The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 217

Some are false (counterfeit), some are genuine (coins), he himself is trying (them).

The genuine ones are put into the treasury, the false ones are struck ofi' (from the account) and thrown out.

The false ones are thrown down at the true court, before whom will they cry (for justice)?

(Those who) run after the true Guru, (do) the best work.

The true Guru makes genuine (coins) from false ones, by means of his word he is accomplishing (them).

At the true threshold they are accepted on account of (their) love and affection to the Guru.

How can one make an estimate of those, who are pardoned by the creator himself?

Under the earth (are) also the Pirs and Shekhs and Eajas of the world.

' The sense of the whole Slok depends on jfe, wliich signifies a tie, a bond, hut must be variously rendered by reconciliation, appeasement, etc., to make it intelligible.

^ The sense is: by such bonds the world is connected.

' t^-tdfa in the sense of?I5f3', Sakti, the Maya, the illusive world.

* The idiom is half Persian and quite barbarous. ^H^f^ = jOjJ ^, as Nanak was apparently not aware of the singular and plural in Persian. »HStJ= Pers. ^^^Vjl, more.

Not the Gods, Titans and Centaurs (are anything).

Not the gift-bestowing men (are anything). Not the seven (regions) under the earth. Is there any other? Thou alone, Thou alone (art existing).

Not (is) the disk of sun (and) moon (anything). Not the seven insular continents, not water. (Not) fire- (and) wind; none is stable. Thou alone. Thou alone (art abiding).

The daily bread is not in anybody's power.^ Our hope* is the One (Supreme Being). Is there any other? Thou alone, Thou alone (art our hope).

Birds have no gold in their purse.' The tree is hoping for water. Who is giving it? Thou alone. Thou alone.

SloTc VII.; mahald I. Nanak (says): what is written on the forehead, that None can efface.

According to his will" he puts down and takes away. Thou alone. Thou alone (art abiding).

Paun. True is thy order, by the disciple it is known.

The True one is apprehended (by him), having parted with his own self by means of the instruction of the Guru.

' *>fTrf3 = Pers. ^.:L-^-:l > ^^7 f^Jlfj = S^^ lL>-J. Tlic sentence can only be taken as interrogatory = there is none other.

'' J>fe sf- fire, another assimilation from ■:s)pH-

' ^?J3 J>fl Pers. T uii—;-' (but not iu use in Persian itself, being rather a barbarous composition after the analogy of /uj, l::-.,^ S) coming to hand, used substantively (like ^jmj ci-^-; j) in the sense of " power," " ability." JJ^ = f^'^, altered on account of the rhyme.

" QldlO > Pers. i^, a knot in the end of a shawl or cloth, in which money is bound up.

True is thy court, by means of the word ' (of the Guru) it is pointed out.

Having reflected on the true word (of the Guru) he is absorbed in the True one.

The self-willed one is always given to falsehood, by error he is led astray.

His dwelling is amongst ordure, no relish is known by him.

"Without the name he incurs distress, he is coming and going.