The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 510

I am thy slave of slaves,' I am thy orphan.

As thou keepest me, so I remain, in my mouth is the name.

(2). (I have) a great longing after (his) sight, (his) decree I like in (my) mind.

In the hand of my Lord is greatness, by his decree honour is obtained.

(3). The True one should not be considered (as being) far away, he is within.

"Wherever I see, there he is contained; who can get an estimate (of him)?

(4). He himself does (everything), he himself takes away; who sees (this), (to him accrues) greatness.

By becoming a disciple it is seen, thus an estimate (of him) is obtained.

(.5). He obtains gain whilst living, who does the work of the Guru.

(If) it be written (for him) before, then he gets the true Guru.

(6). The self-willed man continually (suffers) loss, he is wandering about.

The self-willed one is blind and does not think (of Hari), how shall he obtain (his) sight?

(7). Then (one) is known as being aroused from sleep, (if) he meditate on the True one.

Those who meet with the Guru, become philosophers' stones, the Luminous one is blending (with himself) light.

(8). Day and night he remains aloof (from the world), the work fi.xed from the beginning must be done.

Nanak (says): those, who are happy in the name, are attached to the feet of Hari.

(1). How much talk is made! I do not know its end.

Thou alone art the support of me, the helpless one, (thou art) my strong protection!

It is the petition' of N'mak: by the true name (I am) happy.

(My) own self is gone, right knowledge is obtained, by the word of the Guru (I am) united (with Hari).

(2). (If) the pride of egotism be removed, (true) reflection is obtained.

The miud becomes pleased with the Lord, the True one gives support (to it).

(3). (If one be) day and night happy in the name, that is true service.

Him no calamity befalls, (who) walks according to (his) order and will.

(4). Who walks according to (his) order and will, he is received into the treasury (of Hari).

The spurious ones find no place, they are mixed with the false ones.

(.5). Continually the genuine (metal) should be taken care of, true traffic should be carried on.

The spurious ones do not come into his sight, they are taken and burnt with fire.

(6). By whom his (own) spirit is known, he is the supreme spirit.

(If) there is one tree of nectar, (its) fruit (also) becomes nectar.