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Ang 1Vaar 16Bhai Gurdas

ਪਉੜੀ ੧੬

paurree 16

ਮਹਿਮਾ ਮਹਿ ਮਹਿਕਾਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਲਖ ਨ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਜਾਣੈ ।

mahimaa meh mahikaar vich mahimaa lakh na mahimaa jaanai |

Even the people spreading the fragrance of His grandeur don’t understand the real nature of His greatness.

ਲਖ ਮਹਾਤਮ ਮਹਾਤਮਾ ਤਿਲ ਨ ਮਹਾਤਮੁ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੈ ।

lakh mahaatam mahaatamaa til na mahaatam aakh vakhaanai |

Lakhs of saint explain the gist and significance of that Lord but even all joined could not put forth even a fraction of His grandeur.

ਉਸਤਤਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਲਖ ਉਸਤਤੀ ਪਲ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹੈਰਾਣੈ ।

ausatat vich lakh usatatee pal usatat andar hairaanai |

Myriad eulogists are wonder struck (because they could not eulogise Him properly)

ਅਚਰਜ ਵਿਚਿ ਲਖ ਅਚਰਜਾ ਅਚਰਜ ਅਚਰਜ ਚੋਜ ਵਿਡਾਣੈ ।

acharaj vich lakh acharajaa acharaj acharaj choj viddaanai |

Millions of wonders are full of wonder and they are further surprised to see the awe-inspiring feats of the Lord, the all wonder Himself.

ਵਿਸਮਾਦੀ ਵਿਸਮਾਦ ਲਖ ਵਿਸਮਾਦਹੁ ਵਿਸਮਾਦ ਵਿਹਾਣੈ ।

visamaadee visamaad lakh visamaadahu visamaad vihaanai |

Looking at the completeness of the wonder of that wondrous Lord, the elation feels elated and exhausted.

ਅਬਗਤਿ ਗਤਿ ਅਤਿ ਅਗਮ ਹੈ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਆਖਾਣ ਵਖਾਣੈ ।

abagat gat at agam hai akath kathaa aakhaan vakhaanai |

The dynamism of that unmanifest Lord is extremely unapproachable and even a shirt account of His grand story is ineffable.

ਲਖ ਪਰਵਾਣ ਪਰੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੈ ।੧੬।

lakh paravaan parai paravaanai |16|

His measurement is beyond lacs of measures.