Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 34
Verse 1 of 3

He Is Beginning, Middle, and End

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 5.
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਾਖੇ ਚੀਤਿ ॥
charan kamal parabh raakhay cheet.
I have enshrined the lotus feet of God within my consciousness.
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹ ਨੀਤਾ ਨੀਤ ॥
har gun gaavah neetaa neet.
I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, continually, continuously.
ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਊ ॥
tis bin doojaa avar na ko-oo.
There is none other than Him at all.
ਆਦਿ ਮਧਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਹੈ ਸੋਊ ॥੧॥
aad maDh ant hai so-oo. ||1||
He alone exists, in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I have kept the One's gentle presence in my heart, and I sing His goodness again and again.

There is no other beside Him; He is there at the beginning, all through the middle, and at the end.

The One who is there at the start is there at the end too.
The deeper layer

The gentle presence (charan kamal) is held in the heart; the One is steady through all of time - beginning, middle, and end (aad madh ant) - including the end.

A Question to Sit With

What is something steady that has been with you through many changes?

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