Becomes joyful, when meeting with the beloved; so my heart is mirthful in the love of Hari, 0 Lord!
(4). The saints have put me into the way of Hari.
By the merciful holy man (= Guru) I have been familiarized with Hari.
Hari is ours, we are the slaves of Hari; the true word (= the name) is given to Nanak by the Guru, 0 Lord!
Ifdjh; mahala V.
XV. XXII.
(1). (Thy) nectar-name is always pure.
(Thou art) the giver of comfort and the remover of pain, 0 Hari!
I have tasted and seen all other relishes, the juice of Hari is sweeter than all to my mind, 0 Lord!
(2). Whoever drinks it, he becomes satiated.
He becomes immortal, who obtains the juice of the name.
The treasure of the name he obtains, in whose heart the word of the Guru is settled, 0 Lord!
(3). Who has obtained the juice of Hari, he is fully satiated. Who has obtained the relish of Hari, he is (no longer) agitated.
He obtains the name of Hari, Hari, on whose forehead the destiny1 (is written), 0 Lord!
(4). Hari has come into the hand of one man (= the Guru), (from whom) many are benefited. Many, who cling to him, are emancipated.
The treasure of the name is obtained by the disciple; Nanak says: by some rare ones it is seen, OLord!
Ifdjh; mahala V. XVI. XXIII.
(1). Treasure, perfection and prosperity (art thou), 0 my Hari, Hari, Hari! The boon of life (art thou), 0 deep and profound one!
1 is a fanciful word (instead of ^RT), manufactured to rhyme with the following gftaT* RAG MAJH, MAH. V., SABD XVII. XVIII. (XXIV. XXV.)
Lakhs and crores of pleasures and merriments he enjoys, who has clung to the feet of the Guru, OLord!
(2). Seeing (thy) sight (we) haveJj>ecome purified. All (our) brothers and friends have been saved.
Unattainable, inapprehensible is my Lord; by the mercy of the Guru I meditate on the True one, OLord!
(3). For whom all created beings look out. (Thy) sight some rare lucky one obtains.
High, boundless, imperceptible is (thy) place; that (thy) mansion the Guru shows, 0 Lord!
(4). Deep and profound is thy nectar-name.
In whose heart (thy) dwelling is, he has become emancipated.
By the Guru all his fetters are cut asunder; humble Nanak (says): easily he is absorbed (in thee), OLord!
Majh; wtahala Y.
XVII. XXIV.
(1). By the mercy of the Lord I meditate on Hari, Hari. By the mercy of the Lord I sing a song of joy.
In rising, sitting, sleeping, waking, Hari should be meditated upon through the whole life, 0 dear!
(2). The medicine of the name was given me by the saint (=* the Guru). My sins were cut off, I became pure.
Joy sprang up, all pain went off, all troubles were effaced, 0 dear!
(3). Whose side my beloved takes: He becomes emancipated from the ocean of the world.
Who has known the Guru as true, why should he be afraid, 0 dear!
(4). Since I obtain the society of the holy ones.
The calamity of egotism 1 is gone by meeting with the Guru.
At every breath Nanak sings (the praises) of Hari; by the true Guru a screen is put over me, 0 dear!
Majh; mahala Y.
XVIII. XXY.
(1). He (the Lord) is thoroughly2 in love with his servant. The Lord, the giver of comfort, cherishes his servant.
(He brings) water, (swings) the fan, grinds (corn for him), even the Lord is in subserviency to his ^servant,3 0 dear!
(2). By the Lord he (the servant) is put into his service, after his fetter is cut off. The order of the Lord has been pleasant to the mind of (his) servant.
He does that, which pleases to the Lord; within (in his heart) he is a servant, outwardly he is a Lord, 0 dear!
(3). Thou art a wise Lord, thou knowest all rules. The servants of the Lord enjoy the pleasures of Hari.
1 7S%9 egotism = individuality, considering oneself as distinct from the Supreme.
2 "Ofej adv' literally: lengthwise and crosswise (like a texture), Sansk. ^gft?nfr?T- 3 5feT <4NdUl o?T *HTvT?; WTTOt s,m. (^TTf^) bringing on, fetching (things) on the part of the Lord; ^ supply: ufq", into the hand of the servant.
EAGr MAJH, MAH. V., SABD XIX. XX. (XXYI. XXVII.)
Whatever is the Lord's, that is his servant's, the servant is manifest hy connexion with his master, 0 dear!
(4). Who has been dressed (with a dress of honour) by his own Lord: He is not called again to render account.
Nanak is a sacrifice for that servant, he is a deep and profound jewel, 0 dear!
Majh; mahala V.
XIX. XXYI.
(1). All is in the house (= body), not outside (of it). Who seeks outside, he is led astray by error.
Who has found it inside by the favour of the Guru, he is inside and outside happy, 0 dear!
(2). A stream of nectar is softly raining down.
The heart drinks it, the word (of the Guru) is heard and reflected upon.
Day and night he {i.e. the disciple) indulges in joy and sport, continually he amuses himself with Hari,"0 dear.
(3). He, who had been separated through his (various) births, is united (with Hari). By the mercy of the holy one ( = the Guru) the dried-up one has become green.
He gets a good conscience, he meditates on the name, having become a disciple he is united (with the Supreme), 0 dear.
(4). As a wave of water is absorbed (again) in water.
So light is united (blended) with the luminous (Supreme).
Nanak says: the shutters of error1 are cut down, there will not be (made) again a wandering about,2 0 dear!
Mdjh; mahala Y.
XX. XXYII.
(1). I am a sacrifice for that (ear), by which thou art heard. I am a sacrifice for that tongue, by whieh thou art uttered.
I devote, I devote myself to the gratuitous service of him, who adores thee in soul and body, 0 Lord!
(2). I will wash the feet of him, who walks in thy way. With my eye I will see that merciful man.
I give my heart to that friend of mine, who, having met with the -Guru, has obtained that Lord, 0 dear!
(3). They are very fortunate, by whom thou art known.
In the midst of all they are uncontaminated and free from worldly concerns.
In the society of the holy ones the water of existence is crossed by them, all the intoxicated ones are subjected3 by them, 0 dear!
(4). My heart has fallen on their asylum, Having given up (every other) expectation, infatuation and darkness.
May the gift of the name of that unattainable, infathomable Lord be given to Nanak, 0 dear!
1 fa<£ltf > the shutters of error (by which error was confined to the house) are cut down.
2 n 6<X>T is vei7 likely the Persian ^3^>-, wandering, straying about, which very well agrees with £^JH • 3 ^5 = Sansk. ^p, p.p. of f^, drunk, intoxicated. The ^ are: ^T*f, ^nj, $£<J, ^J, *h J*ld- The Sikh Graothis explain ^3 by wicked, an enemy, which is a mere guess, as ^3" cannot be derived from ^3, however, may also be derived from causing pain (final d being "changed to t, which is frequently the case).
RAG MAJH, MAH. V., SABD XXL— XXIII. (XXVIII.— XXX.)
Majh; mahala V. m XXI. XXVIII.
(1). Thou art the tree, thy hranch has blossomed.1 From (being) large2 thou hast become small (minute).
Thou art the ocean, thou art the foam, the bubble, without thee none other is found, 0 Lord!
(2). Thou art the thread, thou art also the beads (thereof).
Thou art the knot, thou art the middle (connecting) gem on its head.3 In the beginning, middle and end (art thou) that Lord, none other is shown, 0 Lord!
(3). Thou art without qualities and endowed with all qualities, the giver of comfort. Thou art perfectly composed/ sensual and given to pleasure.
Thou thyself knowest thy own actions, thou art taken care of by thyself, 0 Lord!
(4). Thou art the master, thon thyself art also the servant. Thou art hidden, thou thyself, 0 Lord, art (also) manifest.
Nanak, (thy) slave sings always thy praises; look a little down on me in mercy, 0 Lord!
Majh; mahala V.
XXII. XXIX.
(1). Fruitful is that speech, by which the praises of the name (are uttered). Some rare one has known it by the favour of the Guru.
Blessed is that time, in which there is the song of Hari (and its) hearing:0 these are approved of, 0 dear!
(2). Those eyes are a standard, by whom the sight (of Hari) is seen. Those hands are good, by whom the glory of Hari is written.
Those feet are beautiful, which walk in the way of Hari; I am a sacrifice for those, in whose society he (Hari) is known, 0 dear!
(3). Hear, my sweetheart, my beloved friend!
In the society of the holy ones he (Hari) saves in a moment.
He cuts off the sins, the mind becomes pure, coming and going is effaced, 0 dear!
(4). Having joined both hands supplication should be made: "May in mercy the sinking stone be taken!"6 The Lord has become merciful to Fanak and the Lord has become pleasant to the mind of Nanak, 0 dear!
Majh; mahala V.
XXIII. XXX. (1). A word of nectar is thy word, 0 Hari, Hari!
Having heard, having heard it, my final emancipation is effected (thereby).
1 The sense is: Thou art the tree, the branch and flower.
3 ifa, a.m. The large middle gem of a necklace, in which the two ends meet, "fafe, Loc, on its (the necklace's) head.
5 H1^3, s.™- a song (Sansk. *TT*nT) 5 the singing and hearing of the praises of Hari are accepted or approved of, a standard, authority (l|c*<ilA = Sansk. ITOH!!)- 6 The sense is: May I, who am sinking like a stone, be taken out of the water (of existence).
RAG MAJH, MAH. Y., SABD XXIV. XXY. (XXXI. XXXII.)
The burning is extinguished, my mind becomes cool after having obtained the sight of the true Guru, 0 dear!
(2). Comfort has set in, pain has fled far away.
By the tongue of the saints the name of Hari is praised.
Water and land is filled with water, the ponds are quite full, no one goes in vain, 0 dear! 1 (3). That creator has bestowed his mercy. All the living creatures are cherished.
He is kind, merciful and compassionate, all are fully satiated (by him), 0 dear!
(4). Forest, grass, the three worlds are made green by him. In a moment this was done by the creator.
Turning his face towards the Guru Nanak adores him, who fulfils the desire of the heart, 0 dear!
Mdjh; wiahala V. XXIY. XXXI.
(1). Thou art my father, thou art my mother. Thou art my cousin, thou art my brother.
Thou art my protector in all places, then what fear and grief (is to me), 0 Lord!
(2). By thy mercy I have known thee. Thou art my support, thou art my trust.
"Without thee there is none other; all is thy play and (thy) arena, 0 Lord!
(3). All the living creatures are made by thee.
Where, where it pleased (thee), there, there they were placed. "Whatever is made, is thine, nothing is ours, 0 Lord!
(4). Having meditated on the name I have obtained great comfort. Having sung the excellences of Hari my mind has become refreshed.
The perfect Guru has congratulated me: thou, 0!Nanak, hast overcome the world! 2 Majh; mahala Y. XXY. XXXII.
(1). Thou, 0 Lord, art the support of (my) soul, life and mind. (Thy) worshipper lives by singing (thy) boundless excellences.
(Thou art) the repository of excellences, nectar is the name of Hari, having meditated, meditated on Hari I have obtained comfort, 0 Lord!
(2). Thou espousest the desire (of him), who comes to thy house.3 In the society of the holy ones thou effacest birth and death.
(His) wish and purpose become fulfilled; by the Guru, falling in with (him), thou art shown 0 Lord!
(3). (Thou art) unattainable, inapprehensible, no measure (of thine) is known. The devotees, ascetics and wise meditate (on thee).
Egotism (individuality) is effaced, error has ceased, by the Guru thou art manifested (as being) even in the heart.
1 These verses apparently refer to a full rainy season. Water and land, i.e. rivers, lakes, etc., and the dry ground. No one goes in vain, i.e. every one obtains his object, is satisfied.
2 ftrifTWL for the sake of the rhyme, corrupted from ftffbPH^x, subst. dim. of ftrfvpHT.
3 It must be read: ^ Uffo ^ nn%; 5 is here « thy," and not postposition. If simply urg- % be read (as most MSS. do), the verse becomes unintelligible.
BAG MAfa, MAH. V., SABD XXVI.-XXYIII. (XXXIII.-XXXY.)
(4). (Thou art) the repository of joy, blessing and welfare. Comfort and easiness is the praising of the name of Hari.
Be merciful, 0 Lord, thy own name^has come into the house of Nanak, 0 Lord!
Majh; mahala V.
XXVI. XXXIII.
(1). Having heard, having heard the information about thee I live. Thou art (my) beloved Lord, very mighty.
Thy works even thou knowest, I rely on thy support, 0 Gopal!
(2). Singing thy praises (my) heart becomes green (= revived). Hearing (thy) story I drop all dirt (= sins).
Falling in with the society of the pious and saints I always silently repeat (thy name), 0 merciful Lord!
(3). I remember my own Lord at every breath.
This method I keep in my heart by the favour of the Guru.
Ey thy mercy light is made (in my heart), out of kindness thou cherishest all, 0 Lord!
(4). True, true, true is that Lord. Always, always, always thou thyself existest.
Thy works are manifest, 0 beloved! having seen them Nanak has become happy, 0 Lord!
Majh; mahala V.
XXVII. XXXIV.
(1). By (his) order rains have commenced to fall.
0 dear friend, having joined the saints let us silently repeat the name!
Coolness, quietness, rest, comfort is obtained, the Lord himself has bestowed coolness, 0 dear!
(2). Every thing is abundantly produced (by him). Out of mercy all are satiated by the Lord.
Eestow a gift, 0 my donor, all living creatures are satiated1 (by thee), 0 Lord!
(3). True is the Lord, of a true name.
Ey the favour of the Guru I always meditate on him.
He cuts off the fear of birth and death, spiritual ignorance, grief and troubles are extinct, 0 dear!
(4). At every breath Nanak praises him.
Ey the remembrance of (his) name all nooses are cut off.
The hope (of him) is fulfilled in a moment, who mutters the praises of Hari, Hari, Hari, 0 dear!
Hajh; mahala V.
XXVIII. XXXV.
(1). Come, 0 pious sweetheart, 0 beloved friend!
Having met together we will sing the praises of the unattainable and boundless one! Those, who sing and hear (them), are all emancipated; he should be meditated upon, by whom we are made, 0 dear!
(2). The sins of all the (various) births (forms of existence) go off. The fruits, which are desired by (thy) heart, thou wilt obtain: Having remembered the Lord, that true Lord, (by whom) to every one the daily bread is given, 0 dear!
1 ^JTMcST* To be satiated, from the Sansk. H^(cfT^), "t" being changed to "d" and aspirated at the same time by the influence of r (Sindhi ST^nj* ^ having passed to the cerebral row at the same time) 19 BAG MAJH, HAH. V., SABD XXIX.— XXXI. (XXXVI.-XXXVIII.)
(3). By Mm, who mutters the name, all comforts are ohtained. All fear is destroyed, if Hari, Hari he meditated upon.
By whom he is served, he is passing over, all his works are done, 0 dear!
(4). I have eome and fallen on thy asylum.
As it is pleasing to thee, so unite (me with thee)!
Out of merey, 0 Lord, apply me to thy adoration, that Nanak may drink true neetar, 0 Lord!
Majh; mahald V.
XXIX. XXXYL (1). Govind, the Lord, has become merciful. The cloud rains in all places.
He is compassionate to the poor and always merciful, coolness is bestowed by the creator, 0 dear!
(2). He cherishes his own creatures: As a mother takes care of her child.
He removes pain, the Lord is the ocean of comfort, he gives food to all, 0 dear!
(3). In water and land is omnipresent the kind one.
I make myself always a sacrifice and oblation (for him).
Always, night and day, I meditate on him, who in a moment saves all, 0 dear!
(4). All are protected by the Lord himself. All sorrows and troubles are gone off.
Muttering the name (my) heart and body (become) fresh (revived), (if) the Lord look favourably on Nanak, 0 dear!
Majh; mahald V.
XXX. XXXVII.
(1). "Where the name of (my) beloved Lord is muttered: Those places are golden upper-storied houses.
"Where the name of my Govind is not muttered, those cities become desolate, 0 dear!
(2). "Who eating dry bread remembers Hari: (On him) Hari looks in mercy inside and outside.
Who, having eaten and eaten, commits wicked deeds,1 him consider an offspring of poison, 0 dear!
(3). Who shows no affection for the saints: "Who commits misdeeds with the Sakats (the worshippers of the Sakti): By (that) ignorant man his (human) body, so difficult to be obtained, is thrown away, his own root is uprooted by himself, 0 dear!
(4). 0 thou compassionate to the poor, (I flee) to thy asylum! Thou art to me the ocean of comfort, 0 Guru GopaL!
Bestow mercy (on me), that Nanak may sing (thy) praises; keep my honour, 0 Lord!
Majh; mahald Y.
XXXI. XXXVIII.
(1). The feet of the Lord are contained in my heart. All the troubles of the Kali-yug have fled afar.
Tranquillity, ease, understanding, contemplation have sprung up, with the holy ones is (my) dwelling, 0 Lord!
1 Tfe is not adjective, but the Format. Plur. (instead of "Sr^ %*&\ RAG Mlfo, MAH. V., SABD XXXII. XXXIII. (XXXIX. XL.)
(2), Love lias sprung up (in me) and does not break by any means. Hari is within and without (me) brimful.
Remembering, remembering, remembering (thee) I sing (thy) praises, the noose of Yama is cut off (by thee), 0 Lord!
(3). Nectar rains (by) the voice1 not produced by beating. In heart and body tranquillity is diffused.
Thy servants are perfectly satiated, the true Guru has comforted them, 0 Lord!
(4). Whose it was, he has obtained the fruit (of his former works). By the Lord he is in mercy united with (himself).
(His) coming and going is stopped; Nanak (says): the desire of the very fortunate one (thou art) fulfilling, 0 Lord!
Majh; mahald Y. XXXII. XXXIX.
(1). Rain has fallen, by the Lord it was poured down. All living creatures are allowed to dwell in comfort.
The troubles are gone, comfort has set in, the true name of Hari, Hari, I will remember, 0 Lord!
(2). "Whose they were, by him they were cherished. The Supreme Brahm has become (their) protector.
By my Lord (their) supplication was heard, (their) calamity was brought to an end (by thee), 0 Lord!
(3). To all creatures he is giving.
By the favour of the G-uru he has looked down in mercy.
In water, land and on the face of the earth all have been satiated; I will wash the feet of the holy one (= the Guru), 0 Lord!
(4). The desire of the heart he is bringing about. I always, always sacrifice myself (for him).
By the destroyer of pain a gift was given to ]S"anak; thou gratifiest 2 those, who are imbued with love (to thee), 0 Lord!
Majh; mahald Y. XXXIII. XL.
(1). (My) heart and body are thine, my wealth also is thine. Thou art my master, owner and Lord.
Life and body are all thy stock, thine is the strength, 0 Gopal!
(2). Thou art always, always the giver of comfort. Bowing, bowing I fall down at thy feet.
I do work (for thee), if I please thee (and) when thou givest it to me, 0 merciful Lord!
(3). 0 Lord, thou art my credit,3 thou art my deposit. What thou givest, that comfort I enjoy.
Where thou puttest (me), there is paradise, thou art the cherisher of all, 0 Lord!
1 fcj |cA^ s f* voice or sound, not produced by beating (or playing) a musical instrument, but taking its rise in the dasva duar.
2 'dm*£V (the causal of d*J<M)> 2nd pers. sing, pres., instead of ^JTnfe* which is more common in the Granth.
3 *6dcM, s.m. Literally: what is to be taken or obtained from (%) somebody, one's dues, credit, divioi s,m, deposit, pledge (Sansk. which one is to receive back.
RAG MUH, MAH. V, SABD XXXIV.— XXXVI. (XLL-XLIII.)
(4). Remembering, remembering (thee) Nanak has obtained comfort. The eight watches he sang thy praises.
All his desires were fulfilled, he will never be afflicted, 0 Lord!
Majh; mahala V.
XXXIV. XLI.
(1). By the Supreme Brahm, the Lord, a cloud (containing rain) was sent. On water, laud, on the face of the earth, on the ten regions he made it rain.
Tranquillity (of mind) has sprung up, all thirst is quenched, in all places joy is spread, 0 dear!
(2). The giver of comfort, the remover of pain (is he). He himself bestows gifts on all living creatures.
He himself cherishes his own creatures; falling at his feet I will conciliate (him), 0 dear!
(3). By falling on whose asylum salvation is obtained: The name of (that) Hari should at every breath be meditated upon! Without him there is no other Lord, all places are his, 0 dear!
(4). Thou art my trust, 0 Lord, even thou. Thou art the true Lord, weighty with excellences.
Nanak, (thy) slave, says (this) supplication: the eight watches I meditate on thee, 0 Lord!
Majh; mahala V.
XXXV. XLII.
(1). All comforts have sprung up, the Lord is pleased. The feet of the perfect Guru are dwelling in (my) heart.
Understanding, deep meditation springs up; (in whose) heart is absorbedness of mind, he knows that sentiment, 0 dear!
(2). Unattainable, inapprehensible is my Lord. In every body he dwells near.
The donor of the living beings is always distinct; 1 some rare one knows his own self, 0 dear!
(3). This is the sign of being united with tbe Lord: (If) in his heart he knows (only) one true order (command).
He is easily content and always satisfied, his joy is in the will of the Lord, 0 dear!
(4). By the Lord, the giver, (his) hand was given (to me). All the diseases of birth and death are done away.
Nanak is made by the Lord his own slave, by the praise of Hari he enjoys pleasure, 0 dear!
Majh; mahala V. XXXVI. XLIII.
(1). Gopal, the Lord, has bestowed mercy (on me). The feet of the Guru dwell in (my) heart.
That creator has espoused (me) as his own, the tabernacle of pain is pulled down (by him), 0 dear!
(2). In (my) heart and body is settled that True one. Not any difficult place is seen.
The messengers (of Yama), (my) enemies have become (my) friends, the one Lord is praised (by 1 The sense is: the Supreme abides in every body, but distinct from it, not mixed up with it. Some rare one knows that the Supreme abides in his own self (or body) and yet is distinct from it.
RAG MAJH, MAH. V., SABB XXXVII. XXXVIII. (XLIV. XLV.)
(3). Whatever he does, that (he does) himself (alone). By (human) wisdom and cleverness nothing is produced.1 He himself assists his own saints, hy^the Lord (their) error and mistake are taken away, 0 dear!
(4). The lotus of the foot is the support of (his) people.
(All) the eight watches (their) occupation is with the name of Ham.
In comfort and joy they sing the praises of Govind, the Lord; all (his saints) are taken care of (by him), 0 dear!
Ifajh; mahala V.
XXXVII. XLIY.
(1). That is a true house, in which the True one is meditated upon. That heart is happy, in which the praises of Hari are sung.
That country is beautiful, in which dwell the people of Hari, (who are) a sacrifice to the gratuitous service of the true name, 0 dear!
(2). The greatness (and) value (of) the True one is not obtained2 (by man). (His) power and works cannot be told.
Thy people live, meditating, meditating (upon thee), the true word (of the Guru) is this heart's trust, 0 Lord!
(3). The praising of the True one is obtained by a great destiny. By the favour of the Guru the praises of Hari are sung.
Those who are imbued with love to thee, please thee, (whose) aim is the true name, 0 Lord!
(4). Nobody knows the end of the True one, In every place is that True one.
0 Nanak! the True one should always be meditated upon, (who is) acquainted with the heart and , knowing (all), 0 dear!
Majh; mahala V.
XXXVIII. XLY.
(1). (That) night is beautiful, (that) day is pleasant: (In which) there is a meeting with the saints in muttering the nectar-name.
Where the ghari, the muhurta, the pal3 pass in remembrance (of the name), there life is fruitful, 0 dear!
(2), By remembrance of the name all sins are taken off. Inside and outside is the Lord Hari with (them).
Fear and error are removed by the perfect Guru, he (i.e. Hari) is seen in all places, 0 dear!
(3), The Lord is powerful, great, high, boundless.
His store-rooms are filled with the name (containing) the nine treasures.
At the beginning, at the end, in the midst is that Lord; do not compare (him)4 with another, 0 dear!
(4). 0 my compassionate to the poor, bestow mercy (on me)! The beggar asks the dust of the pious.
Give the gift, (which) Nanak thy servant asks, that I may always, always meditate (on thee), 0 Lord!
1 tFTT^N Sindhl ^STRICT, to be produced. Arjun uses many words which are preserved in Siudhl only.
2 i.e. Found out or apprehended.
3 The ghari is, as pointed out already, twenty-four minutes, the muhurta forty-eight minutes, and the pal the sixtieth part of a ghari (^rfz^fiT)- 4 75% 7* 75T2^- 75% > "ear to, is originally the Formative (Locative) of \ = Sansk. dinging to, sticking to, contact with; literally: do not bring (him) in contact with another, i.e. do not com- pare him with another.
RAG MAJH, MAH. V., SABD XXXIX.— XLI. (XLVL— XLVI1I.)
Majh; mahala Y. XXXIX. XLYI.
(1). Here ( = in this world) thou art, onwards (=in the other world) thou thyself art. All living creatures are fashioned by thee.
"Without thee there is none other; 0 creator, thou art my refuge and support, 0 Lord!
(2), (My) tongue lives by muttering, muttering (the name of) the Lord, The Supreme Brahm, the Lord, who is acquainted with the heart.
By whom he is served, he obtains comfort, he does not lose his human birth in the play,1 0 dear!
(3). That servant of thine, who has obtained the medicine of the name, Has removed the sickness of his several births.
Sing the praise of Hari day and night! this is a fruitful work, 0 dear!
(4). Looking down in mercy his servant is accomplished (by him). Within every body the Supreme Brahm is worshipped.
Without the One there is none other; Baba Nanak (says): this (contains) all wisdom, 0 dear!
Majh; mahala Y. XL. XLYII.
(1). My heart and body are attached to (my) beloved Earn. All my property shall be devoted and given (to him).
The eight watches the praises of Gcvind shall be sung, may he not be forgotten one breath, 0 dear!
(2). He is my sweetheart, my beloved friend.
In the society of the pious the name of Ram is reflected upon (by me).
In the society of the pious the ocean is crossed, the noose of Yama is cut off, 0 dear!
(3). The four objects2 (are to be obtained) by the service of Hari.
The tree of paradise3 (is obtained) by muttering the invisible and indivisible one. Lust, wrath, (all) sins are cut off by the Guru, the desire is fulfilled, 0 dear!
(4). Which man's destiny has become full:4 He falls in with the bow-holder (Vishnu) in the society of the pious.
Nanak (says): in whose heart the name dwells, his married state (or) retiredness from the world is approved, 0 dear!
Majh; mahala Y. XLI. XLYIII.
(1). By remembrance of the name comfort is obtained in the heart. Out of mercy it (i.e. the name) is manifested to (his) devotees.
Having joined the saints Hari, Hari is silently repeated (by them), the diseases of sloth are extinct, 0 dear!
(2). In whose house the nine treasures of Hari are, 0 brother! (Know): to him they accrue, whose gain (they are) from a former birth: 1 The ^tPHT* s.m. dice-gambling, is the world, where life is won or lost.
2 The four objects of human pursuit are: ^J4J, virtue; cfiT*T, love; ^pEf, wealth; *ff^[, final emancipa- tion. They are usually called xjH«jl* 3 'MTcTtTT3' OTrf^fTrT), one of the five trees of a paradise, from which every wish may be obtained.
4 S\<*\ whose lots have become full, i.e. who has met with his full deserts, who has reaped the full fruit of his former works.
RAG MAJH, MAH. V., SABD XLII. XLIII. (XLIX. L.)
(His) divine knowledge and meditation the Lord is making fall; the Lord is able to do all things, 0 dear!
(3). In a moment he establishes and^pemoves (again).
He himself is for himself, he himself is the expansion (of the universe).1 He who gives life to the world is not contaminated,3 by seeing his sight separations cease,8 0 dear!
(4). Putting it into the hem of his garment he causes the whole creation to cross ( = he saves it). He himself causes his own name to be muttered.
The Guru is the boat, by his mercy he obtains it, (says) Nanak, who from the beginning has union with him, 0 dear!
Mdjh; mahala V. XLII. XLIX.
(1). He is the cause (causality), who himself causes to be done (all things). That is a good place, where he puts down.
He is clever, he is famous, to whom the command (of the Lord) is sweet, 0 dear!
(2). The whole (creation) is strung (by him) in one thread.4 ' Whom he (himself) applies (to them), he clings to his feet.
Whose lotus (heart), being raised- upwards has opened, he sees him, who is free from all contamina- tion,5 0 dear!
(3). Thy greatness even thou knowest. Thou thyself knowest thy own self.
I am a sacrifice for thy saints, by whom lust, wrath and covetousness are ground down, 0 Lord! '(4). Thou art without enmity, thy saints are without spot. Seeing whom all sins" go off.
Nanak lives meditating, meditating (on thee), (his) error is destroyed, his fear ground down, 0 Lord!
Majh; mahala V. XLIII. L.
(1). If one asks a false petition: His death is not put off for twenty-four minutes.
He, who always serves the Supreme Brahm, he, having met with the Guru, is to be called im- movable.
(2). In whose heart love and attachment (to Hari) have sprung up: He sings day by day his praises, and is continually awake.
The Lord, having seized his arm, unites him (with himself), on whose forehead the allotment (is written).
1 fiW^ftj existing for himself or by himself, separate from the world and at the same time being the \J4II4I, the expansion of the world. Or in philosophic language: he is transcendental and immanent.
2 i^V» contamination by contact with the world; the Supreme is the gjJJ^fawT, the life of the world, but not mixed up with the world and thereby contaminated.
3 The sense is: though the Supreme is not mixed up with the world so as to be identical with the world (gross Pantheism), yet those who have got a sight of him (have known him) know, that they are not separated from him.
i The sense is: the Supreme is the thread, on which all is strung (as beads).
5 M6^\ fAd"HA j free from all contamination (by contact with the world), or free from all darkness. fi Zf&V{& is the same as fawfetf (ftrf^W)> sin.