The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 247

In my heart and body there is a desire of meeting with Hari.

By the compassionate Guru, by the Guru some mercy was shown (to me), Hari, my Lord' came and joined (me).

(2). The procedure, which is going on in my mind and thought, thon knowest, 0 Hari!

Day by day I mutter (thy) name, (that) I may obtain comfort, in (my) heart there is continually a desire for thee, 0 Hari!

(3). By the Guru, the true Guru, the way is shown (to me), Hari, my Lord, has come and joined (me).

Daily joy has accnied to the very fortunate one, all the desii'e of (his) servant is accomplished.

(4). All is in the power of Hari, the Lord of the world, the King of the Universe, the creator.

Humble Nanak has come to (thy) asylum, 0 Hari, keep the honour of thy servant!

(1). This mind does not keep quiet a moment, it is of a versatile disposition, it runs about in the ten, ten directions (of the globe).

(If) by great luck the perfect Guru is obtained, by (whom) the mantra of Hari is given, the mind (becomes) sedate.

0 Ram, we are called the slaves of the true Guru.

(2). On our forehead a mark is burnt in, we owe much debt to the Guru.'

Much assistance and meritorious work is done (by him), (we are) brought across^ the difficult water of existence (by him).

(3). Who have in their heart no affection to Hari, (by them) false connexions are made.

As paper is dissolved in water, so the fleshly-minded are dissolved in the womb.^

(4). We know, (that) we know nothing; as Hari further on keeps us, so wo stand.

"We are erring and mistaken, 0 Guru, bestow mercy on us! humble Nanak (says): draw out the bad swimmer! '

(1). With lust and wrath the town is much filled; a pious man having come there breaks (them) to

(If) by a former decree (of God) the Gum be obtained, he establishes in the disti'ict devotion to

Make joining of the palms of the hands to the holy man, it is a great meritorious act! Make prostration (to him), it is a great meritorious act!

' M^ 5t3^; *1'3^ is a grammatical blunder (instead of %gT). but that does not matter, if only the rhyme be kept up thereby ($h\— ^^).

' vH? TT^; *\[-L\ is the part, past of nfOcM (v. intr.), to bear; o^d-H-ftU^T, to owe a debt. The Sikh Granthis do not know what to make of it.

' "Mdl^ (seil. vT^Ii which is to be supplied here), instead of V3T§, in order to keep up the rhyme witli TTT^. ■3Tft TJdiGlcM, to bring across, to ferry over (UdlGcM = tlrflGcM)-

* 3R5T^ instead of JIWI^. for the sake of the rhjTne.

^ 5T^ = 5Tfe. imperative, on account of the preceding imperative mao.

[' ^ RAG GAURI MAH. IV., SABD XXIII. XXIV. (LXI. LXII.) 241

(2). By the Sakat the taste of the juice of Hari is not known, within him is the thorn of egotism.

As he walks he is pricked (by it), he incurs pain, he suffers death, on (his) head is tlie club (of Yama).

(3). The people of Hari are absorbed in the name of Hari, Hari, they break tlie pains of birth and the fear of death.

The imperishable divine male, the Lord, is obtained (by them), in the world and the universe they have much lustre.