Pauri 26

ਅਮੁਲ ਗੁਣ ਅਮੁਲ ਵਾਪਾਰ ॥

Amul gun amul vaapaar.

Priceless are God's virtues, and priceless are His dealings.

ਅਮੁਲ ਵਾਪਾਰੀਏ ਅਮੁਲ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥

Amul vaapaaree-e amul bhandaar.

Priceless are those who deal with Him, and priceless are His treasures.

ਅਮੁਲ ਆਵਹਿ ਅਮੁਲ ਲੈ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

Amul aaveh amul lai jaah.

Priceless are those who come to Him, and priceless what they carry away.

ਅਮੁਲ ਭਾਇ ਅਮੁਲਾ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥

Amul bhaa-e amulaa samaah.

Priceless is loving God, and priceless is merging into Him.

ਅਮੁਲੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਅਮੁਲੁ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥

Amul dharam amul deebaan.

Priceless is His justice, and priceless is His court.

ਅਮੁਲੁ ਤੁਲੁ ਅਮੁਲੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

Amul tul amul parvaan.

Priceless are His scales, and priceless are His weights.

ਅਮੁਲੁ ਬਖਸੀਸ ਅਮੁਲੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥

Amul bakhsees amul neesaan.

Priceless are His blessings, and priceless is His sign of approval.

ਅਮੁਲੁ ਕਰਮੁ ਅਮੁਲੁ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥

Amul karam amul furmaan.

Priceless is His grace, and priceless is His command.

ਅਮੁਲੋ ਅਮੁਲੁ ਆਖਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

Amulo amul aakhi-aa na jaa-e.

Priceless beyond priceless — God simply cannot be described.

ਆਖਿ ਆਖਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥

Aakh aakh rahe liv laa-e.

Speaking of Him again and again, people stay absorbed in His love.

ਆਖਹਿ ਵੇਦ ਪਾਠ ਪੁਰਾਣ ॥

Aakheh ved paath puraan.

The Vedas and the Puranas speak of Him.

ਆਖਹਿ ਪੜੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਵਖਿਆਣ ॥

Aakheh parhe kareh vakhi-aan.

The learned speak of Him and give discourses about Him.

ਆਖਹਿ ਬਰਮੇ ਆਖਹਿ ਇੰਦ ॥

Aakheh barme aakheh ind.

The Brahmas speak of Him, and the Indras speak of Him.

ਆਖਹਿ ਗੋਪੀ ਤੈ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ॥

Aakheh gopee tai govind.

The gopis and Krishna speak of Him.

ਆਖਹਿ ਈਸਰ ਆਖਹਿ ਸਿਧ ॥

Aakheh eesar aakheh sidh.

Shiva speaks of Him, and the Siddhas speak of Him.

ਆਖਹਿ ਕੇਤੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਬੁਧ ॥

Aakheh kete keete budh.

The many Buddhas He created speak of Him.

ਆਖਹਿ ਦਾਨਵ ਆਖਹਿ ਦੇਵ ॥

Aakheh daanav aakheh dev.

The demons speak of Him, and the gods speak of Him.

ਆਖਹਿ ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਸੇਵ ॥

Aakheh sur nar mun jan sev.

The angels, humans, silent sages, and devoted servants all speak of Him.

ਕੇਤੇ ਆਖਹਿ ਆਖਣਿ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

Kete aakheh aakhan paah.

So many speak of Him, and so many try to speak of Him.

ਕੇਤੇ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਉਠਿ ਉਠਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

Kete kah kah uth uth jaah.

So many describe Him, and then rise up and pass away.

ਏਤੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਹੋਰਿ ਕਰੇਹਿ ॥

Ete keete hor karehi.

If God created as many beings again as already exist,

ਤਾ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਸਕਹਿ ਕੇਈ ਕੇਇ ॥

Taa aakh na sakeh ke-ee ke-e.

even then they could not fully describe Him.

ਜੇਵਡੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੇਵਡੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

Jevad bhaavai tevad ho-e.

As great as He wishes to be, that great He becomes.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜਾਣੈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥

Naanak jaanai saachaa so-e.

Says Nanak: only that True Lord Himself knows His own greatness.

ਜੇ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਬੋਲੁਵਿਗਾੜੁ ॥

Je ko aakhai boluvigaarh.

If some foolish talker claims he can fully describe God,

ਤਾ ਲਿਖੀਐ ਸਿਰਿ ਗਾਵਾਰਾ ਗਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੨੬॥

Taa likhee-ai sir gaavaaraa gaavaar. ॥26॥

then mark him down as the most foolish of the foolish. ॥26॥