Sikh tradition
Guru Granth Sahib
Gurmukhi · Punjabi, Braj, Sant Bhasha, Old Marathi, Persian
The living Guru of the Sikhs, gathering hymns of the Sikh Gurus alongside Hindu and Muslim saints such as Kabir, Namdev and Farid.
Language connection: Perhaps India's greatest language bridge: one book holding voices from Punjab, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and beyond.
Mool Mantar, Ang 1 · Oneness
ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankār sat nām kartā purakh nirbhau nirvair akāl mūrat ajūnī saibhan gur prasād
- ik oankār
— - One Creator, all-pervading
- sat nām
— - whose name is Truth
- nirbhau
— - without fear
- nirvair
— - without hatred
- gur prasād
— - known by the Guru's grace
English
One Creator. Truth is the Name. The Creator, without fear, without hatred, timeless in form, beyond birth, self-existent, known by the Guru's grace.
एक ओंकार। सत्य जिसका नाम है, जो कर्ता है, निर्भय है, निर्वैर है, कालातीत है, अजन्मा है, स्वयंभू है — गुरु की कृपा से प्राप्त।
Without fear and without hatred — two qualities the world needs in every age.
Ardas (daily prayer) · Wellbeing of all
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾ ॥ ਤੇਰੇ ਭਾਣੇ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਦਾ ਭਲਾ ॥
nānak nām chaṛhdī kalā · tere bhāṇe sarbat dā bhalā
- chaṛhdī kalā
— - ever-rising spirit
- bhāṇā
— - will
- sarbat
— - all, everyone
- bhalā
— - wellbeing, good
English
O Nanak, through the Name may our spirits ever rise; by Your will, may there be good for all.
नानक, नाम से सदा चढ़दी कला रहे; तेरी रज़ा में सबका भला हो।
A daily prayer that ends not with oneself, but with the good of everyone.
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