ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਘਰੁ ੩ ॥
raag aasaa mahalaa 1 asattapadeea ghar 3 |
Raag Aasaa, First Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, Third House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਜਿਨ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਪਟੀਆ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਪਾਇ ਸੰਧੂਰੁ ॥
jin sir sohan patteea maangee paae sandhoor |
Those heads adorned with braided hair, with their parts painted with vermillion
ਸੇ ਸਿਰ ਕਾਤੀ ਮੁੰਨੀਅਨੑਿ ਗਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਵੈ ਧੂੜਿ ॥
se sir kaatee muneeana gal vich aavai dhoorr |
those heads were shaved with scissors, and their throats were choked with dust.
ਮਹਲਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹੋਦੀਆ ਹੁਣਿ ਬਹਣਿ ਨ ਮਿਲਨੑਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥੧॥
mahalaa andar hodeea hun behan na milana hadoor |1|
They lived in palatial mansions, but now, they cannot even sit near the palaces. ||1||
ਆਦੇਸੁ ਬਾਬਾ ਆਦੇਸੁ ॥
aades baabaa aades |
Hail to You, O Father Lord, Hail to You!
ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਤੇਰਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਵੇਸ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aad purakh teraa ant na paaeaa kar kar dekheh ves |1| rahaau |
O Primal Lord. Your limits are not known; You create, and create, and behold the scenes. ||1||Pause||
ਜਦਹੁ ਸੀਆ ਵੀਆਹੀਆ ਲਾੜੇ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਪਾਸਿ ॥
jadahu seea veeaaheea laarre sohan paas |
When they were married, their husbands looked so handsome beside them.
ਹੀਡੋਲੀ ਚੜਿ ਆਈਆ ਦੰਦ ਖੰਡ ਕੀਤੇ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
heeddolee charr aaeea dand khandd keete raas |
They came in palanquins, decorated with ivory;
ਉਪਰਹੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਰੀਐ ਝਲੇ ਝਿਮਕਨਿ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੨॥
auparahu paanee vaareeai jhale jhimakan paas |2|
water was sprinkled over their heads, and glittering fans were waved above them. ||2||
ਇਕੁ ਲਖੁ ਲਹਨੑਿ ਬਹਿਠੀਆ ਲਖੁ ਲਹਨੑਿ ਖੜੀਆ ॥
eik lakh lehana bahittheea lakh lehana kharreea |
They were given hundreds of thousands of coins when they sat, and hundreds of thousands of coins when they stood.
ਗਰੀ ਛੁਹਾਰੇ ਖਾਂਦੀਆ ਮਾਣਨੑਿ ਸੇਜੜੀਆ ॥
garee chhuhaare khaandeea maanana sejarreea |
They ate coconuts and dates, and rested comfortably upon their beds.
ਤਿਨੑ ਗਲਿ ਸਿਲਕਾ ਪਾਈਆ ਤੁਟਨੑਿ ਮੋਤਸਰੀਆ ॥੩॥
tina gal silakaa paaeea tuttana motasareea |3|
But ropes were put around their necks, and their strings of pearls were broken. ||3||
ਧਨੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਦੁਇ ਵੈਰੀ ਹੋਏ ਜਿਨੑੀ ਰਖੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
dhan joban due vairee hoe jinaee rakhe rang laae |
Their wealth and youthful beauty, which gave them so much pleasure, have now become their enemies.
ਦੂਤਾ ਨੋ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ਲੈ ਚਲੇ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
dootaa no furamaaeaa lai chale pat gavaae |
The order was given to the soldiers, who dishonored them, and carried them away.
ਜੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੪॥
je tis bhaavai de vaddiaaee je bhaavai dee sajaae |4|
If it is pleasing to God's Will, He bestows greatness; if is pleases His Will, He bestows punishment. ||4||
ਅਗੋ ਦੇ ਜੇ ਚੇਤੀਐ ਤਾਂ ਕਾਇਤੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥
ago de je cheteeai taan kaaeit milai sajaae |
If someone focuses on the Lord beforehand, then why should he be punished?
ਸਾਹਾਂ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਗਵਾਈਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਤਮਾਸੈ ਚਾਇ ॥
saahaan surat gavaaeea rang tamaasai chaae |
The kings had lost their higher consciousness, reveling in pleasure and sensuality.
ਬਾਬਰਵਾਣੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਗਈ ਕੁਇਰੁ ਨ ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾਇ ॥੫॥
baabaravaanee fir gee kueir na rottee khaae |5|
Since Baabar's rule has been proclaimed, even the princes have no food to eat. ||5||
ਇਕਨਾ ਵਖਤ ਖੁਆਈਅਹਿ ਇਕਨੑਾ ਪੂਜਾ ਜਾਇ ॥
eikanaa vakhat khuaaeeeh ikanaa poojaa jaae |
The Muslims have lost their five times of daily prayer, and the Hindus have lost their worship as well.
ਚਉਕੇ ਵਿਣੁ ਹਿੰਦਵਾਣੀਆ ਕਿਉ ਟਿਕੇ ਕਢਹਿ ਨਾਇ ॥
chauke vin hindavaaneea kiau ttike kadteh naae |
Without their sacred squares, how shall the Hindu women bathe and apply the frontal marks to their foreheads?
ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਹੁਣਿ ਕਹਣਿ ਨ ਮਿਲੈ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥੬॥
raam na kabahoo chetio hun kehan na milai khudaae |6|
They never remembered their Lord as Raam, and now they cannot even chant Khudaa-i||6||
ਇਕਿ ਘਰਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਇਕਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਪੁਛਹਿ ਸੁਖ ॥
eik ghar aaveh aapanai ik mil mil puchheh sukh |
Some have returned to their homes, and meeting their relatives, they ask about their safety.
ਇਕਨੑਾ ਏਹੋ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਬਹਿ ਬਹਿ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਦੁਖ ॥
eikanaa eho likhiaa beh beh roveh dukh |
For some, it is pre-ordained that they shall sit and cry out in pain.
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਆ ਮਾਨੁਖ ॥੭॥੧੧॥
jo tis bhaavai so theeai naanak kiaa maanukh |7|11|
Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass. O Nanak, what is the fate of mankind? ||7||11||