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This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Siree Raag on Pannaa 14
isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ]
sireeraag mehalaa 1 ||
Siree Raag, First Mehla:
koit kotI myrI Awrjw pvxu pIAxu AipAwau ]
kott kottee maeree aarajaa pavan peean apiaao ||
If I could live for millions and millions of years, and if the air was my food and drink,
cMdu sUrju duie guPY n dyKw supnY saux n Qwau ]
cha(n)dh sooraj dhue gufai n dhaekhaa supanai soun n thhaao ||
and if I lived in a cave and never saw either the sun or the moon, and if I never slept, even in dreams
BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY hau kyvfu AwKw nwau ]1]
bhee thaeree keemath naa pavai ho kaevadd aakhaa naao ||1||
-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||1||
swcw inrMkwru inj Qwie ]
saachaa nira(n)kaar nij thhaae ||
The True Lord, the Formless One, is Himself in His Own Place.
suix suix AwKxu AwKxw jy BwvY kry qmwie ]1] rhwau ]
sun sun aakhan aakhanaa jae bhaavai karae thamaae ||1|| rehaao ||
I have heard, over and over again, and so I tell the tale; as it pleases You, Lord, please instill within me the yearning for You. ||1||Pause||
kusw ktIAw vwr vwr pIsix pIsw pwie ]
kusaa katteeaa vaar vaar peesan peesaa paae ||
If I was slashed and cut into pieces, over and over again, and put into the mill and ground into flour,
AgI syqI jwlIAw Bsm syqI ril jwau ]
agee saethee jaaleeaa bhasam saethee ral jaao ||
burnt by fire and mixed with ashes
BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY hau kyvfu AwKw nwau ]2]
bhee thaeree keemath naa pavai ho kaevadd aakhaa naao ||2||
-even then, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||2||
pMKI hoie kY jy Bvw sY AsmwnI jwau ]
pa(n)khee hoe kai jae bhavaa sai asamaanee jaao ||
If I was a bird, soaring and flying through hundreds of heavens,
ndrI iksY n AwvaU nw ikCu pIAw n Kwau ]
nadharee kisai n aavoo naa kishh peeaa n khaao ||
and if I was invisible, neither eating nor drinking anything
BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY hau kyvfu AwKw nwau ]3]
bhee thaeree keemath naa pavai ho kaevadd aakhaa naao ||3||
-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||3||
nwnk kwgd lK mxw piV piV kIcY Bwau ]
naanak kaagadh lakh manaa parr parr keechai bhaao ||
O Nanak, if I had hundreds of thousands of stacks of paper, and if I were to read and recite and embrace love for the Lord,
msU qoit n AwveI lyKix pauxu clwau ]
masoo thott n aavee laekhan poun chalaao ||
and if ink were never to fail me, and if my pen were able to move like the wind
BI qyrI kImiq nw pvY hau kyvfu AwKw nwau ]4]2]
bhee thaeree keemath naa pavai ho kaevadd aakhaa naao ||4||2||
-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||4||2||
This translation is an updated version.