The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 214

Having removed lust, vrrath, falsehood, calumny, having given up the Ma3-a (=illusive world) he puts a stop to egotism.

If, having given up lust and women, he abandons spiritual blindness, then he obtains in the dark- ness him who is free from all darkness (=the Supremo).

Having given up pride and conceit, love to son (and) wife, having given up (worldly) thirst (and) desire he makes deep meditation on Earn.

Nanak (says): in (whose) heart the True one dwells, he is absorbed, by means of the true word (of the Guru) in the name of Hari.

Kings, subjects, chieftains, none will remain, oh!

Shops, bazars wiU tumble down by (his) order, oh!

Solid, beautiful gates, the fool considers as his own.

Store-rooms fiUed -with wealth (are) empty in one moment.

Horses, chariots, camels, impetuous elephants.

Gardens, property, household goods, whose own are they?

Tents, bedsteads, tapes, tent-walls, satin (whose own are they?).

Nanak (says): the true donor (of aU these things) is known' from (his) power.

(Though) rivers of sour milk be made, (though) springs of milk and ghi gush forth.

(Though) the whole earth become sugar, (that) (my) soul always could enjoy itself. (Though) the mountains become gold (and) silver, studded with diamonds and rubies. Yet (I would) praise thee, the desire of praising (thee) would not cease.

(If) the fruit of the eighteen loads' (of trees and plants) should be had, (if) their taste should be exquisite.'

(If) both moon (and) sun should be stopped in their course, (and if) (my) place should become immovable.

Yet (I) would praise thee, the desire of praising (thee) would not cease.

Sloh III.; mahala I. Though pain should be inflicted (on my) body by an inauspicious planet (or) by the two (Rahus).*

' *1A|tr5> Pers. iSj^lLi, known. All sorts of words are jumbled together iu this verse.

^ ^Id IKZTBvJj the eighteen loads (su])ply: ^«T^f?T, tree, plant in general). It is said, that if of every tree or plant one leaf should be taken, they would make up eighteen loads. — A comprehensive term for all the trees and plants on earth.

' The word J|(j^| is quite unknown to the Sikh Granthis; but it is apparently the Siudlii TT'^^1'> dissolving, melting. The taste (of the fruit) is melting, i.e. the fruit is so delicate in flavour that it melts in the mouth.

*.^fy ■JTTT, the two Riihus, i.e. Rahu and Ketu. ■giU ■* said to have been a ^(?I, with the tail of a dragon, whose head was severed by Vishnu. Both head and tail retained their separate existence. The head was made in the planetary system the eighth and the tail the ninth planet, called ^H.

(Though) the blood-drinking Rajas' should be put on (my) head and my state should appear thus. Tet (I would) praise thee, the desire of praising (thee) would not cease.

(If) fire (and) cold should be my clothing, (if) wind should be (my) food.

(If) all the fascinating women of heaven, (says) Nanak, should become my wires.'

Tet (I would) praise thee, the desire of praising (thee) would not cease.

The evil-doer is a goblin, (as) he does not know the Lord.

He is called mad, who does not know his own self.

Bad strife is in the world, by contention it is consumed.

Without the name it is labouring under disease (and) error.