Shabad : Mere sahiba, kaun jaane gunn tere

Rahul.V. · Mere Sahiba Kaun Jaane Gunn Teree

 

Shabad (Ang 156 of SGGS) : mere saahibaa kaun jaanai gun tere ||

(O my Master, who can know Your Glorious Virtues?)

kahe na jaanee aaugan mere ||1||

(My own demerits cannot be counted.)

kat kee maiee baap kat keraa 

  kidhoo thaavahu ham aae ||

(Who is our mother, and who is our father? 

Where did we come from?)

agan bi(n)b jal bheetar nipaje 

  kaahe ka(n)m upaae ||1||

(We are formed from the fire of the womb within, and the bubble of water of the sperm. 

For what purpose are we created? )

mere saahibaa kaun jaanai gun tere ||

(O my Master, who can know Your Glorious Virtues?)

kahe na jaanee aaugan mere ||1||

(My own demerits cannot be counted.)

kete rukh birakh ham cheene 

  kete pasoo upaae ||

(I took the form of so many plants and trees, 

and so many animals.)

kete naag kulee meh aae 

  kete pa(n)kh uddaae ||2||

(Many times I entered the families of snakes,

and flying birds.)

haT paTan bij ma(n)dhar bha(n)nai 

  kar choree ghar aavai ||

(I broke into the shops of the city and well-guarded palaces; 

stealing from them, I snuck home again.)

agahu dhekhai pichhahu dhekhai 

  tujh te kahaa chhapaavai ||3||

(I looked in front of me, and I looked behind me, 

but where could I hide from You?)

taT teerath ham nav kha(n)dd dhekhe 

  haT paTan baajaaraa ||

(I saw the banks of sacred rivers, the nine continents, 

the shops and bazaars of the cities.)

lai kai takaRee tolan laagaa 

  ghaT hee meh vanajaaraa ||4||

(Taking the scale, 

the merchant begins to weigh his actions within his own heart.)

jetaa samu(n)dh saagar neer bhariaa 

  tete aaugan hamaare ||

(As the seas and the oceans are overflowing with water, 

so vast are my own sins.)

dhiaa karahu kichh mihar upaavahu 

  ddubadhe pathar taare ||5||

(Please, shower me with Your Mercy, and take pity upon me. 

I am a sinking stone - please carry me across!)

jeeaRaa agan baraabar tapai 

  bheetar vagai kaatee ||

(My soul is burning like fire, 

and the knife is cutting deep.)

pranavat naanak hukam pachhaanai 

  sukh hovai dhin raatee ||6||

(Prays Nanak, recognizing the Lord's Command, 

I am at peace, day and night.)