The Jaap Sahib

The Jaap Sahib — the Hymn of Meditation — opens the Dasam Granth, the great poetic scripture of Guru Gobind Singh, and for over three centuries it has been the first prayer of the morning in Sikh homes and gurdwaras. A rapturous cascade of divine names, it circles a single unending theme: the Timeless One, the Formless, the Primal Being, who lies beyond all words yet answers to every name of love. This new edition renders Guru Gobind Singh's classic into clear, present-day English that preserves the rhythm and devotion of the original without diminishing its depth. Whether you come as a lifelong reader of sacred poetry or new to the Sikh tradition, this volume invites you into a meditation both ancient and immediate. Part of The World Scriptures Library.