Japji Sahib · Stanza 33
Pauri 33
On our own we have no real power — all true strength rests in God's hands alone.
ਆਖਣਿ ਜੋਰੁ ਚੁਪੈ ਨਹ ਜੋਰੁ ॥
Aakhan jor chupai nah jor.
We have no power to speak and no power to stay silent on our own.
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਮੰਗਣਿ ਦੇਣਿ ਨ ਜੋਰੁ ॥
Jor na mangan den na jor.
No power to ask, and no power to give.
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਜੀਵਣਿ ਮਰਣਿ ਨਹ ਜੋਰੁ ॥
Jor na jeevan maran nah jor.
No power to live, and no power to die.
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਰਾਜਿ ਮਾਲਿ ਮਨਿ ਸੋਰੁ ॥
Jor na raaj maal man sor.
No power to gain kingdom or wealth, which stir up noise in the mind.
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
Jor na surtee giaan veechaar.
No power, by ourselves, to gain awareness, wisdom, or deep reflection.
ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਜੁਗਤੀ ਛੁਟੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
Jor na jugtee chhutai sansaar.
No power to find the way that frees us from the world.
ਜਿਸੁ ਹਥਿ ਜੋਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
Jis hath jor kar vekhai soe.
The One in whose hand all power rests acts and watches over everything.
ਨਾਨਕ ਉਤਮੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੩੩॥
Naanak utam neech na koe. ॥33॥
Says Nanak: by our own strength, no one is high and no one is low. ॥33॥
✦ The Gurmukhi shown is the original Gurbani. The transliteration and English meaning are a simple, kid-friendly rendering for learning — under review, not a replacement for the original bani.
Words to know
4 words from this stanza
ਜੋਰੁ
Jor
Power; strength; force
ਜੁਗਤੀ
Jugtee
The way; the method
ਉਤਮੁ
Utam
High; noble; the best
ਨੀਚੁ
Neech
Low; lesser
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Activities for this stanza
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