Sikhism·Raag Nat Naaraayan·Shabad 13
Verse 2 of 3

The Good Doesn't Care Where You Come From

ਬਰਨੁ ਚਿਹਨੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਪੇਖਿਓ ਦਾਸ ਕਾ ਕੁਲੁ ਨ ਬਿਚਾਰਿਓ ॥
baran chihan naahee kichh paykhi-o daas kaa kul na bichaari-o.
The Lord does not look at his color or form; He does not consider the ancestry of His slave.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਦੀਓ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਸਵਾਰਿਓ ॥੧॥
kar kirpaa naam har dee-o sahj subhaa-ay savaari-o. ||1||
Granting His Grace, the Lord blesses him with His Name, and embellishes him with intuitive ease. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One doesn't care what you look like, or where you come from, or who your family is.

It simply blesses you with kindness and makes your heart beautiful, gently and naturally.

The good doesn't care what you look like or where you come from — it welcomes and blesses everyone the same.
The deeper layer

This is a landmark equality verse: na oh dekhai jaat kul — "the Lord does not look at his color or form; He does not consider the ancestry of His slave." One of Sikhism's boldest and most important teachings: the One doesn't judge by appearance, background, caste, or family — none of that counts. It blesses anyone, freely, and "embellishes him with intuitive ease." Every person stands equal before the good. For a child: the good doesn't care what you look like or where you come from — it welcomes and blesses everyone, exactly the same.

A Question to Sit With

Why does it matter that the good treats everyone exactly the same, no matter who they are?

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