Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 114
Verse 54 of 66

The Soul Inside Every Soul

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਵਡੀ ਹੂ ਵਡਾ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਮਰਤਬਾ ॥
vadee hoo vadaa apaar tayraa martabaa.
The greatest of the great, infinite is Your dignity.
ਰੰਗ ਪਰੰਗ ਅਨੇਕ ਨ ਜਾਪਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਕਰਤਬਾ ॥
rang parang anayk na jaapniH kartabaa.
Your colors and hues are so numerous; no one can know Your actions.
ਜੀਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਜਾਣਲਾ ॥
jee-aa andar jee-o sabh kichh jaanlaa.
You are the Soul within all souls; You alone know everything.
ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਤੇਰੈ ਵਸਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਘਰੁ ਭਲਾ ॥
sabh kichh tayrai vas tayraa ghar bhalaa.
Everything is under Your control; Your home is beautiful.
ਤੇਰੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਨੰਦੁ ਵਧਾਈ ਤੁਧੁ ਘਰਿ ॥
tayrai ghar aanand vaDhaa-ee tuDh ghar.
Your home is filled with bliss, which resonates and resounds throughout Your home.
ਮਾਣੁ ਮਹਤਾ ਤੇਜੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪਿ ਜਰਿ ॥
maan mahtaa tayj aapnaa aap jar.
Your honor, majesty and glory are Yours alone.
ਸਰਬ ਕਲਾ ਭਰਪੂਰੁ ਦਿਸੈ ਜਤ ਕਤਾ ॥
sarab kalaa bharpoor disai jat kataa.
You are overflowing with all powers; wherever we look, there You are.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸੁ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਗੈ ਬਿਨਵਤਾ ॥੧੮॥
naanak daasan daas tuDh aagai binvataa. ||18||
Nanak, the slave of Your slaves, prays to You alone. ||18||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

You are the greatest of the great; Your standing has no end.

Your colors and shades are countless; no one can know all that You do.

You are the Soul inside every soul; You alone know everything.

Everything is in Your hands; Your home is beautiful.

Your home is full of joy, and celebration rings through it.

Your honour, greatness and glory are Yours alone to hold.

You are full of every power; wherever we look, there You are.

Nanak prays: I, the servant of Your servants, ask of You alone.

The same life that is in you is in everything alive.
The deeper layer

The One is the Soul inside every soul (jee-aa andar jee-o): one life showing itself in every body. The One wears countless colors and forms, and the One's home is full of joy that rings and rings. Wherever we look, there the One is, and Nanak, the servant of the servants, simply prays.

A Question to Sit With

What changes when you remember the same life is inside every creature?

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