ਪਉੜੀ ੧੬
paurree 16
ਇਕ ਕਵਾਉ ਅਮਾਉ ਜਿਸੁ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਵਡੇ ਦੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ।
eik kavaau amaau jis kevadd vadde dee vaddiaaee |
What could be said about the greatness of that great Lord whose one word is beyond all measures.
ਓਅੰਕਾਰ ਅਕਾਰ ਜਿਸੁ ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਕੋਊ ਪਾਈ ।
oankaar akaar jis tis daa ant na koaoo paaee |
None can know His mystery whose base is only One Gallia. How could His long life be counted whose half a breath is unfathomable.
ਅਧਾ ਸਾਹੁ ਅਥਾਹੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਡੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਆਈ ।
adhaa saahu athaahu jis vaddee aarajaa ganat na aaee |
His creation cannot be evaluated; how can then that imperceptible one be beholden (understood).
ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਕਾਦਰੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖਿਆ ਜਾਈ ।
kudarat keem na jaaneeai kaadar alakh na lakhiaa jaaee |
His gifts such as days and nights are also invaluable and His other boons are also infinite.
ਦਾਤਿ ਨ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਹੁ ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰੁ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਖੁਦਾਈ ।
daat na keem na raat dihu besumaar daataar khudaaee |
Indescribable is the position of the Lord, the master of the masterless,
ਅਬਿਗਤਿ ਗਤਿ ਅਨਾਥ ਨਾਥ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਨੇਤਿ ਨੇਤਿ ਅਲਾਈ ।
abigat gat anaath naath akath kathaa net net alaaee |
And His unnarratable story can only be concluded by saying neti neti (this is not, this not).
ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਕਰਾਈ ।੧੬।
aad purakh aades karaaee |16|
Worthy of salutation is only that primeval Lord.