The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 412

They are not satisfied with any gift, in their heart is thirst and much ignorance and blindness.

Nanak (says): breaking off connexion with the fleshly-minded is best, who entertain fondness and aff'eotion for the Maya.

Who have another love in their heart, with those no friendship should be made by the disciples.

They come and go and are made to wander about (in transmigration), not in a dream they get any happiness.

They practise falsehood and utter falsehood, clinging to falsehood they become stupid.

' The readhigs in this verse differ cotisideral)ly, as its sense was no longer understood. The MS. (No. 2483) reads: QsV I?T %^¥. which gives no sense wliatever; the MS. (No. 2484) reads: V^ \r3'tft' a?T fe-io^l %tf, wliich is eiiiially senseless. We liave translated according to tlie Lahore litho- graplied copy, Hliiili reads: ^mTVTMt sft f^^?T %y 'fiT 3^^ 7J ^75?57n; 7T must be joined to fif{ = ^ 3^ 5^ (Vidll- But the wliole verse is iu itself very iutricnte and clumsy.

EAG GAURI, MAH. V., III., VAR XXXII. XXXIII. 449

Fondness for the ilSya is all pain, in pain they are destroyed, in pain they will weep. Nanak (says): no union is possible between worldliness and devout meditation, though every one desire it..

"Who have got religious merits in their bag, they obtain happiness by the word of the Guru.

Pauri; mahald V. 0 Nanak, the saintly ilunis state it and the four Yedas tell it: (That) the words, which the devotees utter with their mouth, take effect. They are manifest and known in the world and all people are hearing (them): The foolish men, who are in enmity with the saints, obtain no happiness. They desire their virtues, they are burning in selfishness. "Wliat can those helpless people do, when their very lot is bad? Who are smitten by that Supreme Brahm, they are destroyed by anybody. Who entertain enmity with him, who is without enmity (=God), they are justly consumed. Who are cursed by the Saint (= the Guru), they wander about perplexed. The branches of a tree, that is cut off at the very root, are getting dry.

By Guru Nanak the name of Hari, who is able to break and to make, was made firm. 0 friend, remember thou always the Lord, and thy pain goes off.

Slok II.; mahald V. The hungry one knows no modesty, he is shameless and abusive. Nanak asks for the name; 0 Hari, gi-ant (me) in mercy devotion (to it)!

As the works are, which one is doing, such are the fruits.

Who grind (between their teeth) hot iron, they are bruised in their gullet.

That messenger (of Tama) throws a neck-rope (on them) and marches (them off) (according to their) works.

'No hope (of theirs) is fulfilled, (who) are continually taking up another's filth.'

The ungrateful ones, who do not acknowledge the work (done to them), are wandering about in (different) wombs.

All (their) firmness is exhausted by him {i.e. Hari), (their) support is taken away by him.

(Who) does not let the quarrel drop, he is taken away by the creator.

Whoever are practising conceit, they fall down to the ground.

The disciple gets divine knowledge, discrimination and wisdom.

He sings the excellences of Hari in his heart, stringing (them) into a necklace.

He is reflecting on the holy, pure and high (Supreme Being).

Who meets with him, him he brings across ( = saves).

(In whose) heart a desire after the name of Hari is contained:

This Pauri is extremely intricate and confused, the manuscripts differing fliso in consequence thereof very much in their readings.

V^*T^ fodAI. to take up another's 6Itli = to slander him.

He gets great glory at the gate of Hari, most excellent is (his) speech,

"WTiichever man hears (it), he hecomes happy.

Nanak (says): by joining the Guru the wealth and goods of the name are obtained.