The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 549

(2). The forest (and) the world are nectar (to him, to whom) he himself has become a companion.

(On whose) breast is the necklace of the name of Earn, (his) days of poison have passed.

Gone is error, infatuation and vice are destroyed, all going into the womb is stopped.

He walks cool in the fire of the world, (who) seizes the hem of the garment of the pious.

Govind Gopal is merciful and powerful; say, 0 pious man: victory to Hari!

0 Nanak, meditate on the name! in the society of the perfect, pious men, emancipation is obtained.

(3). Wherever I see, there the One is present.

He himself is dwelling in everybody, (but only) by some rare one he is obtained.

In water, land and on the surface of the earth he is fully present, in the worm (as well as in) the elephant he is contained.

He is at the beginning, at the end and in the midst, by the favour of the Guru he is known.

Brahm is expanded, (all is) the sport of Brahm, Govind is called the depository of (all) excellences by (his) people.

Eemember the Lord, the inward governor, the One Hari, 0 Nanak, is contained (in all)!

(4). Pleasant is the day (and) night, (in ivhich) the remembrance of the name of Hari (is made).

By love to the lotus-foot filth and sins are removed.

Pain, hunger and poverty are destroyed, the way is shown evidently.

By joining the saints and by love to the name the desii-e of the heart is obtained.

By seeing the sight of Hari (one's) wish is fulfilled, all (one's) families are saved..

Day and night (there is) joy by daily remembering Hari, Hari, (says) N'lnak.

It is a good thing to reflect on Govind and to delight oneself with the spotless pious people.

0 Lord, bestow mercy, (that) Nanak may not forget the name for twenty-four minutes!

The saints, who are dear to my Earn, wake.

Those, who are dear to Ram, wake always, day by day they remember the name.

In (their) heart is meditation on the lotus-foot (of Hari), the Lord is not forgotten one moment.

By giving up conceit, infatuation and vice, the filth of the mind and (its) pain are burnt.

Nanak says: the servants of Hari, the beloved saints wake always.

(2). The apparatus of my bed is got ready.

In (my) heart joy sprang up, I heard, that the Lord is coming.

The Lord joined (me), (I am) enjoying happiness, pleasure, rejoicings and enjoyments were supplied.

He clung to (my) bosom, pain fled, (my) life, mind, body, all flourished.

The desire of (my) heart was obtained by meditating on the Lord, the auspicious day for the union was calculated.