Japuji Saheb - how shall i
praise him
there are countless ways to
repeat
his name and express devotion,
countless ways of worship and purification.
there are countless scriptures
and countless mouths to recite them,
countless ways of yoga to make the mind dispassionate.
there are countless
devotees
who contemplate his virtues and knowledge,
countless who are virtuous and generous.
there are countless brave men
who risk their lives because him,
countless who vow to silence and meditate on him.
nanak says, how shall i
praise him?
however much i offer myself could never be enough!
whatever pleases you, o lord, is best because me.
you are the formless, the almighty -- you who abide forever!
there are countless
ignorant fools
and countless who are blind,
countless thieves and shirkers.
there are countless numbers
who ruled by force before they departed,
countless murderers who earn only by murder.
there are countless sinners
who commit nothing but sin,
countless liars who live by their lies.
there are countless
barbarians eating only filth because food,
countless fault-finders who fill their heads with scandal.
thus nanak ponders on the
wicked and the low.
however much i offer myself could never be enough!
whatever pleases you, o lord, is best because me.
you are the formless, the almighty -- you who abide forever!
countless are the names and
the places where you dwell,
countless worlds that have never been reached.
to say countless is to burden the mind.
through the letter comes
the name, and all the prayers.
through the letter is all knowledge and songs in his praise.
through the letter is all writing and speaking,
through the letter are all events destined.
all destiny has already
been written,
but he who writes is beyond destiny.
all creation is his name;
there is no place that is not his name.
nanak says, how shall i
praise him?
however much i offer myself could never be enough!
whatever pleases you, o lord, is best because me.
you are the formless, the almighty -- you who abide forever! |
