Meaning
Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 1 · Japji Sahib · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDBਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ॥ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥
Aad sach jugaad sach. Hai bhee sach Naanak hosee bhee sach.
Meaning
True before the beginning, true through every age; true now — and, says Nanak, true for ever.
ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵੀ ਸੱਚ ਸੀ, ਹਰ ਜੁਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੱਚ ਸੀ; ਹੁਣ ਵੀ ਸੱਚ ਹੈ — ਅਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ, ਸਦਾ ਲਈ ਸੱਚ ਰਹੇਗਾ।
Context
This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1, in Japji Sahib.
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The complete Shabad
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Sources
- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1
- Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27