ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਘਰੁ ੩
rāg āsā mahalā 1 asatapadīā ghar 3
Raag Aasaa, First Mehl, Ashtapadees, Third House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik ōunkār satigur prasād .
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਜਿਨ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਪਟੀਆ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਪਾਇ ਸੰਧੂਰੁ ॥
jin sir sōhan patīā mānhgī pāi sandhūr .
Those heads adorned with braided hair, with their parts painted with vermillion
ਸੇ ਸਿਰ ਕਾਤੀ ਮੁੰਨੀਅਨ੍ਹਿ ਗਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਵੈ ਧੂੜਿ ॥
sē sir kātī munnīanh gal vich āvai dhūr .
- those heads were shaved with scissors, and their throats were choked with dust.
ਮਹਲਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹੋਦੀਆ ਹੁਣਿ ਬਹਣਿ ਨ ਮਿਲਨ੍ਹਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥੧॥
mahalā andar hōdīā hun bahan n milanh hadūr .1.
They lived in palatial mansions, but now, they cannot even sit near the palaces. ||1||
ਆਦੇਸੁ ਬਾਬਾ ਆਦੇਸੁ ॥
ādēs bābā ādēs .
Hail to You, O Father Lord, Hail to You!
ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਤੇਰਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਵੇਸ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ād purakh tērā ant n pāiā kar kar dēkhah vēs .1. rahāu .
O Primal Lord. Your limits are not known; You create, and create, and behold the scenes. ||1||Pause||
ਜਦਹੁ ਸੀਆ ਵੀਆਹੀਆ ਲਾੜੇ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਪਾਸਿ ॥
jadah sīā vīāhīā lārē sōhan pās .
When they were married, their husbands looked so handsome beside them.
ਹੀਡੋਲੀ ਚੜਿ ਆਈਆ ਦੰਦ ਖੰਡ ਕੀਤੇ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
hīdōlī char āīā dand khand kītē rās .
They came in palanquins, decorated with ivory;
ਉਪਰਹੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਰੀਐ ਝਲੇ ਝਿਮਕਨਿ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੨॥
uparah pānī vārīai jhalē jhimakan pās .2.
water was sprinkled over their heads, and glittering fans were waved above them. ||2||
ਇਕੁ ਲਖੁ ਲਹਨ੍ਹਿ ਬਹਿਠੀਆ ਲਖੁ ਲਹਨ੍ਹਿ ਖੜੀਆ ॥
ik lakh lahanh bahithīā lakh lahanh kharīā .
They were given hundreds of thousands of coins when they sat, and hundreds of thousands of coins when they stood.
ਗਰੀ ਛੁਹਾਰੇ ਖਾਂਦੀਆ ਮਾਣਨ੍ਹਿ ਸੇਜੜੀਆ ॥
garī shuhārē khānhdīā mānanh sējarīā .
They ate coconuts and dates, and rested comfortably upon their beds.
ਤਿਨ੍ਹ ਗਲਿ ਸਿਲਕਾ ਪਾਈਆ ਤੁਟਨ੍ਹਿ ਮੋਤਸਰੀਆ ॥੩॥
tinh gal silakā pāīā tutanh mōtasarīā .3.
But ropes were put around their necks, and their strings of pearls were broken. ||3||
ਧਨੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਦੁਇ ਵੈਰੀ ਹੋਏ ਜਿਨ੍ਹੀ ਰਖੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
dhan jōban dui vairī hōē jinhī rakhē rang lāi .
Their wealth and youthful beauty, which gave them so much pleasure, have now become their enemies.
ਦੂਤਾ ਨੋ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ਲੈ ਚਲੇ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
dūtā nō phuramāiā lai chalē pat gavāi .
The order was given to the soldiers, who dishonored them, and carried them away.
ਜੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੪॥
jē tis bhāvai dē vadiāī jē bhāvai dēi sajāi .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 ॥
agō dē jē chētīai tānh kāit milai sajāi .
If someone focuses on the Lord beforehand, then why should he be punished?
ਸਾਹਾਂ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਗਵਾਈਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਤਮਾਸੈ ਚਾਇ ॥
sāhānh surat gavāīā rang tamāsai chāi .
The kings had lost their higher consciousness, reveling in pleasure and sensuality.
ਬਾਬਰਵਾਣੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਗਈ ਕੁਇਰੁ ਨ ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾਇ ॥੫॥
bābaravānī phir gaī kuir n rōtī khāi .5.
Since Baabar's rule has been proclaimed, even the princes have no food to eat. ||5||
ਇਕਨਾ ਵਖਤ ਖੁਆਈਅਹਿ ਇਕਨ੍ਹਾ ਪੂਜਾ ਜਾਇ ॥
ikanā vakhat khuāīah ikanhā pūjā jāi .
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 ॥
chaukē vin hindavānīā kiu tikē kadhah nāi .
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॥
rām n kabahū chētiō hun kahan n milai khudāi .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 ॥
ik ghar āvah āpanai ik mil mil pushah sukh .
Some have returned to their homes, and meeting their relatives, they ask about their safety.
ਇਕਨ੍ਹਾ ਏਹੋ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਬਹਿ ਬਹਿ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਦੁਖ ॥
ikanhā ēhō likhiā bah bah rōvah 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॥
jō tis bhāvai sō thīai nānak kiā mānukh .7.11.
Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass. O Nanak, what is the fate of mankind? ||7||11||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
āsā mahalā 1 .
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਖੇਲ ਤਬੇਲਾ ਘੋੜੇ ਕਹਾ ਭੇਰੀ ਸਹਨਾਈ ॥
kahā s khēl tabēlā ghōrē kahā bhērī sahanāī .
Where are the games, the stables, the horses? Where are the drums and the bugles?
ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਤੇਗਬੰਦ ਗਾਡੇਰੜਿ ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਲਾਲ ਕਵਾਈ ॥
kahā s tēgaband gādērar kahā s lāl kavāī .
Where are the sword-belts and chariots? Where are those scarlet uniforms?
ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਆਰਸੀਆ ਮੁਹ ਬੰਕੇ ਐਥੈ ਦਿਸਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੧॥
kahā s ārasīā muh bankē aithai disah nāhī .1.
Where are the rings and the beautiful faces? They are no longer to be seen here. ||1||
ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤੂ ਗੋਸਾਈ ॥
ih jag tērā tū gōsāī .
This world is Yours; You are the Lord of the Universe.
ਏਕ ਘੜੀ ਮਹਿ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪੇ ਜਰੁ ਵੰਡਿ ਦੇਵੈ ਭਾਂਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ēk gharī mah thāp uthāpē jar vand dēvai bhānhī .1. rahāu .
In an instant, You establish and disestablish. You distribute wealth as it pleases You. ||1||Pause||
ਕਹਾਂ ਸੁ ਘਰ ਦਰ ਮੰਡਪ ਮਹਲਾ ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਬੰਕ ਸਰਾਈ ॥
kahānh s ghar dar mandap mahalā kahā s bank sarāī .
Where are the houses, the gates, the hotels and palaces? Where are those beautiful way-stations?
ਕਹਾਂ ਸੁ ਸੇਜ ਸੁਖਾਲੀ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਵੇਖਿ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
kahānh s sēj sukhālī kāman jis vēkh nīd n pāī .
Where are those beautiful women, reclining on their beds, whose beauty would not allow one to sleep?
ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਪਾਨ ਤੰਬੋਲੀ ਹਰਮਾ ਹੋਈਆ ਛਾਈ ਮਾਈ ॥੨॥
kahā s pān tanbōlī haramā hōīā shāī māī .2.
Where are those betel leaves, their sellers, and the haremees? They have vanished like shadows. ||2||
ਇਸੁ ਜਰ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਘਣੀ ਵਿਗੁਤੀ ਇਨਿ ਜਰ ਘਣੀ ਖੁਆਈ ॥
is jar kāran ghanī vigutī in jar ghanī khuāī .
For the sake of this wealth, so many were ruined; because of this wealth, so many have been disgraced.
ਪਾਪਾ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਮੁਇਆ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
pāpā bājhah hōvai nāhī muiā sāth n jāī .
It was not gathered without sin, and it does not go along with the dead.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪਿ ਖੁਆਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਖੁਸਿ ਲਏ ਚੰਗਿਆਈ ॥੩॥
jis nō āp khuāē karatā khus laē changiāī .3.
Those, whom the Creator Lord would destroy - first He strips them of virtue. ||3||
ਕੋਟੀ ਹੂ ਪੀਰ ਵਰਜਿ ਰਹਾਏ ਜਾ ਮੀਰੁ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਧਾਇਆ ॥
kōtī hū pīr varaj rahāē jā mīr suniā dhāiā .
Millions of religious leaders failed to halt the invader, when they heard of the Emperor's invasion.