The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 59

(2). Very great are the fortunes of the people of Hari, who have faith in Hari, Hari, thirst after Hari.

If the name of Hari, Hari is obtained, they are satiated, having joined the society (of the saints) they manifest his qualities (i.e. praise him).

(3). By whom the taste (flavour) of the name of Hari, Hari has not been obtained, they are luckless with Tama.

Those, who have not come into the asylum of the true Guru and into the society (of the saints), in curse (misery^) they have lived, in curse they will live.

(4). By which people of Hari the society of the true Guru is obtained, on their forehead from the beginning (this) decree was written.

Blessed, blessed is the society of the saints, (in) which the taste of Hari has been obtained! the pious people, 0 Nanak! ' having met, disclose the name.

' Literally: It is gone (by liim) Laving eaten his pain by that hunger. ^ ♦I^SlH} is the Arab. e:_.^li.^, art, trade; equal to low-born people. * The fourth mahala is Guru Ramdas.

' f'PT = f^il^ [r is an addition in old Hindu!), fie! for shame! but in Hindu! it has also the meaning of oirse, misery.

' All the Sikh Gfurus call themselves Nanak, because they consider themselves as incarnations of Baba Nanak, as will be seen in the course of the Granth.

(1). Why, 0 my heart, excogitatest thou an effort, in the completion of which Hari is engaged? In rock and stone are beings produced, their daily food is placed before them.

0 my Madhava, he who falls in with the society of the saints, is saved. By the favour of the Guru

the highest degree is obtained, dry wood is (made) green.

(2). Mother, father, (household) people, son, wife — none is in the protection (support) of the other.=

On every head the Lord provides the daily food; why, 0 my heart, hast thou been afraid?

(3) Flying, flying a hundred kos it {i.e. the crane) comes, behind it its young ones are left.

"WTio feeds them, who nourishes them? he (God) in his mind has remembered them.'

(4). All the (nine) treasures, the eighteen perfections? the Lord has put on the palm of his hand.

O humble Nanak! though one become always a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, there is no end nor

(1). That Supreme Being is Hari, Hari is the Supreme Being, unattainable, unattainable, infinite.

All meditate, all meditate on thee, 0 Hari, 0 true creator!

All creatures are thine, thou art the provider of the creatures.

0 saints! meditate on Hari, who causes to foi'get all pains!

Hari himself is the Lord, he himself is the worshipper, what is, 0 Nanak! the helpless being?

(2). Thou, 0 Hari! the one Supreme Being, art unintermittingly contained in every body.

Some are donors, some are beggars, all are thy wonderful shows.

Thou thyself art the donor, thou thyseK the enjoyer, without thee I do not know another, Sir!

Thou art the Supreme Brahm,' endless, endless, what can I tell and explain thy qualities?

Who serve, who serve thee, Sir, their sacrifice is humble Nanak.

(3). Who meditate on thee, 0 Hari! who meditate on thee, 0 Hari! those people live comfortably in the world.

Those have become Kberated, those have become liberated, by whom Hari has been meditated upon, the noose of Yama has broken away from them.