The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 404

SM II. Who keeps account - with the true Guru, to him all this and that world is lost. He continually gnashes with his teeth, he emits foam, prating and prating he breaks down.

' The verse is said to refer to some Jlarvahi Khatris, who were sent by some disaffected people to Dilli, to eomplahi of the Guru, and nere tluis turned out by the khig. Under the true Guru lie understands himself, who in this and iu the foUowhig verses pronouuces his whole wrath against his backbiters.

^ 3TS3' "SVf, "ho keeps account, i.e. who closely watches his proceedings, which the Guru did not like by any means.

He makes always schemes for money and wealth, (but) his former property also flies away.

What does he gain, what does he eat, into whose heart the pain of doubt has fallen?

Who entertains enmity with him, who is without enmity, he takes upon his head all the sins of the world.

He gets no entrance neither at the front nor back, in whose heart is calumny and in the mouth a mango.

If he stretches out his hand to gold, it closes upon ashes.

(But) if he come again to the asylum of the Guru, his former vices are pardoned.

Humble Xanak (says): (by whom) daily the name is meditated upon, (his) blemishes and sins go off by the remembrance of Hari.

Thou art perfectly true, thou art above all, thou art the supreme authority.

Who are meditating on thee the True one, who serve (thee) the True one, who put (their) hope on (thee) the True one:

In (their) heart is happiness,' (their) faces are bright, they speak truth, thy strength, 0 True one, (is in them).

Those disciples are devotees, by whom he is praised, (whose) flag is the true word (of the Guru).

(I am) always a sacrifice (to them), who are serving the perfectly True one.

Who are smitten by the perfect true Guru himself, they are now smitten by the true Guru.

Though it he much desired to unite them (with the society of the pious), the creator does not allow, that they be united.

They get no entrance into the society of the pious, in the society they are inquired after by the Guru.

If one go and join them now, him the executioner of Tama kills.

The false ones, who were cursed by the Guru Baba, they were also cursed by the Guru Angad.

The Guru in the third generation reflected: what is in the hand of these helpless ones?

By the Guru, that is anointed in the fourth generation, all slanderers and wicked people are saved.

If some son (of theirs), (becoming) a disciple, serve the true Guru, all his aft'airs ai-e put right.

He wLU obtain the fruit, he desires, having got sons, wealth and riches, Hari saves and unites (him with himself).

AU treasures are in the true Guru, into whose breast they were put by Hari.

He gets the perfect true Guru, on whose forehead this destiny is written.

Humble Nanak asks for the dust of those, who are the beloved disciples and friends of the Guru.

To whom he himself gives greatness, at their feet he himself also lays down the world.

Then one would be afraid, if anything would be done by oneself, (but) in all the creator makes go on his own skill.

Behold, 0 brother, this arena ( = the world) belongs to the beloved true Hari, who by his own power makes all bow down (to his saints).