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ik oNkaar
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There is Only One God
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Sat Naam
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Truth is His Name
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kartaa purakh nirbh-a-o nirvair akaal moorat
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He is the Creator, Protector, Without Fear, No Enmity, The First Entity,
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ajoonee saibhN gur parsaad. jap.
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Never born, Self-perpetuating; With the Guru’s grace: Recite!
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aad sach jugaad sach.
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True in the beginning, True Through the Ages,
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hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach.
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True even now and says Nanak will be True in the future
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Definition of Terms
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Original tuk
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ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਕਰਤਾ ਪਰਖ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ Ik▫oaʼnkĝr saṯ nĝm karṯĝ purakẖ nirbẖa▫o nirvair akĝl mūraṯ ajūnī saibẖaʼn gur parsĝḝ. One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace ~
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Word
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Meaning
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ik oNkaar |
There is Only One God from ik=numeral 1; and ONkar - Creator being
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Sat Naam |
Truth is His Name; from Sat = True; and Naam = name
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kartaa purakh |
the Creator, Protector; from karta = doer, creator; and purakh = Being
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nirbh-a-o |
Without Fear; from bh-a-o = have fear; and nir = without / No / Never
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nirvair |
No Enmity; from Vair - enmity and vairee = enemy; and nir as above
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akaal moorat |
The First Entity; from Akal - mighty/beginning; and moorat = image / form
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ajoonee |
Never born; from joon = life form or life cycle; and a=opposite
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saibhN |
Self-perpetuating;
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gur parsaad. |
With the Guru’s grace: from Guru = teacher/Guru; and parsaad = blessing
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jap. |
Recite!; Pray ; Say; from jaap = recite / sing
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aad sach |
True in the beginning; from aad = time in the beginning/past; and sach = true
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jugaad sach. |
True Through the Ages; from jug-aad = during period from the beginning/past through the ages
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hai bhee sach |
True even now; from hai = Is / now; and Bhee = also
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naanak hosee bhee sach. |
Says Nanak will be True in the future; from hosee = will be;
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