The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 586

To the blind one the One does not stick, (it is) as if one blows into a bamboo.

'?^ stands here instead of ^ (o^^AI, to fetter). 51^ = 57?5. for the sake of the rhyme.

^ ^Jlldl '"• gumlac; also a peculiar kind of earth.

" +lc)y3T = Sansk. ^f^^, Anusvara being a euphonic interpolation.

' \fS 3' thy tree; here apparently = thy body. •^ JUTP-T. himself, i.e. the Supreme.

(159). Kablr (says): a dense cloud of horses, elephants (and) carriages, the wife of a king:

Her comparison ' does not come up (to) a female water-carrier of the people of Hari.

(160). Kabir (says): why is the wife of a king censured, why is honour (attributed) to a female slave of Hari '?

That one adorns (her) mang^ for the sake of sensual pleasure, this one remembers the name of Hari.

(161). Kablr (says): a post was erected, a stand was made, by the true Guru firmness was established (in me).

By Kablr a diamond was bought at the shore of the lake Manasa.'

(162). Kabir (says): Hari is the diamond, the saints are the jewellers, having taken (the diamond) they erect a shop.

When an examiner* is obtained, then a sale' of diamonds (takes place).

(163). Kablr (says): if business falls in, Hari is remembered, remember him thus always!

Make (thy) dwelling in Amarapur! Hari returns the gone wealth.

(164). Kablr (says): two are well fitted for service, one is the saint, the other is Ram.

Ram, who is the giver of emancipation, the saint, (who) makes mutter the name.

(165). Kabir (says): on which road the Pandits have gone, on that the baggage-people follow after.

There is one difficult pass of Ram, to that Kabir is climbing up.

(166). Kabir has died by the faults of the world, walking in obsequiousness to the family.

"Whose family will then be ashamed, when they put (him) down in the burning ground?

(167). Kabir (says): thou wilt be drowned, 0 helpless one, by obsequiousness to many people.

What has happened in thy neighbour's (house)," know, that (will) also (happen) in thy own.

(168). Kablr (says): good is coarse bread and grain of different kinds.'

(If one) does not make any claim, great is (his) country, great (his) dominion.

(169). Kablr (says): by making claims burning arises, he who makes no claims remains free from all bonds.

The man, who does not make claims, considers Indra as poor.

(170). Kabir (says): the pond is filled with water up to' the embankment, (but) no one can drink water.

By a great lot thou hast obtained it, fill (thy vessel) and drink thou, 0 Kabir!

(171). Kabir (says): (as) the stars at dawn pass away, so the world passes away.