The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 591

The husband, who (was) heard of (before only) with the ears, comes and shows (his) face.

In making the bones crack the poor soul* is extracted (from the body).

The appointed wedding does not recede, inform (thy) soul' (of this)!

0 dear young woman," death is the husband, he will take away (thy) life.

Having joined " (thy) hands to whose neck wilt thou run and cling?

Thinner than a hair is the bridge Salat,^- has (this word) not been heard by thee? "

0 Farid, a shrill sound is made to thee: ^* stand, do not let thyself be robbed!

' H6MQ (from the Sansk. ^t<T7, by transition of p into b = v = u), is used liere as feminine, tliongh if is masculine in Sansk. lu Hindi and Hindust. (HT^^ft' 't is likewise feminine.

^ The verse is Kablr's and Xamdev is only quoted in the second lialf, as in the next following verse Ravidas, whose writings were known to Kabir, as is proved thereby.

^ The sense is apparently: who prevents one from becoming a Bairagi.

* Shekh Farid was a famous Kr and a contemporai-j' of Xanak. He was a Sufi and according to the Janam-sakhl Xanak had a good deal of intercourse with him, as he lived not far from Lahore at a place called \| |c^ (^ i<S (near the modern Montgomery station), where also lie is bnried. Disciples of his are still to be found in the Panjab, called Shekh Faridi faqirs. The Sloks of Farid are also of great interest in a linguistic point of view, as they represent the idiom of the Musalmans of those days.

^ V7i or tjf^, in Panjabi, a young woman (Sansk. \4r*1°ni S it is frequently used in the Grantb.

* TrUT> '"• 'in auspicious day fixed for a wedding. This word is only used in Panjabi and SindhI (t(l^)- ' TTfr^T. passive participle present, peculiar to the Panjabi.

■ prt.^ or f^7, soul, used in Panjabi and SinJhi.

' (yji^ ^; ^> ''s we see from this and other passages of the Granth, was then the usual Dative-postfix, not 5, as now-a-days.

"'' ^Oit. from ^tj (^^\ ^, feni. "^, being a diminutive affix in Panjabi and Sindhi (see my Sindlii Gram. p. 77).

^ 'Ud^MId ■ instead of V55JT3T3'. '' and I being constantly interchanged.?r3T3 = Arab. ]:\.^, name of the bridge, su'^pended over the midst of hell.

'^ *1cN\*H iPy = flcCt>KT. fem. i.e. H\i > word; f^ is the suffix (= Siudbi ^) of the second person sing. " by thee." See my Sindhi Gram. pp. 225 and 345 sqq.

" VT^^Vh^. literally: it falls to thee, I being here again the pronominal suffix of the 2ud pers. sing.

(2). 0 Farif], the life of a Darvesh of the gate (of God) is difficult; I walk after the manner of the world.

I have hound together and taken up a hag, where shall I go and throw it down?

(3). It is not perceived, it is not seen,' the world is a hidden fire."

By my Lord I was healed, otherwise I would also burn.

(4). OFarld, if I know, that the sesam-seeds' are few, I fillthecavityof my joined two palms with care.

If I know, that the bridegroom is young, I show him little honour.

(5). If I know, that the hem of my g.irment is tearing, I put a firm patch (on it).

Like thee I have no one, I have seen and wandered the whole world through.

(6). 0 Farld, if thou art clever in understanding, do not write an account of the evil deeds (of others)!

Lowering thy head to thy own collar look there! ^

(7). 0 Farid, who beat thee with their fists, do not beat them again!