Meaning
Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 2 · Japji Sahib, Pauri 5 · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDBਗੁਰਾ ਇਕ ਦੇਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥ ਸਭਨਾ ਜੀਆ ਕਾ ਇਕੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਸੋ ਮੈ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੫॥
Guraa ik dehi bujhaaee. Sabhnaa jeeaa kaa ik daataa so mai visar na jaaee.
Meaning
O Guru, give me this one understanding: there is one Giver of all living beings — may I never forget that One.
ਹੇ ਗੁਰੂ, ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਇੱਕ ਸਮਝ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੋ: ਸਾਰੇ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਇੱਕੋ ਹੈ — ਮੈਂ ਉਸ ਇੱਕ ਨੂੰ ਕਦੇ ਨਾ ਭੁੱਲਾਂ।
Context
This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 2, in Japji Sahib, Pauri 5.
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The complete Shabad
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Sources
- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 2
- Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27