A longing has arisen in (my) heart, 0 my beloved, both (my) eyes are intent (on the sweetheart).
Seeing Guru Nanak I became happy, 0 my beloved, as a mother (rejoices in her) son.
(5). The stories and tales about Hari, 0 my beloved, the true Guru let (me) hear! I am a sacrifice to the Guru, 0 my beloved, by whom (I am) united (with) Hari. Every hope (of mine) was fulfilled by Hari, the fruit, (my) mind desired, I obtained. Hari is pleased, 0 my beloved, humble Nanak is absorbed in the name.
(6). Without the love of the beloved Hari I shall not sport.
.How shall I get the Guru, clinging to whom I shall see the beloved?
0 bountiful Hari, procure (me) the Guru, with the face, the face of the Guru I will meet!
Guru Nanak is obtained (by her), 0 my beloved, on (whose) forehead (this) writ was from the beginning.
EAGTJASA; MAHALA V.; CHANT; GHAE I. Om! by the favour of the true Guru! I. XXII.
(1). There is joy, great joy, I have seen that Lord, 0 brother! 1 1 have tasted, tasted the sweet juice of Hari, 0 brother!
- The sweet juice of Hari has fallen2 into my heart, the true Guru has become pleased, tranquillity has sprung up (in me).
(My) house has become flourishing, a song of congratulation is sung, those five wicked ones have fled away.
(We are) filled with composure (by) the nectar-speech, the virtuous saint (=the Guru) is (our) intercessor.
Mnak says: my mind is pleased with Hari, that Lord has been seen with (my) eyes.
1 may be translated either by: brother or Ram. It is only added here for the sake of the rhyme.
2 ^3T> properly: has rained (from <*fc\0- RAG ASA; MAH. V., CHANT II. (XXIII.)
(2). Adorned, adorned are my beautiful gates, 0 brother! My guests, my guests are the beloved saints, 0 brother!
By the beloved saint (my) affairs are accomplished, paying reverence (we) stick to (his) service. He himself is the bridegroom's attendant, he himself is the bride's attendant, he himself is the Lord, he himself is God.
His own work he himself arranges, he himself upholds it.
Nanak says: the bridegroom is seated in (my) house, adorned are the beautiful gates.
(3). The nine treasures, the nine treasures have come into my house, 0 brother! Everything, everything is obtained, (if) I meditate on the name, 0 brother! (If) I meditate on the name, Govind is easily always (my) companion. Calculation is effaced, running about is stopped, anxiety never enters (my) mind. Govind thunders (with) an unbeaten musical instrument, a wonderful glory is made. Kanak says: (when) my beloved is with (me), then I obtain the nine treasures.
(4). Abundant, abundant are my brothers, all (arc) (my) friends, 0 brother! Difficult, difficult is the arena, by joining the Guru I became victorious, 0 brother!
Ey joining the Guru I became victorious, I said: Hari, Hari! the wall of the fort of error was broken down.
The treasure was obtained, a great treasure, he himself assisted me. He is very wise, he is foremost, who is made by the Lord his own. Nanak says: when the Lord is on (my) side, then many are (my) brothers and friends.
II. XXIII.
(1). Inexpressible, inexpressible is the story regarding Hari, it cannot be known at all, 0 brother! Ey the excellent men and Munis it is naturally praised, 0 brother!
The nectar-speech is naturally praised (by them, by whom) love is entertained to the lotus-foot (of Hari).
Ey muttering the one incomprehensible Lord, the Supreme Spirit, the fruit, that is desired by the mind, is obtained.
Abandoning pride, infatuation, vice (and) duality, light is absorbed in the Luminous one. Nanak says: by the favour of the Guru I always enjoy the pleasure of Hari.1 (2). The saints of Hari, the saints of Hari are my sweethearts, friends and assistants, 0 brother! Ey the very fortunate, by the very fortunate one the society of the saints is obtained, 0 brother! The very fortunate one obtains it, (who) meditates on the name, (his) pain and troubles are removed (thereby).
Who cling to the feet of the Guru, (their) error and fear are broken, by themselves (their) own self is effaced.
(Who) are mercifully united by their Lord (with himself), they are not separated (from him nor) do they go anywhere else.
Nanak says: (I am) thy slave, (I am) always in (thy) asylum, 0 Hari!
(3). At the gate of Hari, at the gate of Hari shine thy devotees, 0 beloved Earn!
I sacrifice myself to them, I sacrifice myself to them, I am always a sacrifice to them, 0 Earn! I am always a sacrifice (to them), paying reverence (to them), who meeting with the Lord have known him.
In everybody he is contained, the Lord, the Supreme Spirit, the arranger (of all) is omnipre sent in all places.
1 vrfcJ <??T might also be translated by: every pleasure.
RAG ASA; MAH. V., CHANT III. (XXIV.)
(By whom) the perfect Guru is obtained (and) the name is meditated upon, he does not lose (his) lifetime in gambling.
Nanak says: keep (me) in thy asylum (and) bestow mercy (on me)! (4). Endless, endless are thy. qualities, how many shall I sing, 0 Earn! The dust of thy feet, of thy feet, I obtain by dint of a great lot, 0 Earn!
If ablution be made in the dust of Hari, the filth is removed, the pain of birth and death is taken away.
Inside and outside Hari is always present, the Lord is with (me).
(My) pain is effaced, (there is) welfare (and) praise, I do not fall again into the womb.
Nanak says: in the asylum of the Guru crossing is made, (if) I please my own Lord.
ASA; MAHALA Y.; CHANT; GHAE IY. Om! by the favour of the true Guru! III. XXIY.
(1). By tbe lotus-foot of Hari (my) mind is perforated, nothing else is sweet (to me), 0 king Earn! Having joined the society of the saints, he (Hari) is adored (by me), Hari is seen in everybody, 0 king Earn!
Hari is seen in everybody, nectar has rained, the pain of birth and death is extinguished. The depository of (all) excellences is sung, all pain is effaced, the tie of egotism is destroyed. (My) beloved I do not give up easily, Majith colour 1 is applied to (my) mind. Nanak is perforated by the lotus-foot of Hari, nothing else is sweet (to him).
(2). As the fish is enamoured with the water, so (we are) intoxicated with the juice of Earn, 0 king Earn!
By the perfect Guru instruction is given, the devotees are (thereby) liberated whilst in the body,2 0 king Earn!
(Who are) liberated whilst in the body, they are applied by the Lord himself, the inward governor, to the hem of his garment.
Hari, the choice jewel, is manifest (to them), they do not give up the omnipresent one nor do they go anywhere else.
The Lord is a clever, beautiful, all-wise Lord, his gift is not effaced.
As the fish is enamoured with the water, so is Nanak intoxicated with Hari.
(3). As the Catrik asks for a drop (of. rain), so is Hari the support of (my) life, 0 king Earn! He is dearer (to me) than wealth, treasure, son, brother, friend, (yea) than all, 0 king Earn! Dearer than all is (to me) the Supreme Spirit, (who is) distinct (from all), his state is not known. (If) at every breath and morsel he be never forgotten, pleasure is enjoyed by means of the words of the Guru.
The Lord is the Supreme Spirit, the life of the world, the saints are drinking (his) juice, the pain of error and spiritual blindness is destroyed (thereby).
As the Catrik asks for a drop (of rain), so Hari is dear (to) Kanak.
(4), (We) have met with our Narayan, our desire is fulfilled, 0 king Earn!
The wall of error is pulled down by (our) meeting with the Guru, the hero, 0 king Earn!
1 i.e. a genuine red dye which does not go off.
2 -HWAJlfe -:tft^7Wrf5 (Sfcpp0> gone, liberated whilst living (in the body).
79 BAG ASA; HAH. V., CHANT IV. (XXV.)
The all-present Guru is obtained (by them, for whom) before all treasures were written down by him, who is kind to the poor.
At the beginning, in the midst and at the end is that Lord, the beautiful Guru Gopal.
(There is) happiness, tranquillity and many joys, the dust of the pious is purifying the sinners.
(We) have met with Hari Narayan, 0 Nanak, (our) desire is fulfilled!
ASA; MAHALA V.; CHANT; GUAR VI. Om! By the favour of the true Guru!
I. IV. XXV.
Slot To whom the Lord Hari, Hari, has been merciful, (them) he causes to mutter (Hari).
Nanak (says): in those love to Hari has sprung up, (who are) joining the society of the pious.
Chant.
(1). Like the manner of water and milk is — now that there is no flame (unto) the milk — such affection to Hari, 0 mind, (have thou)!
Now the black bee is immersed in the scent of the lotuses, not even one moment it goes away. (So) not one moment the 'love to Hari turns away, all ornaments (and) relishes are offered up (to it). By whom pain is heard and the way of Yama is spoken of, he, being in the society of the pious, does not tremble.
By praising the excellences of Govind all expiations (and) pains are done away. Nanak says: (as there is) in the mind of Govind Hari1 voluntarily 2 love to Hari, such an affection to Hari entertain thou, 0 mind!
(2). As the fish (has love to) the water and is not quiet one moment (without it), such a love (to Hari) entertain thou, 0 mind!
As the thirst of the Catrik is, which says every moment: rain a drop, a drop, 0 beautiful cloud! (So) love to Hari should be made, this mind should be given (to him), the thoughts should be quite applied to Murari!
Pride should not be entertained, one should fall on (his) asylum, for his sight (one should become) a sacrifice!
The Guru is favourable (to me), join me, 0 Lord, (who art) separated (from me), the woman is giving (thee) a true message of love!
Nanak says: 0 mind! such a love entertain thou, as is voluntarily entertained (in the mind) of the endless Lord with Hari.
(3). The Cakvi is in love with the sun, she ponders with great longing: when will the sun be seen? The Kokil is in love with the Mango-tree, it says: 0 beautiful (tree)!
0 mind, (in this wise) love should be entertained (by thee) to Hari!
Love to Hari should be made, conceit should not be entertained, (we) all (are) guests of (but) one night!
Now what for is pleasure entertained (and) infatuation made (thereby)? naked (we) come and go! The asylum of the pious is firm, at (their) feet one should fall down, then the trick3 of infatuation will break down!
1 Govind Hari = Krishna, the incarnate Hari.
2 g3 nere m tne sense of: fondness, will, pleasure. ^3 (= ^>»^) stands here adverbially: by his own RAG ASA; MAIL V., CHANT V. (XXVI.)
Nanak says: (as there is) voluntarily in the mind of the merciful man (love to Hari), (so) make thou love to Hari (saying): when will the sun be seen?
(4). As a deer, hearing at night with its ears a sound,1 bounds (towards it), so, 0 mind, love should be made (to Hari)!
As a young woman is entangled with the corpse of her beloved husband (on the funeral pile), so this mind should be given to the darling (Hari)! 2 (If) the mind be given to the darling, enjoyment is made, all pleasures and merriments are enjoyed.
(My) own beloved is obtained, red colour is made, (my) very old friend is met with.
(When) the Guru has become my friend, then he is seen by me with (my) eyes, like my beloved no other is seen.
Kanak says: as in the mind of the kind and fascinating one 3 the feet of Hari are seized, so, 0 mind, love should be made (to Hari)!
II. V. XXYI.
Entering deeply and wandering from forest to forest and searching about I did not succeed. 0 Nanak, when the pious men met (with me), Hari was obtained in my heart.
V Chant.
(1). Whom innumerable Munis and many ascetics seek. (Whom) crores of Erahmas adore (and) wise men mutter.
(Whom) with muttering, austerity, continence, religious ceremonies, worship and many purifications (they are) adoring, Travelling over the earth and bathing at the holy watering places for the sake of meeting with the Pure one.
Men, forests, grass, cattle, birds, all are worshipping thee.
Kind is the beloved Govind; Nanak (says): join the society of the pious, salvation is brought about (there)!
(2). Crores of avatars of Vishnu (and of) Shivas, wearing matted hair, Desire thee, 0 merciful one! in their heart and body is infinite desire.
The boundless, unattainable Govind, the Lord is filling all, (he is) the Lord and owner (of all). The gods, the Siddhas, the Ganas, the Gandharvas, the Takshas, the Kinnaras meditate (on him), telling (his) excellences.
Crores of Indras, many gods are muttering the Lord with exultation.
He is the friend of the friendless (and) merciful, Kanak (says): join the society of the pious, salvation (is there)!
(3). Whom crores of Devis serve (and) Lakshmls of many kinds.
Whom, being hidden and manifest adore the word, the water, day and night. (On whom) the stars, the moon and the sun meditate, (whom) the earth and the sky sing. (On whom) all the places of production, all stages of the voice continually meditate. Whom the Srariti, the Puranas, the four Vedas, the six Shastras are muttering: The purifier of the sinners, he who is kind to the devotees, is met with in the society of the pious, (says) Mnak, 1 The hunters are said to ensnare the deer by making a certain sound at night-time.
2 The burning of the SatI is here in no way impugned.
3 According to the preceding verses Krishna is here the subject.
RAG ASA; MAH. V., CHANT VI. (XXVII.)
(4). As much, as 1 is made known by the Lord, so much the tongue utters.
What one serves (him) without knowledge, that much cannot be counted.
The eternal, indeterminable, unfathomable Lord is within all and outside (of all).
All are beggars, the One is bountiful, he is not far off, he is a manifest companion, He is in the power of (his) devotees, he joins the creatures; by whom is his greatness calculated?
May!Nanak obtain this gift (and) honour, (that) he may put (his) head on the feet of the pious!
III. VI. XXVII.
Sl6k.
Make efforts, 0 ye very fortunate, remember Hari, Hari the king!
By whose remembrance all happiness accrues (and) pain, affliction and error depart, (says) Nanak.
V Chant.
(1). In muttering the name of Govind no sloth should be made! By meeting with the pious one does not go to the city of Tama.
Pain, affliction and fear do not befall (him), remembering the name he is always happy. Adore at every breath Hari, Hari, meditate on that Lord with (thy) mind and mouth!
0 merciful, kind, delightful depository of (all) excellences, bestow mercy, (that) service may be made (to thee)!
Nanak answers and utters* (this) stanza: * in muttering the name of Govind may no sloth be made!
(2). The pure name of the Pure one is purifying the sinners.
The knowledge of the Guru is the collyrium, which destroys error and darkness. The knowledge of the Guru is the (right) collyrium, the pure Lord is present in water, land and on the surface of the earth.
In whose heart he dwells one moment, his anxieties are effaced.
The Lord is of unfathomable knowledge and powerful, breaking the fear of all.
Nanak answers and utters this stanza; the pure name of the Pure one is purifying the sinners.
(3). The sanctuary of the kind and merciful Gopal, the depository of kindness, is seized (by me). Thy feet are my refuge, in thy asylum is perfection.4 The feet of Hari are the cause of causes, the Lord Hari, Hari is saving the sinners, The name brings across the ocean of the world (and) existence, by (its) remembrance many have crossed.
(Who) seek him who at the beginning and end is endless, (let them know, that) the way of salvation is heard of in the society of the saints.
Nanak answers and utters (this) line: the sanctuary of the kind and merciful Gopal, the depository of kindness, is seized (by me).
(4). Hari himself has made (this) his practice, (that he is) kind to, (his) devotees. Wherever the saints adore (him), there he is manifested.
By the Lord himself they are reabsorbed, the work of the devotees is easily accomplished. (There is) joy, every success, great rejoicing (on their part), every pain is forgotten.
1 Ttft, supply = TftfS (word).
2 VfS*lfV is derived from the Sansk. nfW^l^> to answer, to rejoin; similarly from 5f^, the Prakrit form of being ^fT^ (cf. Weber, Hala, 222). The Sikh Grantlns explain \ffE*l?Q traditionally by: " he says but this is a mere conjecture, as they have no idea of the etymology of this verb; ^ftf they usually identify with * which gives no sense.
3 r3d<^ signifies here: a stanza, a line of poetry.
4 ftrft (fa fii)> perfection (of existence — emancipation).
RAG ASA; MAH. V., CHANT VII. VIII. (XXVIII. XXIX.)
A wonderful appearance is manifest in the ten regions (of the earth), the One is shown there. Nanak answers and utters (this) line: Hari himself has made (this) practice, (that he is) kind to (his) devotees.
IV. VII. XXVIII.
(1). Firm is the (happy) married state of the saintly woman, he 1 neither dies nor goes. In whose house Hari is the Lord (hushand), she always enjoys (him). Imperishable, eternal is that Lord, always young and spotless.
He is not far away, he is present, the Lord is always filling the ten regions.
The Lord of life is known by dint of intelligence and understanding, love to the beloved is pleasing to the beloved.
Nanak expounds (what) he knows from the word of the Guru; firm is the (happy) married state of the saintly woman, he neither dies nor goes.
(2). "Whose husband is Earn, she has great joy.
That woman is happy, she is full of splendour (and) adorned.
(She has) honour, greatness, welfare (and) every success, her sweetheart, that Lord, (being) with (her). All perfections, the nine treasures (are) in her house, there is no want of anything, (By whom) the sweet speech of the beloved one is heeded, her married state is rendered firm. Nanak expounds, (what) he kmrws from the word of the Guru: whose husband is Bam, she has great joy.
(3). Come, 0 friend, to the saint, apply thyself to (his) service! Grind corn and wash his feet, give up thy own self!
By abandoning thy own self anguish is put out, thy own self is not (again) subjected to regeneration.2 (His) asylum should be seized, he should be obeyed, doing that happiness is obtained.3 Do the lowest service, give up sadness, day and night joining thy hands (in prayer) wake! Nanak expounds (what) he knows from the word of the Guru: come, 0 friend, to the saint, apply thyself to (his) service!
(4). On whose forehead the lot (is written), he is applied to the service (of the Guru). His desire is fulfilled, by whom the society of the pious is obtained.
In the society of the pious he is applied to the love of Hari (and) the remembrance of Govind. Error, infatuation, vice, duality, all is abandoned by him.
In his mind tranquillity (as) a natural disposition has settled, (with) joy and exultation the ex- cellences (of Hari) are sung.
Nanak expounds (what) he knows from the word of the Guru; on whose forehead the lot (is written), he is applied to the service (of the Guru), V. VIII. XXIX.
SldL To those, who are muttering the name of Hari, Hari, Yama, the death, says nothing. Nanak (says): (their) mind and body become happy, at the end Gopal meets (with them).
Chant.
(1). I will join the society of the saints, save me!
Joining my hands I make supplication: 0 Hari, Hari, give (me) thy name! 1 Le. her husband = Hari.
8 "HMTgfrffi = •HcM^ffi' 5 *HTV ^TOT@3T literally: to cause to be born one's own self = to subject oneself to regeneration.
8 These words could also be translated: what he (the Guru) does, that should be received as happiness.
RAG ASA; MAH. V., CHANT IX. (XXX.)
I ask for the name of Hari, I cling to (thy) feet, I will give up conceit hy thy mercy!
I do not run anywhere, (that) I may obtain (thy) asylum, 0 Lord, full of mercy, bestow mercy (on me)!
0 powerful, unattainable, boundless and spotless Lord, hear this (my) supplication!
Joining (his) hands Nanak asks for (this) gift: remove (from me) regeneration and death!
(2). (I am) a sinner, without understanding, without virtues, friendless and low. Boguish, hard, of low extraction, steeped in the mud of spiritual blindness.
In filth, error (and) works of selfishness, death does not come into (my) mind. Dalliance with (my) wife, rejoicing in the Maya, ignorance sticks (to me). Youth declines, old age is increasing, death, (that is) with (me), looks out for (its) day. Nanak says: thou art my hope, keep (me) the low one in the asylum of the pious!
(3). (We) have wandered about in many births, in very narrow wombs. (I) cling to that, (in which are) sweet enjoyments (and) sleeping.1 In wandering about an incalculable burden fell (on me), (I) ran about in many foreign countries. Now I hold fast the sanctuary of the Lord Murari, the name of Hari (gives me) all comforts. 0 beloved Lord, 0 protector, by me nothing is effected nor will be effected. In comfort, composure and joy Nanak crosses by thy mercy the world.
(4). Those, who hold fast the name, are saved, what anxiety is to the devotees (of Hari)? In any way hear the glory of Hari with (your) ear!
The wise men having heard (it) with (their) ears obtain the treasure in (their) heart. Steeped in the love of Hari, the all-arranging Lord, they sing the excellences of Earn. If the earth (be) the paper, the forest the pen, the wind the writer: The end of the endless one cannot be obtained; by Nanak the asylum of (his) feet is seized.
VI. IX. XXX.
(1). (By me) the asylum of the Supreme Being, the Lord of men, is seized. (We) have become fearless, all care (about our) life has vanished.
He is known as mother, father, friend, sweetheart, friend (and) relative.
(I am) taken and applied to (his) bosom, by the Guru (I am) united (with him), his pure glory is expounded (to me) by the saint ( = the Guru).
Many are the excellences of the endless one, the estimate of his greatness cannot be told at all. The Lord is One, the incomprehensible Lord is many, by Nanak (his) sanctuary is seized.
(2). The forest (and) the world are nectar (to him, to whom) he himself has become a companion. (On whose) breast is the necklace of the name of Earn, (his) days of poison have passed.
Gone is error, infatuation and vice are destroyed, all going into the womb is stopped. He walks cool in the fire of the world, (who) seizes the hem of the garment of the pious. Govind Gopal is merciful and powerful; say, 0 pious man: victory to Hari!
0 Nanak, meditate on the name! in the society of the perfect, pious men, emancipation is obtained.
(3). Wherever I see, there the One is present.
He himself is dwelling in everybody, (but only) by some rare one he is obtained.
In water, land and on the surface of the earth he is fully present, in the worm (as well as in) the elephant he is contained.
He is at the beginning, at the end and in the midst, by the favour of the Guru he is known.
Brahm is expanded, (all is) the sport of Brahm, Govind is called the depository of (all) excellences by (his) people.
Eemember the Lord, the inward governor, the One Hari, 0 Nanak, is contained (in all)!
?T7> = sleeping.
RAG ASA; MAH. V., CHANT X. (XXXI.)
(4). Pleasant is the day (and) night, (in which) the remembrance of the name of Hari (is made).
By love to the lotus-foot filth and sins are removed.
Pain, hunger and poverty are destroyed, the way is shown evidently.
By joining the saints and by love to the name the desire of the heart is obtained.
By seeing the sight of Hari (one's) wish is fulfilled, all (one's) families are saved.
Day and night (there is) joy by daily remembering Hari, Hari, (says) Nanak.
ASA; MAHALA V.; CHANT; GHAK YII. Om! by the favour of the true Guru!
I. X. XXXI.
Slot It is a good thing to reflect on Govfhd and to delight oneself with the spotless pious people. 0 Lord, bestow mercy, (that) Nanak may not forget the name for twenty-four minutes!
(1). In a clear night the stars glitter.
The saints, who are dear to my Bam, wake.
Those, who are dear to Earn, wake always, day by day they remember the name. In (their) heart is meditation on the lotus-foot (of Hari), the Lord is not forgotten one moment. By giving up conceit, infatuation and vice, the filth of the mind and (its) pain are burnt. Nanak says: the servants of Hari, the beloved saints wake always.
(2). The apparatus of my bed is got^eady.
In (my) heart joy sprang up, I heard, that the Lord is coming.
The Lord joined (me), (I am) enjoying happiness, pleasure, rejoicings and enjoyments were supplied. He clung to (my) bosom, pain fled, (my) life, mind, body, all flourished.
The desire of (my) heart was obtained by meditating on the Lord, the auspicious day for the union was calculated.
Nanak says: the bearer of prosperity joined (me), all joys and pleasures were made.
(3). Having joined (her) companion she asks: tell (me) the sign of the beloved!
(I am) filled with love and affection (to him), tell (me) something, I do not know (his sign)! The qualities of the creator are dark, hidden and boundless, the Yeda does not reach (their) end. In devotion with love meditate on the Lord, sing always the excellences of Hari! She is filled with the knowledge of all (his) qualities, (who) is pleasing to her own Lord. Nanak says: she, who is imbued with love and affection (to Hari), is easily absorbed (in him).
(4). With pleasure they commenced to sing songs of joy about Hari. (Their) friends increased, (their) pain (and their) enemies fled.
(Their) comfort (and) tranquillity became abundant, they rejoiced in the name of Hari, the Lord himself bestowed mercy (on them).
They clung to the feet of Hari, they were always waking, they were united with the Lord, the wearer of the chaplet of wild flowers.
Auspicious days came, easily all treasures were obtained (by them), thoy are blended1 with the Lord.
Mnak says: the people of Hari are always comfortably settled 2 in the asylum of the Lord.
1 VT^IcST H<J|<M, Pagg"?a) to be blended, to be mingled with (Sansk. ipg, root Tf^). a dNIcM (= 53ren, taggna), to remain, to be settled comfortably (Sindhi *T*H!J» MarathI Tpntf). The etymology is not quite clear.
RAG ASA; MAH. V., CHANT XI. XII. (XXXII. XXXIII.)
II. XI. XXXII.
(1). Rise and go, 0 traveller, what delay hast thou made? (Thy) time has arrived, by what falsehood art thou enticed?
By falsehood (thou art) enticed, by the fraud of the Maya thou committest innumerable sius. (Thy) body, the heap of ashes, is looked out for by Tama, the death, 0 helpless one, (thou art) overcome!
Abandoning wealth (and) youth thou wilt go off, clothing and food are stopped. Nanak says: (thy) works go with (thee), what is done, cannot be effaced.
(2). Thou art ensnared like the deer, (that) sees at night the moonshine. From pleasure pain springs up, sin is always committed.
Sins, that are committed do not leave (thee), they carry (thee) away having thrown a neck-halter (over thee).
Having seen the city of Harischandra (= mirage) (thou art) carried away, falsehood is enjoyed (on thy) bed. « (Thou art) intoxicated with greediness and selfishness, (thou art) absorbed1 in pride.
Nanak (says): the deer is destroyed by (its) ignorance, coming and going ( = transmigration) is not effaced (in the state of ignorance).
(3). By a sweet (thing) the fly is killed, how shall it fly (being caught)? (When) the elephant has fallen into a pit, how shall swimming be made?
Swimming (across) has become difficult (to him), into (whose) mind the Lord never has come for a moment.
There is no counting of (his) pain (and) punishment, he earns his own doing.
(His) hidden works become manifest, here and there he is wretched.
Nanak (says): without the true Guru the conceited self-willed man is wretched.
(4). The servants of Hari live, clinging to the feet of the Lord.
They are applied to (his) neck by that Lord, who is affording (them) protection. Strength, understanding, divine knowledge (and) meditation are given by himself, his own name he himself causes (them) to mutter.
He himself is in the society of the pious, he himself causes the world to be crossed.
They are preserved by the preserver, (their) work is always spotless.
Nanak (says): they never go to hell, the saints of Hari are in the asylum of Hari.
III. XII. XXXIII.
(1). Depart, 0 my slothfulness, (this is) my prayer to Hari!
I will enjoy my own bridegroom, in the society of (my) Lord I am beautiful! In the society of my beloved, the Lord, I am beautiful, day and night he is enjoyed (by me). Thinking of him at every breath I live, seeing the Lord the excellences of Hari are sung (by me). Separation is put to shame, (his) sight is obtained, (his) sight is sprinkling nectar (on me). 0 Nanak, my desire is fulfilled, he is found, (whom I was) seeking.
(2). Be destroyed, 0 my sins! the creator has come to my house. The burning of the attackers has taken place, Govind is manifested.
Gopal Govind is manifested, the darling is expounded in the society of the pious. A wonderful thing is seen, nectar has rained, by the favour of the Guru he is known. Tranquillity has come into (my) mind, congratulation is made, no end (of him) can be obtained. Nanak says: happiness (and) union are easily made by the Lord himself.
RAG ASA; MAH. V., &IANT XIII. (XXXIV.)
(3). Hell is not seen by remembering Narayan. Dharm-raja cries out: victory! (his) messengers take to flight.1 (By reason of) piety, patience (and) tranquillity they are happy, in the society of the pious Hari is adored (by them).
By (his) favour they are preserved, infatuation and selfishness, all ia abandoned (by them). They are applied to (his) neck, by the Guru they are united (with him), muttering Govind they are satiated.
Kanak says: remember the Lord, (who is) fulfilling every desire!
(4). (By whom) the feet (of Hari), (containing all) the treasures and perfections, are seized, what grief has he?
Everything is in the power (of him), whose that our Lord is.
(His) arms are seized, the name is given (to him), the hand (of Hari) is put on (his) head. He does not enter the ocean of the world, the nectar-juice of Hari is tasted (by him). In the society of the pious he delights in the name, in the great battle-field he is victorious. Mnak says: (who (is) in the asylum of the Lord, he is not again uprooted by Yama.
IV. XIII. XXXIV.
(1). What is done by day and night, that comes on (one's) head. From whom he is hiding himself, he sees (him, being) with (him).
The creator (being) with (him) sees (him), why should sin be committed? (If) good works be done, if the name be taken, one will go by no means to hell. Eemember the eight watches the name of Hari, it goes with (thee)!
Adore (him) always in the society of the pious! the sins, thou hast committed, are effaced (thereby), (says) Nanak.
(2). Practising deceit thou fillest (thy) belly, 0 ignorant fool! Hari, the donor, gives everything. The Lord is always bountiful and kind, why is he forgotten from (thy) mind?