Shabad

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 There is one God and it is true. He is the creator. He has no concern with anything. He has no enemy. He is immortal. He does not take birth. He came into being on his own. He is realized by guru's grace by reciting his name. Mentioned above is true from the beginning, for ages, it is true now and will always be true.