You are.

The One is greater than any mind can measure — and that is the wonder of it.
The deeper layer

Tum hee sundar, tumeh si-aane — You are beautiful, You are wise, elegant, all-knowing. And sagal jog ar gi-aan dhi-aan — all the yogis, teachers, and meditators together — cannot know even a nimakh, a fraction, of the One's worth. Some things are too vast and beautiful to be measured, and that is the wonder of them.

A Question to Sit With

How does it feel to realize some things are too big and beautiful to fully understand?

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