The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 133

"Without the name of Earn final emancipation is not obtained, he is drowned in the love of duality.

Nanak says: man will he released (=saved) in the first watch by keeping Hari in his mind.

(2). In the second watch of the night, 0 friend merchant, (his) mind is filled with fuU youth.'

Day and night he is given to lust, 0 friend merchant, the blind one has not the name in his mind.

The name of Ram is not in his heart, he considers other (things) as sweet pleasures.

(Who have) no divine knowledge, no meditation, virtue nor continence; they are false and, being bom, they will die (again).

Not by a Tirtha, nor fasting, nor purity and abstinence, nor good works, religious practices and worship.'

0 Nanak, by love and devotion salvation (is obtained), by another (work) duality is diffused (in the mind).''

(3). In the tliird watch of the night, 0 friend merchant, the geese have come and alighted on the pond.*

Youth decreases, old age gets the upper hand, 0 friend merchant, life diminishes, the days go.

At the end thou wilt repent, 0 blind one, when thou art seized and carried off by Yama.

Thou hast made all thy own, in a moment it has become the property of another.

Wisdom is abandoned (by thee), cunning is gone, having practised vices thou wUt repent.

Nanak says: 0 man, in the third watch remember the Lord, directing (thy) thoughts (on him)!

(4). In the fourth watch of the night, 0 friend merchant, he (man) has become old, (his) body emaciated.

Blind in his eyes he does not see, 0 friend merchant, with his ears he does not hear a word.

He is blind in his eyes, his tongue has no taste, his power and strength have come to a stand-still.

There are no virtues in him, how should he obtain comfort, the fleshly-minded one is coming and going.

The straw has ripened, being emaciated it breaks and is destroyed; having come he goes, what is his trust?

Nanak says: 0 man, in the fourth watch become acquainted with the word proceeding from the mouth of the Guru!

(5). The end of those breaths has come, 0 friend merchant, a burning fever is on the shoulder.

Not a bit of virtue is contained (in them), having collected vices they will take them (with themselves).

' But?r>T^ "if^y "Iso be translated by: "destiny," "fate."

" ^ is here adjective (Sansk. '^^, replete, full of); his mind is filled ( = intoxicated) with full youth.

^ Supply: salvation is obtained. Tliere is no verb nor subject iu these verses, and the ti'anslation can only be made according to conjecture, as not even any case-relation is pointed out.

^ The words ^fym f^JJff^ •STHT might also be translated: the other (he who is given to the practices) duality permeates.

* Tlie sense of this allusion is: the hairs of men have become white, the geese being- white.?TH> pond, lake = body.

He who goe.? having collected virtues -will not be struck in the face, he will not be born (and") die (again).

Tama with the net of death wiU not be able to overpower him; by love, devotion and fear (of God) he is.saved.

"With honour he goes (to the threshold of Hari), he is easily absorbed, all pains he removes.