Lord, master
Arabic-Persian sahib (companion, master), used in Punjabi as a title of respect.
A word of honour added to sacred names, as in Guru Granth Sahib and Harmandir Sahib, and sometimes used in the verses for God.
Guru Nanak's Japji Sahib names the pre-dawn hours as Amrit Vela, the ambrosial time most suited to Naam Simran and contemplation of the True Name.
Reading Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji daily provides spiritual nourishment, ethical direction, and inner peace to devotees.
Ardas is the formal Sikh prayer recited standing, with folded hands, that closes worship with remembrance, petition, and the hope of Chardi Kala and Sarbat Da Bhalla.
Begampura, 'the city without sorrow,' is Bhagat Ravidas's vision of equality and freedom from fear, recorded in Raag Gauri at Ang 345 of the Guru Granth Sahib.
The Bijak gathers Kabir's teaching into Sakhi couplets, Sabda songs, and Ramaini verses pointing seekers past illusion toward truth.
Chardi Kala, ever-rising spirit, and Bhana, acceptance of Divine Will, form one inseparable Sikh teaching for facing joy and sorrow alike.