Wahe Guru Wahe Jio
Kundalini Yoga / Sikh Dharma ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿ ਜੀਓ Wahe Guru Wahe Jio Wahe Guru Wahe Guru Wahe Guru Wahe Jio "Ecstatic wonder at the Divine — great beyond words is the Guru, beloved of my soul" Chords — Key of D · Flowing waltz-like sway (~76 bpm); ecstatic but unhurried DWahe Guru, GWahe Guru, AWahe Guru, Wahe DJio DWahe Guru, GWahe Guru, EmWahe Guru, AWahe DJio Word by Word Wahe an exclamation of ecstatic wonder and awe — "wow" raised to the infinite Guru the teacher, the wisdom that carries one from darkness (gu) to light (ru) Jio beloved soul — an affectionate, intimate address to the Divine Full Translation Wahe Guru is the gurmantra of the Sikh tradition: "wahe" is an exclamation of ecstatic wonder that cannot be translated, only felt, and "guru" is the wisdom that carries one from darkness into light. The closing "wahe jio" turns the wonder inward and makes it intimate — addressing the Divine as the beloved of one's own soul (jio). The full mantra is a cycle of awe: three waves of wonder at the infinite, resolving into tenderness. Pronunciation Tips WAH-hay goo-ROO … WAH-hay JEE-oh — in the traditional rhythm each "wahe guru" flows in a triplet wave, with "wahe jio" landing long and soft Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice. kirtans.com/mantras/wahe-guru-wahe-jio

Kundalini Yoga / Sikh Dharma

ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਵਾਹਿ ਜੀਓ

Wahe Guru Wahe Jio

Wahe Guru Wahe Guru Wahe Guru Wahe Jio

"Ecstatic wonder at the Divine — great beyond words is the Guru, beloved of my soul"

Chords — Key of D · Flowing waltz-like sway (~76 bpm); ecstatic but unhurried

DWahe Guru, GWahe Guru, AWahe Guru, Wahe DJio

DWahe Guru, GWahe Guru, EmWahe Guru, AWahe DJio

Word by Word

Wahe: an exclamation of ecstatic wonder and awe — "wow" raised to the infinite
Guru: the teacher, the wisdom that carries one from darkness (gu) to light (ru)
Jio: beloved soul — an affectionate, intimate address to the Divine

Full Translation

Wahe Guru is the gurmantra of the Sikh tradition: "wahe" is an exclamation of ecstatic wonder that cannot be translated, only felt, and "guru" is the wisdom that carries one from darkness into light. The closing "wahe jio" turns the wonder inward and makes it intimate — addressing the Divine as the beloved of one's own soul (jio). The full mantra is a cycle of awe: three waves of wonder at the infinite, resolving into tenderness.

Pronunciation Tips

WAH-hay goo-ROO … WAH-hay JEE-oh — in the traditional rhythm each "wahe guru" flows in a triplet wave, with "wahe jio" landing long and soft

Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice.

kirtans.com/mantras/wahe-guru-wahe-jio