The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 325

The woman has become feeble by grieving about her beloved, how shall she see with her eyes?

Ornaments, sweet tastes, fruition of enjoyments, all is vain, it is of no account whatever.

Replete and drunk with youth, dissolved by pride, no milk comes to her breast.

Nanak (says): that woman comes to union (with her beloved),^ who without the beloved gets no sleep.

(2). The woman is honourless without her beloved Lord.

How shall she obtain happiness without keeping him in her breast?

"Without her Lord no family-life is (possible); ask (thy) friends and companions!

"Without the name there is no affection nor love, in the True one she dwells happy.

The true friend is joined by contentment in the heart, by the instruction of the Guru the bride- groom is known.

Nanak (says): the woman, that does not give up the name, is naturally absorbed in the name.

(3). Join me, my friend and companion! we will enjoy our beloved!

Having asked the Guru I will write a message of love (to him) by the word (of the Guru), 0 dear!

The true word is shown by the Guru, the fleshly-minded one repents (for not having attended to it).

(The mind) * that is roaming about, remains firm, when the True one is known.

By thinking of the True one (the mind) is always fresh, by love to the word (of the Guru), young.*

Nanak (says): by his favourable look true tranquillity (of mind) (is obtained); join me, 0 friend and companion!

(4). My desire is fulfilled, 0 dear, my sweetheart has come to my house.

The woman having met with (her) bridegroom sings a song of joy.

She sings (his) excellences (and) a song of joy, by (his) love she is happy, in the heart of the young woman is excessive joy.

' The Lahore lithographed copy reads: H\H "^ft afj, another MS. reads: 'EJTJ "^fxT 57. "Iiicli gives no."ieiise. Another MS. reads: H\i*> yf^o^ |, which must be taken as an adjective (of a new fonnation): having the understanding of a chiUl. Tlie various readings sliow, tliat the Sililis no longer nuderstand the passage.

' TTMTKt) for the sake of the rhyme, instead of jfl^ i^i, as the subject is masculine.

' i^m f*R5TFt = fifWlfy, Loc. off>4W|0, to be united to union.

* No sul)ject is hinted at, as usual with Nfiuak, hut according to the conte.vt t^ is very likely to he supplied.

* No suliject, nor any grammatical relation is indicated in this line, the translation can therefore only be made by conjecture.

350 EAG GAURI, MAH. I., ^HANT II.; MAH. III., CHANT I. (III.)

The sweetheart is pleased, the wicked ones ' are absorbed, by muttering the True one the True one is obtained.

Joining her hands that woman makes supplication, who day and night is steeped in love (to her sweetheart).

Nanak (says): tlie beloved and the woman dally (with each other); my desire is fulfilled.

(1). Hear, 0 husband, 0 Lord, I am alone in the wood!

How shall I be composed without (my) husband, 0 Lord, that heedest no person?