Shabad

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Shabad is the term used by Sikhs to refer to a hymn or paragraph or sections of the Holy Text that appears in their several Holy Books. The main holy scripture of the Sikhs is the Sri Guru Granth Sahib also shortened to SGGS. The first Shabad in the SGGS is the Mool Mantar. The text used for the Shabad is in the holy book is Gurmukhi. Below is the Shabad in English transliteration and translation.


Mool Mantar

ik-oNkaar sat naam "
A Truth Crafter's Profile/Name through Truths"
kartaa purakh                nirbha-o                nirvair
Truth is Your Name        Creator  Perfect Keeper      Fearless                Without Enmity 
akaal moorat              ajoonee                      SaibhaN                 gur parsaad
The primary Entity        Without Incarnations         Self-perpetuating       With the Guru’s grace
jap                       aad sach                     jugaad sach             hai bhee sach
Recite!                   True in the beginning        True Through the Ages   True even now and 
naanak       hosee bhee sach ||1||
says Nanak - Will be True in the future


External Links

  • To see the holy book in it original text with translation follow this link: Sikhi to the Max
  • To see the holy book in it original text with translation follow this link: Sikhi to the Max