The Ādi Granth, or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (1877) · 611

(Thou art) a good king, 0 son of Tejo, the Lord of kings, 0 excellent Xanak.'

0 Guru Amardas, Salh speaks truth, thus carrying on war thou hast overcome the (hostile) army.

The drops of a cloud, the verdure of the earth, the flowers of spring cannot be counted.

Xo one gets the end of the rays of the sun and moon, of the beUy of the ocean, of the waves of the Ganga.

The profound meditation of Eudra does not come up * to the (divine) knowledge of the true Guru, (says) the poet Bhalhau.

0 Amardas, the Bhala,' thy qualities and thy likeness agree (only) with thee!

' The «ords bv themselves arc plain enough, but the sense of them is obscure. ■ BT-nftlKf^r, passive of ^V^I^T (= 'arMT'T^T^ to inquire after. ^ VIdrjQ i.»i. traditionally explaiued by miracle.

* JHV5 (properly pronounced appattu), from the Sansk. -^icH^, = >tnj?TH> egotism. '^317 is in Prakrit changed to appa, and tva to ttu.

^ AlAoj VI Id, not to be translated by: the best of Nanaks, but simply: excellent Ndnak, as the Sikhs will have it.

* tT3TT%; thus the word is now HTitten in all the manuscripts, but it should be divided into tT^ and »KT%, as ^3TT% g'^es no sense here, whereas %3I »>n% "ell suits the construction (with ST).

" 3^5T. a proper noim of a tribe of Khatris. Amardas was a Khatri of the Bhala clan.

(1). The praises of Goyind are not sung, uselessly thou hast been born. Nanak says: worship Hari, 0 mind, as the fish (worships) the water. (2). "Why art thou occupied with worldly things and art not a moment retired? Nanak says: worship Hari, 0 mind, (then) the noose of Tama will not fall on thee. (3). Youth is thus gone, the body is overcome by old age. Nanak says: worship Hari, 0 mind, life is passing away. (4). Thou hast become old and dost not perceive, that death has arrived. Nanak says: 0 foolish man, why dost thou not worship the Lord? (5). Wealth, wife, all riches, which thou hast considered as thy own: Of these nothing goes with (thee), consider this as true, (says) Nanak. (6). The saviour of thefallen sinners, the remover of fear, Hari, the friend of the friendless: He should be known, says Nanak, who is always dwelling with thee. (7). By whom body and wealth were given to thee, him thou hast not loved. Nanak says: 0 foolish man, why art thou now roaming about needy? (8). By whom body, wealth, prosperity, comfort and good houses were given: Nanak says: hear, 0 mind, why art thou not remembering that Ram? (9). The giver of all comfort is Ram, there is no other one at all. Nanak says: hear, 0 mind, by remembering him salvation is effected. (10). By remembering whom salvation is obtained, him worship, 0 thou friend! Nanak says: hear, 0 mind, life is continually decreasing.

(11). From the five elements the body is made, know (this), 0 clever and wise one! From what it was produced, into that it is absorbed,'' (says) Nanak. (12). Hari, who dwells in everybody, (as) proclaimed by the saints: Nanak says: him worship, 0 mind, and thou wilt cross the ocean of existence. (13). Whom pleasure and pain do not touch, nor greediness, infatuation and conceit: Nanak says: 0 mind, he is the image of the Lord.

(14). (For whom there is) no praise nor blame, to whom gold and iron are the same: Nanak says: hear, 0 mind, him consider thou as emancipated! (15). "Who has no joy nor grief, to whom enemy and friend is the same: Nanak says: hear, 0 mind, him consider thou as emancipated! (16). "Who is not causing fear to any one and who is not afraid nor submissive: ' Nanak says: hear, 0 mind, him call thou wise!

(17). By whom all worldly concerns are given up and who has taken the garb of retirement from the world:

Nanak says: hear, 0 mind, on his head is (an auspicious) lot.

(18). By whom the Maya and selfishness are given up and who has become indifferent to all:

Nanak says: hear, 0 mind, in his heart Brahm is dwelling.

' These Sloks are written in pure Hindi, having no admixture of the Panjabi dialect. ° W^ 3TfvT ^ TT^i *JT^ P-P- = the more usual JT?TT^; literally: in that it is immersed (and) absorbed.

' Wrfe s.f. submissiveness (Sindhi ^^fTfiST)! WfT'fe HlA<^. to be submissive.

(19). By which man the " I," " I," is given up and Ram, the creator, is known:

Nanak says: that man is emancipated, know this, 0 mind, as true!

(20). " Destroyer of fear, remover of folly," is the name of Hari in the Kali-yug.

"Who day and night worships (him), says Nanak, his work becomes fruitful.

(21). 0 tongue, adore the qualities of Govind, 0 ear, hear the name of Hari!

Nanak says: hear, 0 mind, thou wilt not (then) fall into the house of Tama.

(22). "Which man gives up selfishness, greediness, infatuation and conceit:

Nanak says: he himself crosses and saves others.

(23). Like a dream and play consider the world!

In these there is no reality without the Lord, (says) Nanak.