The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 500

Who is attached to the pure and true one, he is a pedlar.

(By) the praise of the Guru, the creator, tranquillity (is produced in) the house.

(3). (Who) by means of the word (of the Guru) consumes (his) hope and desire;

(Who) utters Ram Narayan and causes (him) to be uttered:

He obtains from the Guru the road to (Hari's) palace and house.

' % is here = \i\^ (= bha-a = bha-y-a = bhai).

^ These two lines contain no verb iior any grammatical relation; they arc little more than a jingling of words, the final rhyme being twice IJfjftf. The sense seems to be: " If the One is in the mind, this is equal to many innumerable works."

(4). (His) body is of gold, of incomparable ligbt. All is tbe form of tbe God of the three worlds. That true and inexhaustible wealth is in my lap.

(5). In the five (elements), in the three (qualities), in the nine (regions), in the four (ages or Vedas?) he is contained.

Earth and heaven he upholds by (his) skill.

(6). (Who) is a fool, (to his) eyes he does not appear.

(Whose) tongue is given to relishes, he does not comprehend what is said.

Being intoxicated with poison he struggles with the world.

(7). In the highest society he becomes the highest,

Who runs after virtue and washes away vices.

Without serving the Guru tranquillity is not found.

(8). The name is a diamond, a jewel, a ruby.

(Whose) mind is a pearl, his property it is.

Nanak (says): who essays (it), he is happy (by its) sight.

(1). The disciple's heart's desire is divine knowledge and meditation. The disciple belongs to the palace and is acquainted with the palace. The attention of the disciple (is directed to) the word (of the Guru) (as his) banner.

Such, (who are) reflecting with love and devotion,

Are disciples, (to them) the name of Murari (is) true.

(2). Day and night he is pure and happy in (his) place.

He alone has the knowledge of the three worlds.

From the true Guru he knows the order (of Hari).

(3). True is his gladness, he has no grief.

The nectar of the very sweet divine knowledge he enjoys.

The five ' are absorbed, the whole world (becomes) happy.

(4). In all is (thy) light, every one is thine.

What the creator himself does, that takes place.