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Sikhism·Raag Wadahans·Shabad 52
Verse 45 of 64

One at the Heart of Everything, and We All Belong

ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mehlaa 3.
Third Mehl:
ਇਸੁ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਹੋਰ ਸਗਲੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਸਬਾਈ ॥
is jag meh purakh ayk hai hor saglee naar sabaa-ee.
In this world, there is one Husband Lord; all other beings are His brides.
ਸਭਿ ਘਟ ਭੋਗਵੈ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਰਹੈ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖਣਾ ਜਾਈ ॥
sabh ghat bhogvai alipat rahai alakh na lakh-naa jaa-ee.
He enjoys the hearts of all, and yet He remains detached; He is unseen; He cannot be described.
ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਵੇਖਾਲਿਆ ਸਬਦੇ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਈ ॥
poorai gur vaykhaali-aa sabday sojhee paa-ee.
The Perfect Guru reveals Him, and through the Word of His Shabad, we come to understand Him.
ਪੁਰਖੈ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਪੁਰਖ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਜਿਨੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਈ ॥
purkhai sayveh say purakh hoveh jinee ha-umai sabad jalaa-ee.
Those who serve their Husband Lord, become like Him; their egos are burnt away by His Shabad.
ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਸਰੀਕੁ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਨਾ ਕੋ ਕੰਟਕੁ ਵੈਰਾਈ ॥
tis kaa sareek ko nahee naa ko kantak vairaa-ee.
He has no rival, no attacker, no enemy.
ਨਿਹਚਲ ਰਾਜੁ ਹੈ ਸਦਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਕੇਰਾ ਨਾ ਆਵੈ ਨਾ ਜਾਈ ॥
nihchal raaj hai sadaa tis kayraa naa aavai naa jaa-ee.
His rule is unchanging and eternal; He does not come or go.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਸਚੇ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਈ ॥
an-din sayvak sayvaa karay har sachay kay gun gaa-ee.
Night and day, His servant serves Him, singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵੇਖਿ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੨॥
naanak vaykh vigsi-aa har sachay kee vadi-aa-ee. ||2||
Beholding the Glorious Greatness of the True Lord, Nanak blossoms forth. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

There is really only One at the heart of everything, and all of us belong to it.

It lives in every heart, yet stays free and beyond describing.

Serving it, we slowly become like it — and a heart that sees its greatness blossoms with joy.

There's really just One at the heart of everything, and every one of us belongs to it — and by loving it, we grow like it.
The deeper layer

A landmark unity-verse: ik sansaar... sabhi baaraN kanmaanee—"in this world there is one Husband Lord; all other beings are His brides." The whole of creation is bound in love to one Source; every soul belongs. And the deep line: "those who serve become like Him" — we grow into the likeness of what we love and serve. Guru Amar Das ends "Nanak blossoms forth" beholding this greatness. For a child: there's really just One at the heart of everything, and every one of us belongs to it — and by loving it, we slowly become like it.

A Question to Sit With

If everyone belongs to the same One, how does that make us all connected?

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