sun vadaa aakhai sabh ko-ay

Awsw mhlw 1 ] (773-16)
aasaa mehlaa 1.
Aasaa, First Mehl:


suix vfw AwKY sBu koie ]
sun vadaa aakhai sabh ko-ay.
Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.

kyvfu vfw fITw hoie ]
kayvad vadaa deethaa ho-ay.
But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him.

kImiq pwie n kihAw jwie ]
keemat paa-ay na kahi-aa jaa-ay.
His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.

khxY vwly qyry rhy smwie ]1]
kahnai vaalay tayray rahay samaa-ay. ||1||
Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||

vfy myry swihbw gihr gMBIrw guxI ghIrw ]
vaday mayray saahibaa gahir gambheeraa gunee gaheeraa.
O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of Excellence.

koie n jwxY qyrw kyqw kyvfu cIrw ]1] rhwau ]
ko-ay na jaanai tayraa kaytaa kayvad cheeraa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||

siB surqI imil suriq kmweI ]
sabh surtee mil surat kamaa-ee.
All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.

sB kImiq imil kImiq pweI ]
sabh keemat mil keemat paa-ee.
All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.

igAwnI iDAwnI gur gurhweI ]
gi-aanee Dhi-aanee gur gurhaa-ee.
The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers

khxu n jweI qyrI iqlu vifAweI ]2]
kahan na jaa-ee tayree til vadi-aa-ee. ||2||
-they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||

siB sq siB qp siB cMigAweIAw ]
sabh sat sabh tap sabh chang-aa-ee-aa.
All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,

isDw purKw kIAw vifAweIAw ]
siDhaa purkhaa kee-aa vadi-aa-ee-aa.
all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas

quDu ivxu isDI iknY n pweIAw ]
tuDh vin siDhee kinai na paa-ee-aa.
-without You, no one has attained such powers.

krim imlY nwhI Twik rhweIAw ]3]
karam milai naahee thaak rahaa-ee-aa. ||3||
They are received only by Your Grace. No one can block them or stop their flow. ||3||

AwKx vwlw ikAw vycwrw ]
aakhan vaalaa ki-aa vaychaaraa.
What can the poor helpless creatures do?

isPqI Bry qyry BMfwrw ]
siftee bharay tayray bhandaaraa.
Your Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures.

ijsu qU dyih iqsY ikAw cwrw ]
jis too deh tisai ki-aa chaaraa.
Those, unto whom You give-how can they think of any other?

nwnk scu svwrxhwrw ]4]2]
naanak sach savaaranhaaraa. ||4||2||
O Nanak, the True One embellishes and exalts. ||4||2||