Aasaa, First Mehl:

Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.

But just how Great His Greatness is - this is known only to those who have seen Him.

His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.

Those who describe You, Lord,

remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||

O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth,

You are the Ocean of Excellence.

No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||

All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.

All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.

The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers

-they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||

All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,

all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas

-without You, no one has attained such powers.

They are received only by Your Grace.

No one can block them or stop their flow. ||3||

What can the poor helpless creatures do?

Your Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures.

Those, unto whom You give –

how can they think of any other?

O Nanak, the True One embellishes and exalts. ||4||2||

Translation of the Shabad on this Page is by:

Singh Sahib Sant Singh Khalsa, MD,

Shabad Rendition by:

Bhai Piara Singh Ji Raagi