You already know everything within me — so all I can do is belong to You, along with everyone else, shaped moment by moment by Your gaze.
The Arc
The shabad rests entirely in the One’s knowing: toon kartaa sabh kichh aapay jaaneh — what is there to tell You that You do not already see? The Rahao makes it intimate — You know the inner state (antar kee biDh), and even my speech arises within Your pleasure. The human body, woven with attachment, is nonetheless the arena for devotion; some are drawn to the Guru, others stay caught in the chase. Then the widest statement: sabh ko tayraa toon sabhnaa kaa — all belong to You and You to all; the grace-glance (nadar) shapes every form. The close returns to union by the One’s pleasure.
Key Vocabulary
antar kee biDh: the inner state, known only to the One
moh maa-i-aa: the pull of attachment woven into embodiment
manmukh: the self-willed one, rendered gently
nadar: the grace-glance that forms and sustains
thaa-ay paa-ay: accepted, finding one’s place
Themes and Cross-Connections
sabh ko tayraa toon sabhnaa kaa is one of the section’s most inclusive lines — belonging without exclusion, a natural companion to the caste-leveling shabads nearby. The all-knowing intimacy of the Rahao pairs with the wider Gurbani sense of the antarjaamee, the inner-knower, before whom pretense is pointless and refuge is natural.
For Raag Soohee
To be fully known and still wholly belong is the heart’s deepest ease. Soohee’s red is the colour of exactly this: being seen all the way through, and loved.
Translation Notes
Pauri 2’s manmukh softened to “caught in the chase,” not condemned. Karma stated plainly and gently in Pauri 0. nadar kept as grace that grounds existence, received not earned.
You already know everything within me — so all I can do is belong to You, along with everyone else, shaped moment by moment by Your gaze.
The Arc
The shabad rests entirely in the One’s knowing: toon kartaa sabh kichh aapay jaaneh — what is there to tell You that You do not already see? The Rahao makes it intimate — You know the inner state (antar kee biDh), and even my speech arises within Your pleasure. The human body, woven with attachment, is nonetheless the arena for devotion; some are drawn to the Guru, others stay caught in the chase. Then the widest statement: sabh ko tayraa toon sabhnaa kaa — all belong to You and You to all; the grace-glance (nadar) shapes every form. The close returns to union by the One’s pleasure.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
sabh ko tayraa toon sabhnaa kaa is one of the section’s most inclusive lines — belonging without exclusion, a natural companion to the caste-leveling shabads nearby. The all-knowing intimacy of the Rahao pairs with the wider Gurbani sense of the antarjaamee, the inner-knower, before whom pretense is pointless and refuge is natural.
For Raag Soohee
To be fully known and still wholly belong is the heart’s deepest ease. Soohee’s red is the colour of exactly this: being seen all the way through, and loved.
Translation Notes
Pauri 2’s manmukh softened to “caught in the chase,” not condemned. Karma stated plainly and gently in Pauri 0. nadar kept as grace that grounds existence, received not earned.