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20 that he was popularly credited with madness; but he paid no heed to her admonitions further than to compose the following hymn on the occasion&#x2005;:—

He who dieth in obstinacy shall not be accepted.

Even though man wear a religious garb and apply much ashes to his body,

Yet, if he forget the Name, he shall afterwards repent.

O man, obey God and thou shalt be happy.

If thou forget the Name, thou shalt have to endure Death's torture.

They who apply distilled aloe-wood, sandal, and camphor to their bodies,

Are immersed in worldly love, and far from the supreme dignity of salvation.

They who forget the Name are the falsest of the false.

They who are guarded by lances, for whom bands play, who sit on thrones, and are objects of salutation,

Suffer from excessive avarice and lust.

Being without God they pray not for His service or His name.

God is found not by argument or by pride.

If man apply his mind he shall find the comforting Name.

They who love mammon are painfully ignorant.

Without money goods cannot be had from a shop;

Without a boat man cannot cross the sea;

So, without serving the Guru, there is complete loss.

Hail, hail to him who showeth the road!

Hail, hail to him who communicateth the Word!

Hail, hail to him who blendeth us with God!

Hail, hail to Him to whom the soul belongeth!

Under the Guru's instruction separate the true from the false, and drink it as nectar.

The greatness of the Name is bestowed according to Thy pleasure, O God.

Without the Name how could I live, O mother?

Night and day I repeat it and remain, O Lord, under Thy protection.

Nanak, he who is imbued with the Name obtaineth honour.