The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 109

The True one falls into the lap of those who are in love with the True one.

That Lord, who is true and of a true name, is known as (being present) in the three worlds.

(6). That woman is quite happy, who has known that her beloved is with her.

The woman is called to the palace, (where) she enjoys (her) beloved with pleasure.

She is a true and good-favoured woman, who is fascinated by the beloved with his qualities.

(7). Wandering about, wandering about I ascend a sand-hill, having ascended a sand-hill I go to a mountain.

Though I wander about in the forest, I do not get understanding without the Guru.

If I wander about, having strayed from the name, again and again I shall come and go.

(8). Go and ask the travellers, who, having become servants (of God), have departed.

(If) they know their own king, they are not repulsed at the gate of the palace.

0 Nanak! the One is contained (everywhere), there is no other.

Sirl Rug; mahalu I. YII. (1). From the Guru the Pure one is known, whose body is pure. In whose heart the Pure and True one dwells, he knows the sweet friend.' Easily' abundant comfort (accrues) to him, the arrow of Tama does not touch him.

The sense is: he does not know that the Supreme is witliin him.

11^3 is here = body; in their own house = within themselves.

Wr3Mt3 instead of wf^fU?. the sweet friend (Sansk. ■^ffifflj^), the final short sjllal)1e being lengtliened for the sake of the rhyme. The explanation of the Sikh Granthls, that nf^vV^ means the pain of the heart, gives no sense and does not suit the context.

TvJtT 3 "lay also be translated: from tlie innate (Hari); see Astp. xxiii., note.

0 brother, (on him) is no filth, who bathes in pure water.

Thou (0 Hari) alone (art) pure, all the other (creation) is defiled with filth.

(2). The palace of Hari has been made beautiful by the creator.'

The light of the lamp of the sun and moon is incomparable, in the three worlds is boundless light.

In the shop, the city, the fort, the cells, is the trade and trafiic of the True one.

(3). The collyrium of divine knowledge breaks the fear (of hira) (who) sees the light of him, who is without collyrium {i.e. of the Supreme).^

The hidden and manifest (things), all are known (by him), who keeps his mind steady.

If such a true Guru (who keeps his mind steady, etc.) be met with, he easily unites (with the Supreme).

(4). A scratch is made with the touchstone, he carefully examines the good ones.

The counterfeited do not obtain a place, the genuine ones he puts into the treasury.

Remove hope and anxiety! thus (thy) filth will be absorbed.

(5). Every one desires comfort, no one desires pain.

Comfort (has) abundant pain (following), (but) the fleshly-minded one (has) no understanding (of this).

If comfort and pain be considered as the same, comfort is obtained from the secret of the word (of the Guru).