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Verse 60 of 74

Wherever I Look, There It Is

ਸੁ ਸਬਦ ਕਉ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਅਲਖੰ ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਸੋਈ ॥
so sabad ka-o nirantar vaas alkhaN jah daykhaa tah so-ee.
That Shabad dwells deep within the nucleus of all beings. God is invisible; wherever I look, there I see Him.
ਪਵਨ ਕਾ ਵਾਸਾ ਸੁੰਨ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ਅਕਲ ਕਲਾ ਧਰ ਸੋਈ ॥
pavan kaa vaasaa sunn nivaasaa akal kalaa Dhar so-ee.
The air is the dwelling place of the absolute Lord. He has no qualities; He has all qualities.
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸਬਦੁ ਘਟ ਮਹਿ ਵਸੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
nadar karay sabad ghat meh vasai vichahu bharam gavaa-ay.
When He bestows His Glance of Grace, the Shabad comes to abide within the heart, and doubt is eradicated from within.
ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਾਮੋੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥
tan man nirmal nirmal banee naamo man vasaa-ay.
The body and mind become immaculate, through the Immaculate Word of His Bani. Let His Name be enshrined in your mind.
ਸਬਦਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਭਵਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਰੀਐ ਇਤ ਉਤ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
sabad guroo bhavsaagar taree-ai it ut ayko jaanai.
The Shabad is the Guru, to carry you across the terrifying world-ocean. Know the One Lord alone, here and hereafter.
ਚਿਹਨੁ ਵਰਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਛਾਇਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥੫੯॥
chihan varan nahee chhaa-i-aa maa-i-aa naanak sabad pachhaanai. ||59||
He has no form or color, shadow or illusion; O Nanak, realize the Shabad. ||59||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

That Word lives deep inside every being; the One is unseen, yet wherever I look, there the One is.

The air is the dwelling of the still One; the One has no qualities and holds all qualities.

When the One looks with grace, the Word comes to live in the heart, and doubt leaves from within.

Body and mind grow spotless through the spotless Word; keep the Naam in your mind.

The Word is the Guru that carries you across the frightening ocean; know only the One, here and hereafter.

The One has no mark or color, no shadow or illusion; Nanak says: recognize the Word.

The One wears no shape, yet shows up everywhere you look.
The deeper layer

The One has no shape, yet fills everything you see, and the Word is the Guru that carries you across.

Akal kalaa dhar, having no qualities yet holding all qualities, names the puzzle of the formless One. Sabad guroo, the Word is the Guru, sounds again, with chihan varan nahee, the One has no mark or color. The refrain, wherever I look, there the One is, sounds again too.

A Question to Sit With

Can something be everywhere and still have no shape? What might that be like?

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