The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 517

Who serves him after having asked the Guru, she makes the True and Pure one dwell in (her) mind. (6). By the favoured woman is (her) beloved one always obtained after having removed egotism and her own self.

She is day by day occupied with her beloved, true is (her) bed, she obtains happiness.

(7). Saying: "mine, mine," they are gone without having put anything into (their) lap.

The ill-favoured woman (does) not (reach) the palace (of Hari), at the end she departs with regret.

(8). That my beloved is One; direct thy devout meditation on the One!

Nanak (says): if the woman desires happiness, let her make the name of Hari dwell in (her) mind!

(1). Whom he makes taste nectar, they naturally get the relish of it. The True one is without concern, he has not a bit of covetousness.

True nectar is raining, it falls into the mouth of the disciples.

The mind is (thereby) always flourishing, it sings naturally the excellences of Hari.

(2). The self-willed are always ill-favoured women; standing at the gate they lament,

Who have not got the enjoyment of (their) beloved; they do what is written at the beginning.

(3). The disciple sows (truth) and truth springs up, the true name is (her) occupation.

Whom he has here put into gain, (to her) he gives (his) store-rooms of devotion.

(4). The disciple is always a favoured woman by being ornamented with fear and devotion.

Daily she enjoys her own beloved, the True one she keeps in her breast.

(5). By whom their own beloved is enjoyed, for them I sacrifice myself.

They always remain with their beloved, they remove from within their own self.

(6). (Their) mind and body are cool, (their) faces bright by the love and affection to their beloved.

Their bed is comfortable, they enjoy their beloved having extinguished the thirst of egotism.

(7). Out of mercy he has come to the house (by reason of their) infinite love to the Guru.

The favoured women obtained for their only husband the enemy of Mura.

(8). For all sins pardon is procured by him, they are united by him who is uniting (them).

Nanak (says): (this) word is told (to them), who, having heard (it), conceive love (to it).

(1). From the true Guru excellence is produced, when that Lord procures him {i.e. the Guru). Easily the name is (then) meditated upon, divine knowledge becomes manifest.

0 mind, do not think, that Hari is far off, behold (him) always in thy presence!

He is always hearing, he is always seeing, by the word (of the Guru he is perceived as being) omnipresent.

(2). He is meditated upon with one mind by those disciples, by whom their own self is known.

They always enjoy their own beloved, by the true name happiness is obtained.

(3). 0 mind, none is thine, see, having reflected on the word (of the Guru)!

Flee to the asylum of Hari, thou wilt obtain the gate of salvation!