Daily Prayers (Nitnem)

Nitnem is the set of prayers a Sikh reads each day. A short, sourced note on each — the banis themselves are read from the Guru Granth Sahib and the Dasam Granth.

• Japji Sahib ਜਪੁਜੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

  Morning (Amrit Vela)

  The morning prayer composed by Guru Nanak that opens the Guru Granth Sahib — a foundational meditation on the nature of God and the path to the divine.

• Jaap Sahib ਜਾਪੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ

  Morning (Amrit Vela)

  A morning prayer by Guru Gobind Singh praising the attributes and formlessness of God, recited as part of the daily nitnem.

• Rehras Sahib ਰਹਿਰਾਸ ਸਾਹਿਬ

  Evening

  The evening prayer, a collection of hymns recited at dusk to give thanks and seek strength at the close of the day.

• Kirtan Sohila ਕੀਰਤਨ ਸੋਹਿਲਾ

  Night

  The night prayer recited before sleep, composed of hymns on the impermanence of life and union with the divine.

• Ardas ਅਰਦਾਸ

  Any time

  The formal Sikh supplication offered at the close of most prayers and ceremonies, remembering the Gurus and the community and asking for grace.