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Sikhism·Raag Soohee·Shabad 126
Verse 32 of 67

No One Leaves Empty-Handed

ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mehlaa 1.
Shalok, First Mehl:
ਵਾਹੁ ਖਸਮ ਤੂ ਵਾਹੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚਿ ਰਚਨਾ ਹਮ ਕੀਏ ॥
vaahu khasam too vaahu jin rach rachnaa ham kee-ay.
Waaho! Waaho! You are wonderful and great, O Lord and Master; You created the creation, and made us.
ਸਾਗਰ ਲਹਰਿ ਸਮੁੰਦ ਸਰ ਵੇਲਿ ਵਰਸ ਵਰਾਹੁ ॥
saagar lahar samund sar vayl varas varaahu.
You made the waters, waves, oceans, pools, plants, clouds and mountains.
ਆਪਿ ਖੜੋਵਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਿ ਆਪੀਣੈ ਆਪਾਹੁ ॥
aap kharhoveh aap kar aapeenai aapaahu.
You Yourself stand in the midst of what You Yourself created.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਥਾਇ ਪਵੈ ਉਨਮਨਿ ਤਤੁ ਕਮਾਹੁ ॥
gurmukh sayvaa thaa-ay pavai unman tat kamaahu.
The selfless service of the Gurmukhs is approved; in celestial peace, they live the essence of reality.
ਮਸਕਤਿ ਲਹਹੁ ਮਜੂਰੀਆ ਮੰਗਿ ਮੰਗਿ ਖਸਮ ਦਰਾਹੁ ॥
maskat lahhu majooree-aa mang mang khasam daraahu.
They receive the wages of their labor, begging at the Door of their Lord and Master.
ਨਾਨਕ ਪੁਰ ਦਰ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹ ਤਉ ਦਰਿ ਊਣਾ ਨਾਹਿ ਕੋ ਸਚਾ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ॥੧॥
naanak pur dar vayparvaah ta-o dar oonaa naahi ko sachaa vayparvaahu. ||1||
O Nanak, the Court of the Lord is overflowing and carefree; O my True Carefree Lord, no one returns empty-handed from Your Court. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Wow — how wonderful You are! You made all of this, and You made us too: the seas and their waves, the plants, the clouds, the mountains. And You did not step away after making it — You stand right in the middle of it all.

The service of those who turn to the Guru is welcomed; in deep calm, they live what matters most.

They receive the pay for their work, asking again and again at their Master's door.

Nanak says: Your home and Your door are overflowing and free of every worry. O True One, free of every worry, no one ever leaves Your door empty-handed.

The One's door is endlessly generous — no one who comes leaves empty-handed.
The deeper layer

A First Mehl shalok. vaahu khasam too vaahu = Waaho! — pure exclaimed wonder, the wahe of Waheguru. The Creator is right here, inside everything: aap kharhoveh aap kar = You stand within what You Yourself made. vayparvaah = carefree; tau dar oonaa naahi ko = no one leaves Your door empty, the abundance of grace. mang mang khasam daraahu is read as open-handed asking, not shamed begging.

A Question to Sit With

What fills you with a wow when you stop to look at it?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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