The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 571

0 Kazi, the one Lord is in thee, (he is) thine, dost thou not see (him), having meditated and reflected (on him)?

Thou dost not inform (thyself), 0 thou mad one in religion! therefore (thy human) birth is of no account.

(2). Thou expoundest the book right, that Allah is no woman (nor) man.

(But) by reading and re-perusing nothing (is effected), 0 mad one, when there is no information in the heart.

(3). Allah is concealed within everybody, reflect (on him) in thy heart!

In both, Hindus and Turks, is the One, thus says Kabir with a loud voice.

(1). Decoration is made for the sake of a meeting. (But) Hari has not met (me), the life of the world, the Lord.

Hari is my beloved, I am the wife of Hari.

(2). The living together of the woman and the beloved,

' The sense is: formerly I made many garbs or outward appearances.

(3). Blessed is the married woman, who is pleasing to her beloved. Kablr says: she is no more subject to regeneration.

Om! by the favour of the true Guru! I. XXXI. { 1 ). A diamond is piercing a diamond, (thus) a pure ' mind is naturally reabsorbed (into tbe Supreme). Every light is pierced by this diamond, it is obtained in the words of the true Guru.

Pause. The story about Hari is an unutterable word. Having become a gander recognize and take the diamond! ' (2). Kabir says: such a diamond is seen, it is contained in the world. The hidden diamond becomes manifest, when the abstruse things are (clearly) shown.

(1). The first (wife was) ugly, of low caste, of ill-boding features, wicked in the house of her father-in-law (and) in her father's house.

The present (wife) is beautiful, intelligent, of auspicious features, easily child-bearing.

Pause. It was lucky, that my first wife died. May she, whom I keep now, live through aU ages!

(2). Kablr says: when the little one came, the good fortune of the big one ceased. Now that the little one is with me, another (husband) is taken by the elder one.

(1). The name of my daughter-in-law (was) Dhania (mistress). Now the name of Eam-jania ' is given (to her).

Pause. By these shaven heads'* my house is made gloomy. They have put (my) son to the uttering of Ram I (2). Kabir says: hear, 0 my mother! By these shaven heads my (low) caste is done away.

Remain, remain, 0 my wife, do not put a cloak (veil over thy face)!

At the time of the end thou wilt not obtain a screen.

(1). Having put on a veil thy (companions or friends) * are gone onwards (to the other world).

Do thou not stick to their society (or road)!

' VT^Ti, here very likely = VT^S, "hicli all MSS. exhibit.

' The tf?T (gander) is said to know the diamonds and to devour them.

< ^-g\ s.m. a contemptuous term for a Sanyasi or Bairagl, because they shave their heads wholly.

' 3^' thy (people or friends), no substantive being mentioned.

(2). The greatness of putting on a veil is this,

(That) the wife is welcome for ten or five days.

When singing the praises of Hari thou jumpest and dancest.