The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 245

Kanak (says): he is saved by meeting with that Guru, who makes (him) sing the qualities of Hari.

(1). By Hari, the merciful Lord, mercy was bestowed (on me;, in my mind, body and mouth I speak of Hari.

The colour of the disciple has become very deep, my jacket* is steeped in the colour of Hari.

Pause. I am the female slave of my Lord Hari.

"When my mind was reconciled with Hari, the whole world was given away (by me) as a valueless' baU.

(2). Make discrimination, 0 pious brother, search (thy) heart and inquire well!

The form of Hari is all light, Hari dwells near to all, Hari is with (them).

(3). Hari, Hari, the boundless, the inapprehensible divine male, dwells near the whole world.

' 5V3 "^TH <^lc\^, i.e. the ^Tf. or crane. ' The 5T3T> or pinchers, are the teeth.

* tiMi, jacket, figuratively = heart, mind.

' WRyr = WT55) must here be taken in the sense of: witliout value = valueless.

238 EA6 GAURI, MAU. IV., SABD XVI.— XVIII. (LIV.— LVI.)

Hari is made manifest by the perfect Guru, (my) head is (therefore) sold to the Guru.

(4). 0 Hari, inside and outside of the creatures art thou! I have come to thy asylum, thou art the great, great divine male.

Humble Nanak sings day by day the excellences of Hari, having met with the true Guru, the Guru, the mediator.

(1). 0 Lord, 0 boundless life of the world, 0 Lord of the Universe, 0 divine male, the arranger (of all things)!

On which road thou sendest us, 0 Lord, on that road do we go.

Having joined the society of the pious the relish of Earn is obtained (by me), in the delightful name of Hari I am absorbed.

(2). The name of Hari, Hari, Hari, Hari, is a medicine in (this) world, the name of Hari, Hari, Hari, is true.

All their sins and faults are done away with, who by means of the instruction of the Guru eat the juice of Hari.

(3). On whose forehead he writes the decree from the beginning, they are bathing in the pond of contentment, the Guru.

All their filth of foolishness is gone off, who are imbued with love to the name of Eam.

(4). 0 Earn, thou thyself, thou thyself art the Lord and master, like thee there is no other donor.

(If) humble Nanak takes (thy) name, then he lives; Hari is muttered by the mercy of Hari.

(1). Bestow mercy (on me), 0 life of the world, 0 donor! my mind is absorbed with Hari.

By the true Guru the exceedingly pure word is communicated (to me), muttering Hari, Hari, Hari,

0 Eam, my heart and body are pierced by the trae Hari!

By the mouth of which the whole world is devoured, (from that death) we are saved, 0 Hari, by the word of the tme Guru.

(2). Those, who have no love to Hari, are Sakats, fools and ignorant men.

On them birth and death press very heavily, having died and died they are consumed in ordure.