No rank, no status, and fully enough; one Presence in all, and peace in belonging.
The Arc
Forgive my past stumbles and set my feet on a good path, letting pride dissolve. Turn, single-hearted, toward the Name. I may have no caste, status, or home, and it does not matter, for the Word has cut my doubts and the Name makes me whole. The restless chase after more only wearies the mind; noticing it calls the mind home. In the end there is one Presence in everything, and the peace of belonging to it.
Key Vocabulary
Aap gavaa-ay — letting self-conceit dissolve, the doorway to a fresh start
Ik man aikai bhaa-ay — single-mindedly, with love for the One
Naa mai jaat na pat — I have no caste, no status, turned from lack into freedom
Sabh kichh aapay aap — God is all-in-all, the non-dual heart of the shabad
Themes and Cross-Connections
One of Gurbani's dignity verses: worth comes from the heart, not from rank. The close rests in oneness, from which flow devotion and peace.
For Raag Maaroo
Against Maaroo's backdrop of endings, dignity and peace are grounded in belonging to the one Presence, not in status the world assigns.
Translation Notes
Naa mai jaat na pat foregrounded as caste-leveling (dignity beyond the world's ranking). Pauri 3's beatings in the City of Death dropped; the kernel kept is that chasing more wearies the heart. Softening flagged.
No rank, no status, and fully enough; one Presence in all, and peace in belonging.
The Arc
Forgive my past stumbles and set my feet on a good path, letting pride dissolve. Turn, single-hearted, toward the Name. I may have no caste, status, or home, and it does not matter, for the Word has cut my doubts and the Name makes me whole. The restless chase after more only wearies the mind; noticing it calls the mind home. In the end there is one Presence in everything, and the peace of belonging to it.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
One of Gurbani's dignity verses: worth comes from the heart, not from rank. The close rests in oneness, from which flow devotion and peace.
For Raag Maaroo
Against Maaroo's backdrop of endings, dignity and peace are grounded in belonging to the one Presence, not in status the world assigns.
Translation Notes
Naa mai jaat na pat foregrounded as caste-leveling (dignity beyond the world's ranking). Pauri 3's beatings in the City of Death dropped; the kernel kept is that chasing more wearies the heart. Softening flagged.
Last updated: 2026-07-09