The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 92

If he practise a thousand clevernesses, on an unaltered ^ heart colour does not stick.

By falsehood and hypocrisy he has not been obtained by any one; what he sows, that he will eat.

(4). The hope of all is in thee, 0 Lord! all creatures are thine, thou (art their) capital.

0 Lord! no one is empty of thee, at (thy) gate the disciples (obtain) praise.

Draw out those, who are drowning in the poison, the water of existence! this is the petition of humble Nanak.

(1). If the name is obtained, the heart is satiated, without the name I shall live in misery. Would that some disciple, a friend, would meet (with me), that he would show me the Lord, the vessel of virtues!

1 will be quartered for him who manifests to me the name!

Pause. 0 my beloved! I live, having meditated on the name. Without the name I cannot live; 0 my true Guru, make fast (in me) the name!

^ The sense is: they live in the true speech of the Guru, are wholly given to it.

* It appears tliat these verses were made by Ratndas l)efore he himself had succeeded to the Gurusliip.

'?HT> «<?/• new, fresh, not improved or prepared (by a course of discipline).

58 SIEI RAG, MAH. IV., SABD III. IV. (LXVII. LXVIII.)

(2). The name is a priceless jewel; it is with the perfect, true Guru.

The true Guru, having taken it out, reveals it to those who give themselves to his service.

Blessed and very fortunate are the men, very fortunate the women, who have come and joined the Guru.

(3). "With whom the true Guru, the Supreme Spirit, has not met, they are luckless and in the power of death.

They are again and again compelled to wander about in the womb, being made hideous in ordure.

One should not come near to them, in whose heart is wrath, the Chandal.

(4). The true Guru, the Supreme Spirit, is the pond of immortality, the very fortunate come and bathe therein.

The dirt of their several births goes otf, having made fast the pure name (in themselves).

Humble Nanak has obtained the highest station, having directed his devout meditation on the true Guru.

(1). (His) qualities I will sing, (his) qualities I wiU spread, (his) qualities I will tell, 0 my mother! The disciple who tells (his) qualities, is my friend; having joined (this my) friend, I will sing the qualities of Hari!

A diamond, having met with a diamond, is perforated; in deep red colour I will bathe!

0 my Gdvind! if I sing (thy) qualities, my heart is satiated.

"Within (me) is thirst after the name of Hari, the Guru being pleased procures it (for rae).

(2). Colour the heart, 0 ye very fortunate! the Guru being pleased grants the favour.

The Guru makes fast the name with colour; I sacrifice myself for the true Guru.

Without the true Guru the name of Hari is not obtained, though they do lakhs and crores of (good) works.

(3). Without destiny the true Guru is not found, (though) always sitting near him in (his) house.

Within (whom) is the pain of ignorance and error, in (whom) is a film (over the eyes), they (fem.) have fallen far off (from the Guru).