Rag Bilaval Mahalla 1

1 It is no compliment if I call You a chief
when You are our Sultan.

I address You just as You direct me, my Guide,
I am ignorant and do not know what to say.

Grant me the wisdom to sing Your glory
and to abide in Truth, as is Your Will.

2 Whatever happens is of Your doing,
and all is known to You.

I do not know Your limits, my Sovereign,
I am ignorant, what cleverness have I?

3 What can I say?
Whenever I try, I fail to express the Inexpressible.

I can only say what pleases You,
a sesame seed before Your greatness.

4 There are so many dogs and I am a stray one,
I bark to appease the hunger of this body.

Nanak may lack devotion,
but this cannot diminish the Husband’s Name.