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You are the Emperor.
If I address You as a leader,
how is that expressing Your greatness?
As You allow, so I speak, O! Divine,
I, the ignorant, don’t know how to express. 1.
Grace me with the understanding to sing Your virtue,
such that I remain with You, O! Eternal Contentment. 1. Reflect.
Whatever occurs, all is from You.
All is Your Greatness.
Your limit is unknown, my Sovereign,
I am blind—what intellect? 2.
What can I express?
Expressing and expressing, I see,
I cannot express the Inexpressible?
Whatever pleases You, I say,
it is a hint of Your greatness. 3.
There are several dogs-vices; I am the outcaste,
I bark-glorify to save this body.
If Nanak is without devotion even then,
Divine greatness-protection doesn’t diminish. 4.
We are finite; our understanding is finite. Our understanding was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. In this trans-creation, we have chosen to keep the repeating words in the Sabad same. We aspire to learn and retain the Divine attribute used in the original Sabad and avoid terms like God or Lord.
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In the joyful rhythm of Rag Bilaval, Guru Nanak Sahib's Sabad unfolds with a profound sense of humility, devotion, and recognition of the greatness of the One.
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