The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 69

(1). Empty and frightful is the body, when the soul (or life) departs from it.

The burning fire is extinguished, not any smoke has issued from it.'

The five (elements)' have wept, fiUed with pain, they are destroyed by second love.

0 fool! mutter Hari, remembering his qualities.

Egotism and selfishness is captivating, the whole (world) is ruined by egotism.

(2). By whom the name is forgotten, having stuck to another business:

The}-, by giving themselves to duality,^ are consumed and dead; in their heart is the fire of thirst.

Those are saved, who are preserved by the Guru, the others are cheated and deceived by their (worldly) business.^

(3). Dead is friendship, love is gone, enmity and opposition is dead.

(Worldly) business is stopped, egotism is dead, selfishness and wrath is absorbed.

It is owing to destiny that the True one is obtained; the disciple is always suppressing (his senses).

(4). By true work the True one is found, by the wisdom of the Guru he falls into the skirt (of the disciple).

That man is not bom (again) nor does he die, he does not come nor go.

0 Nanak! he who is foremost at the gate, he will go dressed to the threshold (of God).*

(1). The body being burnt has become earth, the mind by the infatuation of the Maya (like) dross.

The (old) vices have again clung to it, the cruel ones sound (again) the trumpet.

"Without the word (of the Gui'u) he (or the mind) is brought into error, duality sinks the boat's load.

0 mind! be attentive to the word and cross (thereby) over!

By whom the name proceeding from the mouth of the Guru is not understood, he, havLug died, is born (again), he comes and goes.

(2). That is called a pure body, in which the true name is.

(Such a) body is steeped in true fear (of God), the tongue has a true taste.

(If) it {i.e. the body) is looked upon with a true glance (of mercy), it wiU not get into distress again.

' 3TfvI t)<»<l! life is compared to a burning Are, which is extinguished without leaving any trace of its existence.

" The five are here the elements (rTT^)> ^i^- '• 'T'^^ (earth), giwT (water), '^rf^ (fire), ^^ (breath), ■^imilj (ether), of which the body is composed according to Hindu notion. Tlie Sikhs refer the five to oTm (lust), 5TT (wrath), ^^ (covetousness), 1^ (infatuation), U^H (selfishness).

■ifijMl has in the Grantli not the sense of doubt, but retains its original meaning: duality, twofold- ness (Sansk. |t^^), like;jTrr 3T"@-

* of? fS\ ^^ Tfir must be constructed tlius: uf^ -jfiT M'Z\ ^; HjV is fem. (supply ^fs). ^f^I is part, past conj.

■ild VB^MIA foremost at the gate (of the Guru), i.e. quite given to the attention and service of the

Guru. M'^li dressed, i.e. in a dress of honour (c:„,;«l^).

(3). From the True one wind (aii-) has proceeded, from the wind water has been engendered.

From water the three worlds have been made, into every body light is infused.'