The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 524

(2). 0 young and naturally beautiful woman! the one love of Eam (is my) prayer.

To my mind and body Hari is pleasing, I am fond of meeting with the Lord Eam!

(Who) is imbued mth love to the Lord, (whose) supplication (is) Hari, she dwells comfortably in the name of Hari.

Then she gets acquainted with virtues, then she knows the Lord, her faults are subdued, (her) vices destroyed.

"Without thee I cannot remain a moment, by telling and hearing patience is not brought about.

0 Nanak: (who) cries: 0 beloved, 0 beloved! (her) mind, having tasted (him) with (her) tongue, becomes happy.

(3). 0 friend, 0 companion, my beloved is the trader Earn.

The name of Hari is taken up for sale, of infinite taste and value is Eam.

If the inestimable, true, beloved Lord be approved of in the house, then the young woman is weU doing.

Some enjoy pleasures in the society of Hari, I cry standing at the door.

The powerful cause of causes, the bearer of prosperity (= Vishnu) himself accomplishes (my) affair.

Nanak (says): (on whom his) favourable look is, (she is) blessed and a favoured woman, she keeps the word (of the Guru) (in her) heart.

(4). In my house is true rejoicing, the Lord, the friend Earn, has come.

Imbued with love he enjoys (me), (my) mind is taken away and given (to) Kara.

(My) own mind is given (to him), Hari, the bridegroom, is obtained, as he pleases, so he enjoys (me).

(Whose) body and mind (are put) before the beloved, she obtains by means of the auspicious word (of the Guru) the nectar-fruit in her house.

By intelligence and reading and much cleverness ho is not obtained, by reason of love he meets (with them who) are pleasing to his mind.

Nanak (says): the Lord is our friend, we are not of the world.

(1). Unbeaten, unbeaten sounds the jingling sound (in my head), 0 Eam! My mind, my mind is attached (to thee), 0 dearly beloved Eam!

Day by day (my) mind is attached (to thee) and in love (with thee), in the void orbit (my) house is placed.'

' There are right words iu this line witliout any grammatical coiiiie.xiou whatever. Tlie translation can therefore only be made by conjecture.

^ It is difficult to say what is meant by the seven ponds. The Grauthis e.xplaia them by: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, the mouth. But this apparently is only a conjecture.

' It is difficult to say what the meaning of this mystic alhision may be.

The primeval divine male, the boundless, the beloved, the inconceivable one is given to understand by the true Guru.

Narayan is firmly fixed on (his) seat, reflecting (on him) (my) mind became attached (to him).

KTmak (says): those, who are attached to the name, are Bairagts, an unbeaten, jingling sound (is in them).

(2). To that inapproachable, to that inapproachable city, say, 0 brother, in what manner shall one go?

Performing true continence (and) virtues the word of the Guru should be done, 0 brother!

(If) the true word be done (and if) one go to his own house, the depository of all excellences is obtained.

In him there are no branches, root, leaves nor boughs, he is the first above aU.