The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 169

(3). That servant of thine, who has obtained the medicine of the name,

Has removed the sickness of his several births.

Sing the praise of Hari day and night! this is a fruitful work, 0 dear I

(4). Looking down in mercy his servant is accomplished (by him).

"Within every body the Supreme Brahm is worshipped.

Without the One there is none other; Baba Nanak (says): this (contains) all wisdom, 0 dear!

(1). Jly heart and body are attached to (my) beloved Kam.

All my property shall be devoted and given (to him).

The eight watches the praises of Govind shall be sung, may he not be forgotten one breath, 0 dear I

(2). He is my sweetheart, my beloved friend.

In the society of the pious the name of Earn is reflected upon (by me).

In the society of the pious the ocean is crossed, the noose of Yama is cut off, 0 dear!

(3). The four objects" (are to be obtained) by the service of Hari.

The tree of paradise' (is obtained) by muttering the invisible and indivisible one.

Lust, wrath, (all) sins are cut off by the Guru, the desire is fulfilled, 0 dear!

(4). Which man's destiny has become full:*

He falls in with the bow-holder (Vishnu) in the society of the pious.

Nanak (says): in whose heart the name dwells, his married state (or) retiredness from the world is approved, 0 dear!

(1). By remembrance of the name comfort is obtained in the heart. Out of mercy it {i.e. the name) is manifested to (his) devotees.

Having joined the saints Hari, Hari is silently repeated (by them), the diseases of sloth are extinct, 0 dear!

(2). In whose house the nine treasures of Hari are, 0 brother!

(Know): to him they accrue, whose gain (they are) from a former birth:

' The ^g»KT. s.m. dice-gambling, is the world, where life is won or lost.

- The four objects of human pursuit are: \lfl, virtue; ^TT, bnc; ^ra, wealth; jft^, final emaiiripa- tion. They are usnally called i(rte(JI.

^ "MldrllS C^Tfr^TrT)- one of the five trees of a paradise, from which every wish may be obtained.

' 5T3T 'UHTi 3¥. "hose lots have become full, i.e. who has met with his full deserts, who has reaped the full fruit of his former works.

RAG mIjh, mah. v., SABD XLII. XLIII. (XLIX. L.) ]51

(His) divine knowledge and meditation the Lord is making full; the Lord is able to do all things, 0 dear!

(3). In a moment he establishes and removes (again).

He himself is for himself, he himself is the expansion (of the universe).'