The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 218

Kanak (says): he himself examines accurately, by whom the false and genuine one is recognized.

Lions, falcons, hawks, kites,' these he makes to eat grass.

Those who eat grass, them he makes to eat flesh; these ways he makes (them) go. In the rivers he makes appear hillocks, in the deserts he makes unfathomable (pools). He establishes worms and gives them royalty, armies he turns into ashes.

As many creatm-es as live, their breath he takes away and vivifies them (again), then what is it with (him)?'

Is anak (says): as it is pleasing to the True one, so he gives the morsels.

Some are living on flesh, some eat grass.

To some the food consisting of thirty-six (ingredients) is allotted.*

Some are counting (their) breath, counting (their) breath.

Some take the name of the Formless one for their support.

(By his) gifts they live, no one dies (of hunger).

Ifanak (says): they go, being robbed, in whose heart He is not.

The work of the perfect Guru is done according to destiny.

"Who has parted with his own self by means of the instruction of the Guru, (by him) the name is meditated upon.

Who sticks to another work, (by him) his life is lost (wasted).

"Without the name all is poison, (whatever) is put on (and) eaten.

By praising the true word (=name) one is absorbed in the True one.

"W^ithout serving the true Guru there is no dwelling in comfort, again and again one comes.

The world is a false capital, falsehood is earned (fi'om it).

Nanak (says): by praising the fully True one (one) goes with honour (to the threshold of the Supreme).

("When) it is pleasing to thee, then they play and sing, (when) it is pleasing to thee, then they bathe (in) water.

* Some MSS. (and the lithographed copy of Lahore) read?rSI7 jftTlfe^HT) hut this is wrong; the right reading is ^TSlf? ^fV'TT'felKT-

■ rid^l fiid <^ol are different species of hawks. 3T WWT TTTJ, what is it with (him)? i.e. what does it matter with him? ^TTvT = TfT^. postposition. S3Kr >>rf*J3'. food, consisting of thirty-six ingredients = delicate food, inftj is here = V%, to fall to one's lot.

"WTien it is pleasing to thee, then they exercise superhuman po-wers,' they let hear the sound of the conch.

"When it is pleasing to thee, then they read the book (Quran), they are called MuUas and Shekhs.

When it is pleasing to thee, then they become llajas and acquire many enjoyments.

When it is pleasing to thee, then they swing the sword and cut off head and neck.

When it is pleasing to thee, then they go abroad, and having heard (many) words they return to their homes.

When it is pleasing to thee, thou imbuest (them) with love to the name; who please thee, them thou likest.

Nanak utters one supplication ( = word): all the others earn falsehood.

When thou art great, all is greatness," by the good one good (things) are done. When thou art true ( = real), then every one is true, not any one is false.^ Telling, seeing, speaking, going, living, dying, running: He, having issued an order, keeps under his order; Nanak (says): he himself is true.