The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 563

Slok II.; mahald II. He who makes both, salutation (and an impudent) answer, is thoroughly mistaken. Nanak (says): both (words) are false, not one (of them) is accepted.

' It is difficult to say, to what these words refer, as no hint of the subject is given.

2 TJTOT s.m. a slipper (Hindi 'q'f^, Panj. ■UTTT)- To be beaten witli a slipper is considered very disgraceful.

That Lord should always be praised, by whose service happiness is obtained. Why is the time (of life) passed in a bad way, from which one reaps his own doings? No wickedness should be done at all! (his) eyesight reaches far and sees (everything). Such a dice should be thrown, by which one may not be defeated with the Lord.

A servant, who does service, (but who) is proud and disputatious,

(And) makes many words, he gets no taste of the Lord.

If he serve, removing his owti self, then he gets some honour.

Nanak (says): to what he clings, with that he meets, who clings (to the Lord), he is approved of.

"What is in the soul, that springs up, the word of the mouth (is but) wind. He sows poison and asks for nectar; behold, (what) justice is this?

"With an ignorant man friendship will never do.

As he knows, so he lives, let one see and ascertain (this)!

The thing is contained within the thing, it is close to the second.

To the Lord no order can be given, a supplication, that is uttered, is agreed to.

By practising falsehood one becomes false, (says) Nanak, by praising (God) one becomes happy.

Friendship and great love with an ignorant man comes to a break. Like a line in water it has no place nor spot (that lasts).

If an ignorant man do a work, he cannot set it right. If he do one half well, yet the other (wUl be) wrong.

If a servant do service and walk in the love of (his) Lord:

He gets very great honour and receives double wages also.

If he make rivalry with (his) Lord and entertain enmity within:

He loses his former wages and is beaten with the slipper in his face.

"Whose gifts are eaten, to him applause should be given.

Kanak (says): with the Lord no order avails, supplication (only) is availing.

"What gift is that, that is obtained by itself?

Nanak (says): what is obtained, (that is obtained) from the generosity of the pleased Lord.

"WTiat service is that, by which the fear of the Lord is not set agoing? Nanak (says): he is called a servant, who is absorbed in the Lord.

652 BAG ASA; MAH. I. II., VAR XXIY.; KABIR I.

'Kknak (says): no end nor bound of that Hari can be known.

He himself causes the formations to be made, he himself again causes them to be destroyed.

On the necks of some are chains, many others mount horses.

He himself does and causes to be done (everything), to whom shall I cry out?