Sikhism·Raag Maale Gaorhaa·Raag Maale-Gaorhaa, Shabad 17
Verse 1 of 3

In Every Heart, the One Speaks

ਸਭੈ ਘਟ ਰਾਮੁ ਬੋਲੈ ਰਾਮਾ ਬੋਲੈ ॥
sabhai ghat raam bolai raamaa bolai.
Within all hearts, the Lord speaks, the Lord speaks.
ਰਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੋ ਬੋਲੈ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
raam binaa ko bolai ray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Who else speaks, other than the Lord? ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Inside every single heart, the One is speaking, speaking.

Who else could it be? There is no other voice but the One.

The One is quietly speaking in every heart there is — including yours.
The deeper layer

The final shabad's rahao is Namdev's luminous immanence: sabhai ghat raam bole — in all hearts the One speaks. Whatever voice you hear, whoever is talking, the deepest speaker is the One. It closes the raag on total oneness: no second, no other.

A Question to Sit With

If the One speaks in every heart, how might you listen for it in others?

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