The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 599

At last thou must come to my place,' do not be afraid of dying!

(94). Whilst these mine eyes were looking on how many people have departed!

0 Farid, to the people their own (turn), to me mine is allptted.

(95). (If) thou adornestthy own self, thou wilt meet with me, in meetingwith me there will be happiness.'

0 Farid, if thou remainest mine, the whole world is thine.'

(96). On a river-bank how long will a tree remain firm?

0 Farid, how long will water be kept in a raw vessel?

(97). 0 Farid, they are gone to an empty hall, their dwelling is made beneath (the ground).

Wrestling (their) poor spirits dispute with the graves.

Service (to God) is ordered, 0 Shekh! to-day or to-morrow we must start.

(98). 0 Farid, he who is bound by death appears like one, who is thrown into the river (or ocean).

In the other world the hell is heated, a howl is heard and a scream rises.

' The sense is apparently: in company witli a beautiful wife.

' 5'M^, the (high) bank of a river (Siudlii cfiq^); ^ifj = ^fs' is postposition: on the side of, along (cf. Sindhi ^fz, Maratlil ^Tift).

' We divide the words thus: y{ -H^Jg ^VvT^T; tT^^T. rather a curious form for %^TS youth ('?f|q«t). iHOrfl. day (dim. of ^VlT, Shidlii ^^, Prak. f^^Sfft, Sansk. f^^^).

* "©HH vTW "M^fe. literally: they fall into the hand of life, i.e. are possessed as life. ' ^iix s.f. in the sense of plastering, is peculiar to the Panjahl.

^ fj^ = fs ^, ^ being an Ablative affix (Sansk. tT^, Prak. ^t, Punjabi ^). ' H ^; ■^ is the Locative of '^Q', place.

* This is the address of God and the following line the answer of Faiid. ° The sense is: I do not care then for the whole world.

Some liave become veiy prudent,' some wander about careless.

The works, that are done in the world, are witness at the court (of God).

(99). 0 Farld, on the bank of a river sits a crane and sports.

"WTiilst playing hawks have unawares fallen on the goose.^

The hawks of the Lord have fiillen (on) it, the sports are forgotten.

Those who in their mind (and) thought wUl not remember (him), they' are destroyed by the Lord.

(100). To three maunds and a half the body rises by means of water and grain.

The servant has come into the world entertaining again hope.*

"Wlien the angel of death wiU come, breaking all gates:

He is bound before all those beloved brothers.

Behold, the servant is gone on the shoulder of four men.

0 Farld, the works, that are done in the world, they are of use at the threshold (of God).