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36 This lunacy is a sign of love; No one understands it save the lovers. In short, crazed with the fervour of love, Nanak made this Cloak his habitual attire; So that the Dearest may be pleased with it Without Him the heart has no verve or vitality. (100) This is what the men of God really do, since when Are they afraid of condemnation by the people! They give themselves up totally to that Dear; And other than their Dear, they have no one else. They don’t hesitate even to give up their life, For they find Him after losing everything. They become the Voice of the Dear One; They become a confidant of that Spirit. That ignorant one who says: “The door is closed, “There is neither revelation nor attachment. ” (105) He has neither intellect nor does he ponder, Whether he is a physician 35 or some one else. It is true that those who are purified, They bring information about God from God Himself. If no information were to come from that way, This path would fall in disarray. His seekers would be laid to waste; They would die if they saw the path was closed. But there is no such belovèd who harbours Such grudge and malice against the lover. (110) Then such suspicion against God is a sin For He is Most Merciful and Knower of the Unseen. If He wouldn’t speak, then how could someone Know with certainty that the Veiled 36 One exists? He Himself remembers His pious ones; No one remains unfortunate on His path. But the Vedas deny this thing; For this reason they are unbeneficial and useless. What should one do with a tome like this That is unable to bring and show the Belovèd? (115) Is He the God of Vedas, or a stone That does not speak like one deaf and mute? Of what benefit are such Vedas then? Pray ponder, O friends, for the sake of God. They deny the existence of revelation That it is possible for the commoner or the elect. This was the very objective of the Saliks 37 , This was the thing that would open up the eyes. If this is not the case, then they simply died