Sikhism·Raag Soohee·Shabad 122
Verse 4 of 4

Everywhere I Look, I See the One

ਗੁਣ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਨਿਤ ਸਖੀਹੋ ਸਗਲ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਪਾਏ ਰਾਮ ॥
gun gopaal gaavhu nit sakheeho sagal manorath paa-ay raam.
Continually sing the Glorious Praises of the World-Lord, O my companions; all your wishes shall be granted.
ਸਫਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਹੋਆ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ਧਿਆਏ ਰਾਮ ॥
safal janam ho-aa mil saaDhoo aykankaar Dhi-aa-ay raam.
Life becomes fruitful, meeting with the Holy Saints, and meditating on the One God, the Creator of the Universe.
ਜਪਿ ਏਕ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਅਨੇਕ ਰਵਿਆ ਸਰਬ ਮੰਡਲਿ ਛਾਇਆ ॥
jap ayk parabhoo anayk ravi-aa sarab mandal chhaa-i-aa.
Chant, and meditate on the One God, who permeates and pervades the many beings of the whole Universe.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮੋ ਪਸਾਰਾ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟੀ ਆਇਆ ॥
barahmo pasaaraa barahm pasri-aa sabh barahm daristee aa-i-aa.
God created it, and God spreads through it everywhere. Everywhere I look, I see God.
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਏ ॥
jal thal mahee-al poor pooran tis binaa nahee jaa-ay.
The Perfect Lord is perfectly pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; there is no place without Him.
ਪੇਖਿ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਗਸੇ ਆਪਿ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥੪॥੫॥੮॥
paykh darsan naanak bigsay aap la-ay milaa-ay. ||4||5||8||
Beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, Nanak has blossomed forth; the Lord has united him in Union. ||4||5||8||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Sing the One together, friends — every real wish is granted.

Life turns fruitful in good company, keeping the One Creator in mind — the One who is present in the countless forms of everything.

Everywhere is the One's spreading-out; the One is spread through it all, and everything I see is the One. He fills water, land, and sky, and there is no place without Him — beholding that, my heart blossomed, and He drew me into Himself.

The whole spreading world is the One — and seeing that makes the heart blossom.
The deeper layer

This verse says that everything you see is the One, spread out in countless forms.

Barahmo pasaaraa barahm pasri-aa sabh barahm daristee aa-i-aa: the whole world is the One's spreading-out; the One is spread through it; and all I see is the One. Barahm here means the One, the Creator. It says the same truth three ways, like three strong knocks on a door.

Jap ayk prabhoo anayk ravi-aa: remember the One God, who is in the anayk, the many. Think of one ocean making millions of waves. Every wave looks different, but it is all the same water. There is one underneath all the variety.

A Question to Sit With

Where in the natural world do you most feel that everything is connected?

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