As men have heard so all call Thee great ;
But hath any one ever seen how great Thou art ?
Thy worth cannot be estimated or described ;
They who seek to describe it are absorbed in Thee
O my great Lord, deep and profound, brimful of excel lences,
None knoweth the extent of Thine outline.
Though all meditative men were to meet and meditate upon Thee,
Though all appraisers were to meet and appraise Thee—
They who possess divine and spiritual wisdom, priests and high priests —
Yet they could not describe even a small portion of Thy greatness.
All truth, all fervour, all goodness,
The excellences of perfect men,
Cannot be obtained in their perfection without Thee.
If Thy grace be obtained none can be excluded ;
Of what account is the helpless speaker ?
Thy storerooms are filled with Thy praises.
Who can prevail against him to whom Thou givest ?
Nanak, the True One arrangeth all.