Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 143
Verse 6 of 15

No Ancestry, No Class

ਜਿਸੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰੇਖਿਆ ਕੁਲੁ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਤੀ ॥
jis roop na raykh-i-aa kul nahee jaatee.
He has no form or shape, no ancestry or social class.
ਪੂਰਨ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ॥
pooran poor rahi-aa din raatee.
The Perfect Lord is perfectly pervading day and night.
ਜੋ ਜੋ ਜਪੈ ਸੋਈ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਜੋਨੀ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥੬॥
jo jo japai so-ee vadbhaagee bahurh na jonee paavnaa. ||6||
Whoever meditates on Him is very fortunate; he is not consigned to reincarnation again. ||6||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One has no shape, no face, no family line, and no rank at all.

Perfect and whole, it fills every day and every night.

Anyone at all who remembers it is fortunate, and does not have to be born again and again.

The One belongs to no family and no rank, which means it belongs to everyone.
The deeper layer

The One has 'roop na raykh-i-aa kul nahee jaatee' (no form, no lineage, no class), so the door is open to absolutely anyone, whatever family or caste they come from. 'Bahurh na jonee' means no more going round from birth to birth: the long journey comes home.

A Question to Sit With

How does it feel to know the deepest things are open to anyone at all?

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