You made me Your servant and blessed me with service — so what is there to boast about? The One is guru and disciple both, and we move as the One moves us.
The Arc
Guru Amar Das marvels that his very serving is a gift from the One, so there is nothing to argue over — the One plays in all. When the Guru is pleased, the Name fills you. The verses ask honestly: nothing I do is mine to brag about; without Your light no one could speak at all; the One is teacher and student both; who can fathom what You do?
Key Vocabulary
saahib / sayvak: the Great One / the servant
khayl: the play, the game
sahj Dhi-aanaa: effortless, natural focus
jot: the light, the living spark
gur chaylaa: teacher and disciple
gunee niDhaanaa: the treasure-house of every virtue
Themes and Cross-Connections
Sabh meh ayk samaanaa — the One contained among all — is the ground note. The bold line aapay gur chaylaa hai aapay (the One is both teacher and disciple) dissolves even the sacred teacher-student pair into oneness, and jab apunee jot khinceh (when You withdraw the light) roots all our speaking and doing in a life that is on loan.
For Raag Bilaaval
The brightness of Bilaaval here is gratitude — the glad relief of realizing even your goodness is a gift, so there is nothing left to defend or boast about.
You made me Your servant and blessed me with service — so what is there to boast about? The One is guru and disciple both, and we move as the One moves us.
The Arc
Guru Amar Das marvels that his very serving is a gift from the One, so there is nothing to argue over — the One plays in all. When the Guru is pleased, the Name fills you. The verses ask honestly: nothing I do is mine to brag about; without Your light no one could speak at all; the One is teacher and student both; who can fathom what You do?
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Sabh meh ayk samaanaa — the One contained among all — is the ground note. The bold line aapay gur chaylaa hai aapay (the One is both teacher and disciple) dissolves even the sacred teacher-student pair into oneness, and jab apunee jot khinceh (when You withdraw the light) roots all our speaking and doing in a life that is on loan.
For Raag Bilaaval
The brightness of Bilaaval here is gratitude — the glad relief of realizing even your goodness is a gift, so there is nothing left to defend or boast about.
Last updated: 2026-07-08