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"All" seems to be the key word as the poet breaks through praising God positively: There is an all inclusiveness and universalism that keeps coming to the surface. "Thou hast no form or feature, No caste or lineage None can describe Thy appearance, Colour, mark or garb." As all these verses are in the form of rhymed couplets, the vocabularly and ingenuity of the poet are superb.

Most of the verses point to the fact that one can only describe God by describing what God is not. The contents of Jaap Sahib, are divided into various Chhands bearing the name of the related meter according to the then prevalent system of prosody in India. The language of Jaap, is close to classical with words and compounds drawn from Sanskrit, Brij Bhasha, Arabic and Persian. Jap is a Sanskrit word which means "to utter in a low voice, whisper, mutter (especially prayers or incantations) to invoke or call upon in a low voice." The form of the word here is Japu, which makes it a noun, meaning "meditation on nothing but TRUTH 'god'." Macauliffe says, "The Hindus have a work enitled Vishnu Sahasar Nam, 'Vishnu's Thousand Names.' The Jaapji was composed to supply the Sikhs with a similar number of epithets of the Creator." The Jaap Sahib begins with "Sri Mukhwakh Patshahi Dasvee," "By the holy mouth of the Tenth King." This appears to be a specific saying to authenticate the writings of Guru Gobind Singh himself. Jaap Sahib is made up of 199 verses and is the first Bani of the Dasam Granth (p.1-10). During these three years guru Sahib may have composed Jaap Sahib, Swaiyey & Akal Ustat. Professor Sahib Singh says, " That Guru Gobind SIngh went to Nahan in 1684 and lived there for approximately 3 years. Guru Gobind Singh ji completed this bani before 1699, because this bani was recited during the installation of khalsa. Guru Gobind Singh was a worshipper of one God (Akal) this is proved by the first stanza of Jaap sahib. This bani has the same place in Dasam Granth as Japji Sahib in Guru Granth Sahib. It is the second bani of the five in the daily morning prayers routine of a Sikh. It is one of the Five Banis recited by most practising Sikhs each morning and bani that the Panj Pyare recite while preparing Amrit on the occasion of Amrit Sanchaar (Sikh Initiation), a ceremony held to admit initiates into the Khalsa Brotherhood.

Jaap is the bani (set of hymns) uttered by Guru Gobind Singh ji, the Tenth Sikh Guru, the Tenth Nanak.