Sikhism·Raag Sorath·Shabad 82
Verse 1 of 3

All Beings Are His, and He Is Their Friend

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
sorath mehlaa 5.
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ੍ਰ ਸਭਿ ਤਿਸ ਕੇ ਕੀਏ ਸੋਈ ਸੰਤ ਸਹਾਈ ॥
jee-a jantar sabh tis kay kee-ay so-ee sant sahaa-ee.
All beings and creatures were created by Him; He alone is the support and friend of the Saints.
ਅਪੁਨੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਕੀ ਆਪੇ ਰਾਖੈ ਪੂਰਨ ਭਈ ਬਡਾਈ ॥੧॥
apunay sayvak kee aapay raakhai pooran bha-ee badaa-ee. ||1||
He Himself preserves the honor of His servants; their glorious greatness becomes perfect. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Every living being was made by the One, and He alone is the friend and helper of the good-hearted.

He Himself keeps His servants’ honor safe, and their goodness comes to full flower.

The One who made everyone is on the side of the good-hearted.
The deeper layer

This one says the One made every living being, and stands beside the good-hearted as a friend.

Jee-a jantar sabh tis kay kee-ay: "all beings and creatures were made by Him." If one Maker made us all, then we are all family. Think of cousins at a big family party, all from the same grandparents.

The One is sant sahaa-ee, the friend and helper of the good-hearted. A sant is a good, holy person.

Pooran bha-ee badaa-ee: "their greatness becomes complete." What the One protects, the One brings all the way to full bloom. It is like a gardener who looks after a bud until it opens.

A Question to Sit With

What does it change to remember that everyone was made by the same One?

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