Shabad Gurbani. In Sikhism, Shabad is a hymn or paragraph or section of the Holy Text that appears in the Guru Granth Sahib. Shabad Gurbani is the term used by Sikhs to refer to any compositions of the Sikh Gurus. Gurbani is composed of two words: 'Gur' meaning 'the Guru's' and 'bani' meaning 'word'.