The possessor of divine knowledge applieth the salve of truth to her eyes, and then beholdeth Him who seeth all things.

He who under the Guru's instruction dispelleth his pride and arrogance, shall understand and know God.

They who please Thee, O God, are like Thee; how many unhappy wives there are like me:

Nanak, their Spouse parteth not from those who are imbued with the love of the True One.

God is the only true friend and relation:--

Nor sisters, nor brothers, nor mothers-in-law remain with one;

But, O companions, the true relationship with the Beloved, when found through the Guru, shall never be sundered.

I am a sacrifice to my Guru, I am ever a sacrifice unto him.

1 have grown weary of wandering so far without a guru; now the Guru hath united me with my Beloved.

Paternal and maternal aunts, grandmothers, and wives of husbands' younger and elder brothers

Come and go; they tarry not but depart like relays of passengers.

Maternal uncles and their wives, brothers, fathers, and mothers abide not.

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Assembled in great crowds at the river they depart with their baggage like travellers.

O my companions, my Husband is dyed with the true colour.

The true Husband never forsaketh; He enjoyeth one with delight.

All seasons are good for those who love the True One.

The woman who knoweth her husband enjoyeth happiness day[1] and night.

The ferryman calleth out at the ferry, 'Come on, make haste; you delay.'

I have seen at the other side those whom the Guru put into the boat.

Some have loaded their baggage, some have set out with it, and others are weighed down by their loads.

They who have made true traffic are with the true God.

1 am not good, nor do I find any one bad.

Nanak, he who effaceth his pride is as the True One.

MARU SOLHE

God has no incarnations:--

God's secret is not found in the Veds or the books of the Musalmans;

He hath not father or mother or son or brother.

There is no friend like God, who is to be obtained through the Guru by those who lead a holy life:--

I have no friend like God

Who gave me soul and body, and infused into me understanding.

He cherisheth and watcheth over all creatures; He is wise and knoweth the secrets of hearts.

The Guru is like a lake; we are his beloved swans

In the water are many jewels and rubies.

God's praises are pearls, gems, and diamonds; singing them maketh soul and body happy.

[1. Deh in the original, pronounced exactly like its English equivalent.]

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God is inaccessible, unfathomable, altogether distinct from His creation.

The great Sustainer of the earth hath no end.

God saveth man through the true Guru's instruction; He blendeth with Himself those who are absorbed in His love.