The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 380

The name is always of use to his people, (says) Nanak.

(7). Utter his praise with (thy) tongue day and night!

By the Lord (this) gift is bestowed on his own people.

Who worship him cheerfully in their heart:

He knows, what has been and what will be.

In whose presence the Lord dwells the eight watches:

(8). 0 my heart, seize the protection of those.

Those people are the donors of all things. ^

In their asylum thou wilt obtain all happiness.

By their sight thou wilt efface all sins.

Apply thyself to the service of those people!

Adore always the feet of those people! (says) Nanak.

By whom the tnie Supreme Spirit is known, he is called the true Guru.

In his society the disciple is saved, he sings the excellences of Hari, (says) Nanak.

(1). The true Guru is cherishing (his) disciple.

To (his) servant the Guru is always compassionate.

The Guru removes the filth of the foolishness of the disciple.

By means of the words of the Guru he (the disciple) utters the name of Hari.

The true Guru cuts the bonds of the disciple.

The disciple of the Guru recedes from change (of the mind).

The true Guru gives to the disciple the wealth of the name.

The disciple of the Gui'u is very fortunate.

The true Guru adjusts for the disciple this and that world.

Nanak (says): the true Guru remembers the disciple with his heart.'

(2). The servant, who lives in the house of the Guru,

Performs the order of the Guru with his heart.

He does not bring himself forward in any way to notice.

He always meditates in his mind on the name of Hari.

On whom he ( = the Lord) bestows his own mercy:

That disciple gets the instruction of the Gui-u, (says) Xanak.