The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 387

When there is only the form of the Lord of the universe:

Then, say, to whom should stick fraud (and) blemish?

When that, which bears the form of light,^ is re-absorbed in light:

Then who should be hungry, who should be satiated?

Nanak (says): there is no estimate of the creator.

(5). When his own glory is laid out (by) himself with (one):

Then who is his mother, father, friend, son and brother?

When he himself, who is accomplished in every skill, (is in one):

Then what is he gathering (from) the Veda or the book? ^

' fg^T?T> of this one = man. The sense is: when all Iiuman individuality is absorbed. " tTT3i I'-lht, as the principle of life in all creatures.

' Tlfd T^T-n. bearing or having tlie form, qualities of (divine) lig'ht, i.e. the creature is re-al)Sorbed in the fountain of light.

When he himself puts his own self into (one's) breast:

What should he reflect on good or ill omens?

When he himself is high, he himself is near:

Then who shall be called Lord, who servant?

(We are) astonished at the wonder of wonders.

Ifanak (says): he himself knows bis own state.

(6). When the undeceivable, the indivisible, the impenetrable one is contained (in one):

Then who is free from care, whom does care befall?

AVhen his own assurance of himself (is in one);

He is quite boundless, higher than high. V Nanak (says): he himself comes up to himself.

(7). When by himself the form of the world is created,

And laid out in the three qualities: - Then religious demerit and merit, what is it?

One he makes desire hell and another heaven.

(There is) the useless entanglement and trouble of the Maya.

(There is) the burden (of) selfishness, spiritual blindness, error and fear.

(There is) pain and pleasure, honour and dishonour,

(But) he himself makes and beholds his own sport.

(When) the sport is closed, there remains (only) the One, (says) Nanak.

(8). When he himself is not passing away, then (his) devotee (also is not passing away).