Sikhism·Raag Raamkalee·Shabad 95
Verse 21 of 22

The True One Speaks in Bani

ਸਚਾ ਆਪਿ ਸਦਾ ਹੈ ਸਾਚਾ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਣਾਈ ॥੨੦॥
sachaa aap sadaa hai saachaa banee sabad sunaa-ee. ||20||
The True Lord is Himself forever True; He announces His Bani, the Word of His Shabad. ||20||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The True One is true forever.

And that One speaks the Bani — the sacred words of the Shabad, the Word.

The True One is not silent — it speaks through the Word.
The deeper layer

Sachaa aap sadaa saachaa — ever-true; Banee sabad sunaaee — the Bani (sacred utterance) and Shabad (the Word) heard by deep listening (suniai). The True One is not silent; it speaks through the Word.

A Question to Sit With

When have words landed so deeply they changed you?

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