I am weeping; the whole world weepeth; yea, even the birds of the forests weep for me.

One thing weepeth not for me, the separation which parted me from my Beloved.

He came to me in my dreams and again vanished, upon which I wept my fill.

T cannot go to Thee, O Beloved, or send any one to Thee.

Return, O happy sleep, perhaps I may again behold my Lord.

What shall I give him, saith Nanak, Who telleth me of Thee, O God?

I will cut off my head and give it to him to sit on; without my head I will perform his service.

Why do I not die and give up my life since my Lord hath chosen another?

WADHANS CHHANT

The following was addressed to the Hindus, who set the highest religious value on ablutions:--

Why wash the body defiled by falsehood?

The practice of truth is the acceptable ablution.

When there is truth in the heart, then man becometh true and obtaineth the True One.

Understanding is not obtained without favourable destiny-, man ruineth himself by vain babbling.

Wherever thou sittest speak civilly, and fix thine attention on God's word.

Why wash the body defiled by falsehood?

When Thou, O Lord, didst cause me to speak, I spoke.

Thine ambrosial name is pleasing to my soul.

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Thy name is sweet to my soul; a load of sorrow hath fallen from off me.

When Thou gavest the order, happiness came and took its seat in my heart.

I pray to Thee, who didst create the world, for Thy favour.

When Thou didst cause me to speak, I spoke.

The Master granteth man his term of human life according to his past acts.

Fall not into a quarrel by calling any one evil.

Enter not into a quarrel with the Lord; thou shalt only ruin thyself.

Why be jealous and vex him with whom thou associatest?

Bear what God giveth thee; it is forbidden to remonstrate; speak not nonsense regarding it.

The Master granteth man his term of life according to past acts.

God created all things and looketh on them with favour.

Nobody desireth what is bitter; every one desireth what is sweet.

Everybody may ask for what is sweet, but God will do as He pleaseth.

Alms-offerings and various good works are not equal to the Name.

Nanak, they who are the objects of God's favour from the beginning, have obtained His name.

God created all things and looketh on them with favour.

WADHANS ALAHANIAN

Some one inquired why God, who is ever present. is never visible. The Guru replied:--

The Lord who created the world and again drew it within Himself, is known by His omnipotence.

Search not for the True One afar off; He is in every heart, and is known by the Guru's instruction.

By the Gurus instruction know the True One who made creation; think Him not distant.