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27 Lest some lovelorn lover may lose his life! (15) 7. THE FLEETING WORLD Sarai Khaam Surma Chashm Arya, page 89, 1886 What don’t they do for want and greed of this world! They will die if they suffer the loss of a single penny. They love the gold and attach their hearts to it; In this pursuit of gold they will give their life. When they don’t find their own loved ones soon enough, What tears they shed in their separation! But at the True Belovèd they do not glance; They have no eyes or ears no fear in heart. However corrupt their way or custom be, Or falsehood of their creed be quite evident, (5) Even then they will accept it anyway, How terrible! What prejudice has done to them! In their hearts they hold that they shall never die Nor part at all from their kin and peoples. O heedless ones! This fleeting home is not faithful Neither this world nor anyone shall live forever! 8. THE VEDAS Vaid Surma Chashm Arya, page 172, 1886 They are obsessed with the Vedas; By the Vedas are their hearts captivated. O Aryas 13 ! Why are you so excited? What have you seen in the Vedas? He Who has neither created nor can He create, Think it over! This is the God of the Vedas. You possess intellect think it for yourself, too, Why do you depend upon the Vedas? Without God, how can there be any thing at all? This is sheer error on the part of the Vedas. (5) The Vedas support paganism; Is this the purpose of the Vedas? Faiths like such never prosper; The Angel of Death is standing by the Vedas.