The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 329

' jf^JTIdAT. i'-«- To be ill love with (Loc); rf. the Sansk. 'ST^fTTTIT-

RAG GAFRI, JIAH. III., CHANT IV. (VI.) 35.3

The self-willed one is sunk in lust, afflicted by spiritual blindness, to whom shall she go and cry? Nanak (says): the self-Tvilled one gets no place (of rest) without the dearly beloved Guru. (4). The woman is ignorant, foolish and devoid of vii-tues, 0 dear! the beloved is unattainable, boundless.

(If) he himself unite (one to himself), union is eflfected, he himself is pardoning.

The dear husband is pardoning the vices of the woman; in everybody he is contained.

By love, affection, faith and devotion he is obtained, by the true Guru understanding is imparted.

She remains always in joy day and night, (who) daily continues devoutly meditating (on him).

Nanai (says): easily Hari is obtained as husband, that woman gets the nine treasures.

(1). The ilaya is a powerful pond, 0 dear! how shall the hard to cross be got over?

Make the name of Ram the boat, 0 dear! put within as rower the word (of the Guru).

Who puts the word into (her) as rower, (her) Hari himself ferries over, in this wise the (pond) hard to cross is got over.

The disciple, to whom devotion is allotted, dies whilst living.

In a moment (her) sins are cut off by the name of Earn, (her) body (becomes) pure.

Nanak (says): in the name of Ram is salvation, the slags become gold.

(2). Women and men are sunk in lust, 0 dear I the precept regarding the name of Ram is not known by them.

Mother, father, son, brother are very dear (to them), 0 dear! they are drowned without water.

They are drowned without water, (by whom) salvation is not known, (who) run about in the world in egotism.

Every one, that has come (into the world), wiU go (again), he is saved (who) reflects on the Guru.

(If one) become a disciple (and) praise the name of Ram, he crosses himself and makes (his) family cross.

Xanak (says): in (whose) body the name dwells, he meets with the beloved (Hari) by means of the instruction of the Guru.

(3). Without the name of Ram no one becomes fii'm, 0 dear ' the world is a play.

He (becomes) firm by true devotion, 0 dear! (whose) trafiic is the name of Ram.

The name of Ram is an unattainable, boundless traffic, (but) by the instruction of the Guru the wealth (of (Ram) is obtained.

Service, reflection, devotion, these are true: one's own self is removed (thereby) from within.

We are devoid of understanding, foolish, sUly, blind, by the true Guru we are put into the (right) path.

Nanak (says): the disciple, (who) takes pleasure in the word (of the Guru), sings daily the excellences of Hari.

(4). He himself causes to be done, he himself does (everything), 0 dear! he himself accomplishes by means of the word.

He himself is the true Guru, he himself is the word, 0 dear I he himself is adoring love ' through all ages.

Through all ages he is adoring love, Hari himself accomplishes, he himself applies to his adoration.

' 3?T3 ftpirr^ may be taken either =?ff^ Vm for 'S\f^i or = V{^ flRT. attached to his devotees; but the first meaning seems to suit better tlie context. In fvpHTH' final <• is only an alliteration.