Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
Which of Your countless good qualities could I even begin to sing? You are the treasure where every excellence is kept.
I could never put Your greatness into words. You are so high and so kind, beyond anything I could describe.
Guru Ram Das is saying: You have so many good qualities that I don't know where to start.
Tayray kavan kavan gun kahi kahi gaavaa means "which, which of Your good qualities should I sing?" He says "which" twice, like someone standing in front of a huge library who can't pick a first book. Gunee niDhaanaa means the treasure-house of every good quality.
So the praise starts with an honest confession. Nobody can ever finish praising the One. That is not a reason to stay quiet. It is the reason the song keeps going.
Have you ever loved something so much that words felt too small for it?
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