The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 106

Her lamp is lighted by the word (of the Guru), her necklace on her breast is the name of Ram.

(6). She is beautiful amongst women, on whose forehead is the jewel of love.

Her beauty and wisdom is charming by the infinite love of the True one.

Without her beloved she knows no man, on account of her love and afi'ection to the true Guru.

(7). 0 thou, who hast fallen asleep in the dark night, how will the night be passed without thy friend?

(Thy) bosom burns, (thy) body is set on fire, (thy) heart, 0 woman, is consumed by fire!

When the woman is not enjoyed by the husband, her youth passes to no purpose.

(8). On the bed (is) the husband, the wife has fallen asleep (and) obtains (therefore) no understanding.

I have fallen asleep, my beloved is waking, to whom shall I go and ask?

She who is united (with her Lord) by the true Guru, abides in fear; love, 0 Nanak! is her companion.

(1). Thou thyself art the qualities, thou thyself recitest (them), thou thyself having heard (them) reflectest.

Thou thyself art the jewel, thou (thyself) examinest (it), thou thyself art its infinite price. Thou art true honour and greatness, thou thyself art bestowing (it).

Pause. 0 Hari, thou art the creator! As it pleases thee, so keep me! May thy name, 0 Hari, be obtained as rule of conduct! (2). Thou thyself art the pure diamond, thou thyself are the majith' colour. Thou thyself art the bright pearl, thou thyself art the mediator of the devotees. By the word of the Guru (thou art) praising (thyself), in every body (thou art) visible and invisible. (3). Thou thyself art the ocean and the boat, thou thyself art the near and further shore (of it).'' Thou knowest the true way, by means of the word (of the Guru) thou art ferrying over (the water of existence).

' Vr^ VTi; Vi^, amount (of weight), tf^ TIJJ, amount of wealtli.

^ -i+lssi ^*KT3^. the tenth gate, said to be in the crown of the liead (the so-called 5[^t;W, the aperture of Brahma). The Jog'is pretend to keep the breath fast in tlie tenth gate and to drink thus the nectar of immortality, by union with Brahm, whicli is brouglit ahont there.

^ ^lTT3. •'•/• the root of a vine, from which a genuine red colour is extracted (HTrn^T. coloured with majith, genuine red, in contradistinction to JTvJT. nngenuine red).

* VT^ nfTVTH = Sansk. XTTTT^TT ( = ''TTTrWTT)> the near and further bank or shore.

The fear of the fearless' is knowTi, without the Guru there is darkness. (4). Thou, 0 creator, art seen as firm, all the other (creatures) come and go. Thou alone art pure, the other (creatures) are bound and fall into dullness. Those who are preserved by the Guru, are saved, who fix their meditation on the True one. (5). Hari is known from the word (of the Guru) by him, who is attached to the true discourse of the Guru. To his body dirt does not stick, who has a habitation in the house of the True one. If he bestow a favourable look, the True one is obtained, without the name what can he do? (6). Those, who have known the True one, are happy in the four ages. Having extinguished the thirst of egotism, they put firmly the True one in their breast. (By them) the gain of the One name is obtained in the world having made the Guru the object of their reflection.

(7). (By whom) true goods are laden, he has always gain, true is his stock.

In the true court he will sit, whose devotion and supplication is true.

With honour his account will be settled, the name of Ram is making (him) manifest.

(8). He (=Hari) is called higher than high, he cannot be seen by any one.

"Where I see, there art thou alone, by the true Guru thou art shown.

(Thy) aU-pervading light is easily known by Xanak.

(1). The fish did not know the net, the saltish pond is bottomless.

Why did the very clever and beautiful (fish) confide (in it)?^

On account of its (own) action it was caught, death does not recede from its head.

0 brother, know thus death (impending) on thy (own) head I As the fish, so man falls unawares into the net.

(2). The whole world is fettered by death, without the Guru death does not recede (from them). Those who are attached to the True one, are saved having abandoned the anomalous state of duality.

1 am a sacrifice for those, who are true (= accepted as true) at the true gate. (3). Like a hawk is the birds' net in the hand of the huntsman.