The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 118

Dust is mingled with dust, he departs leaving his family behind.

(6). He may be called a chief, a King, a Raja, a Eau' or Khan.

He may be called a Chaudhari,^ a Rau, he may burn in haughtiness.

The fleshly-minded one, by whom the name is forgotten, is (like) a reed burnt in a jungle-fire.

(7). He, who has come into the world, wiU go having practised egotism.

The whole world is a chamber of lamp-black,' body, mind and trunk (are or become) ashes.

Those are pure who are preserved by the Guru, by the word (of the Guru) their fire is extinguished.

(8). 0 Nanak! it is crossed ( =salvation is obtained) by the true name (of him who is) king above kings.

By me the name is not forgotten, the jewel of the name of Hari is my trust.

The fleshly-minded are consumed in the water of existence and die, the disciples cross the bottomless (water).

' f33 "Sim; the second is superfluous and only added to make up the rhyme.

" Hf'T must here be taken as Part. p. conj. of d«icM> to become Avell-disposed.

^ Tlie words JT% mCs ftPKT3. of "hioh the Sikh Granthls could give me no explanation, must he constructed tluis:?[% "grfe fU^KTH »1^ 9'. I have love to the True one. t( ([a is litre simply postposi- tion (= ^H)> Hindi fTT^. to, for.

* tTTW t<<»*lT. tlie soul will sport {i.e. in transmigration).

* Tliere is some difference between raja and rau, the latter signifying a chUftain. ^ rjQMdl. the head man of a village or trade.

' Q^ ITIM?^WT' a cliamher of lamp-black, by entering which one is sullied = a jilare of defilement.

SIR! RA(J, MAH. I., ASTPAD. XVII.; MAH. III., ASTPAD. I. (XVIII.) 89

Ghar II. (1). Having fixed (thy) residence remain in the house; why is there continually the apprehension of going?

This is considered a residence, when people remain stationary.

How is there a (firm) residence in the world?

Practising righteousness bind thou up good works as viaticum, apply thyself continually to the name!

(2). The Jog! practising his sitting-postures' sits down, the Mulla sits down in (his) place (or house).

The Pandit explains books, the Siddh" sits down in a temple.

(3). The Gods, the Siddhs, the Ganas,^ the Gandharvas, the Munis, the Shekhs, Pirs, chiefs:

Are departed to the threshold (of God), and others also wiU go (there).

(4). Sultans, Khans, Kings, nobles are gone, having departed (from the world).

In twenty-four minutes (or) in forty-eight minutes it must be gone; 0 heart, understand it, thou also wilt arrive there!

(5). If he (the Supreme) be desciibed in words, some rare one will understand it.

Nanak tells this supplication ( =says): he is in the water, in the earth and on the surface of the earth.

(6). Allah is invisible, inapproachable, powerful, creator, merciful.