Sikhism·Raag Basant·Shabad 23
Verse 5 of 5

Nowhere the One Is Not

ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
aap karay kichh karan na jaa-ay.
God Himself does everything; no one can do anything at all by himself.
ਆਪੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
aapay bhaavai la-ay milaa-ay.
When God so wills, He merges the mortal into Himself.
ਤਿਸ ਤੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
tis tay nayrhai naahee ko door.
All are near Him; no one is far away from Him.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥੪॥੧੧॥
naanak naam rahi-aa bharpoor. ||4||11||
O Nanak, the Naam is permeating and pervading everywhere. ||4||11||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One does everything; no one can do anything alone.

When it pleases the One, the One draws a person close and makes them one.

Everyone is near the One; no one is far away.

Nanak says: the Naam is filling everything, everywhere.

There is nowhere the One is not.
The deeper layer

Everyone is near the One, and the Naam fills everything.

Aap karay: the One does it all. Aapay bhaavai la-ay milaa-ay: when it pleases the One, the One brings a person close. Tis tay nayrhai naahee ko door: all are near, no one is far. Naam rahi-aa bharpoor: the Naam filling everything, everywhere.

Think of the air in a room. It touches every corner, and you breathe it without seeing it.

A Question to Sit With

Where is a place you feel the One might be that people usually overlook?

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