Pauri 24

ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਸਿਫਤੀ ਕਹਣਿ ਨ ਅੰਤੁ ॥

Ant na siftee kahan na ant.

There is no end to God's praises, and no end to those who describe Him.

ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਕਰਣੈ ਦੇਣਿ ਨ ਅੰਤੁ ॥

Ant na karnai den na ant.

There is no end to what He does, and no end to what He gives.

ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਵੇਖਣਿ ਸੁਣਣਿ ਨ ਅੰਤੁ ॥

Ant na vekhan sunan na ant.

There is no end to seeing Him, and no end to hearing of Him.

ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ਕਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਮੰਤੁ ॥

Ant na jaapai ki-aa man mant.

No one can find the end of what is in His mind.

ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ਕੀਤਾ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥

Ant na jaapai keetaa aakaar.

No one can find the end of the creation He has made.

ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥

Ant na jaapai paaraavaar.

No one can find where it begins or where it ends.

ਅੰਤ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਕੇਤੇ ਬਿਲਲਾਹਿ ॥

Ant kaaran kete billaah.

So many cry out, longing to know His limits —

ਤਾ ਕੇ ਅੰਤ ਨ ਪਾਏ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

Taa ke ant na paa-e jaah.

but His limits can never be found.

ਏਹੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

Ehu ant na jaanai ko-e.

No one at all can know this end.

ਬਹੁਤਾ ਕਹੀਐ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

Bahutaa kahee-ai bahutaa ho-e.

The more we say about Him, the more there is still to say.

ਵਡਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਊਚਾ ਥਾਉ ॥

Vadaa saahib oochaa thaa-o.

Great is the Master, and high is His place.

ਊਚੇ ਉਪਰਿ ਊਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥

Oochay upar oochaa naa-o.

Higher than the highest is His Name.

ਏਵਡੁ ਊਚਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

Evad oochaa hovai ko-e.

If anyone could become as high and great as God,

ਤਿਸੁ ਊਚੇ ਕਉ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਇ ॥

Tis oochay ka-o jaanai so-e.

only then could they truly know that lofty One.

ਜੇਵਡੁ ਆਪਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪਿ ਆਪਿ ॥

Jevad aap jaanai aap aap.

How great He is, only He Himself knows.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਕਰਮੀ ਦਾਤਿ ॥੨੪॥

Naanak nadree karmee daat. ॥24॥

Says Nanak: the kind God gives His gifts through His grace. ॥24॥