Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ang 417
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਘਰੁ ੩
Raag Aasaa, Third beat, Ashtapadees, First Guru:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
One Eternal God, realized by the grace of the true Guru:
ਜਿਨ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਪਟੀਆ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਪਾਇ ਸੰਧੂਰੁ ॥
The heads of those girls which used to be adorned with tresses and partings filled with vermillion,
ਸੇ ਸਿਰ ਕਾਤੀ ਮੁੰਨੀਅਨਿੑ ਗਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਵੈ ਧੂੜਿ ॥
Those heads are being sheared with scissors and their throats are being choked with dust.
ਮਹਲਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹੋਦੀਆ ਹੁਣਿ ਬਹਣਿ ਨ ਮਿਲਨਿੑ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥੧॥
They used to live in palatial mansions but now they are not even allowed near those palaces.
ਆਦੇਸੁ ਬਾਬਾ ਆਦੇਸੁ ॥
O’ primal God, I salute and bow to You.
ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਤੇਰਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਵੇਸ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
O’God, we are unable to comprehend Your worldly plays; You continuously create and behold these plays in many different ways. ||1|| Pause||
ਜਦਹੁ ਸੀਆ ਵੀਆਹੀਆ ਲਾੜੇ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਪਾਸਿ ॥
When these ladies were married, their grooms looked handsome beside them
ਹੀਡੋਲੀ ਚੜਿ ਆਈਆ ਦੰਦ ਖੰਡ ਕੀਤੇ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
They came riding on palanquins and their arms were adorned with ivory bangles.
ਉਪਰਹੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਰੀਐ ਝਲੇ ਝਿਮਕਨਿ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੨॥
Pot of ceremonial water was circled over their heads (a ritual to greet the bride) and glass studded fans were glittering in their hands.
ਇਕੁ ਲਖੁ ਲਹਨਿੑ ਬਹਿਠੀਆ ਲਖੁ ਲਹਨਿੑ ਖੜੀਆ ॥
Hundreds of thousands of coins were given to them as welcome gifts.
ਗਰੀ ਛੁਹਾਰੇ ਖਾਂਦੀਆ ਮਾਣਨਿੑ ਸੇਜੜੀਆ ॥
They munched on dried coconuts and dates and enjoyed bridal beds.
ਤਿਨੑ ਗਲਿ ਸਿਲਕਾ ਪਾਈਆ ਤੁਟਨਿੑ ਮੋਤਸਰੀਆ ॥੩॥
But now their pearl necklaces are being snatched by the evil soldiers (of Babar, the Mugal invader) and instead ropes have been put around their necks.
ਧਨੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਦੁਇ ਵੈਰੀ ਹੋਏ ਜਿਨੑੀ ਰਖੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
Their worldly wealth and youthful beauty, which gave them so much pleasure, have now become their enemies.
ਦੂਤਾ ਨੋ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ਲੈ ਚਲੇ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
The invader had ordered his evil soldiers to dishonor and drive them away.
ਜੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੪॥
If it pleases God, He grants glory to His beings; He punishes them if He feels like doing so.
ਅਗੋ ਦੇ ਜੇ ਚੇਤੀਐ ਤਾਂ ਕਾਇਤੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥
If we remember and perform our duties, then why would we be punished?
ਸਾਹਾਂ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਗਵਾਈਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਤਮਾਸੈ ਚਾਇ ॥
Engrossed in sensual pleasures and revelries, the Pathan kings had lost their minds and had forgotten their duties to defend their kingdoms.
ਬਾਬਰਵਾਣੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਗਈ ਕੁਇਰੁ ਨ ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾਇ ॥੫॥
Since Babar's rule has been proclaimed, even a prince has no food to eat.
ਇਕਨਾ ਵਖਤ ਖੁਆਈਅਹਿ ਇਕਨੑਾ ਪੂਜਾ ਜਾਇ ॥
Some (the Muslims) have lost their five times of daily prayer and some (the Hindus) have lost their worship as well.
ਚਉਕੇ ਵਿਣੁ ਹਿੰਦਵਾਣੀਆ ਕਿਉ ਟਿਕੇ ਕਢਹਿ ਨਾਇ ॥
Now the Hindu women can neither bathe and apply the ceremonial marks to their foreheads nor they have their sacred kitchens
ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਹੁਣਿ ਕਹਣਿ ਨ ਮਿਲੈ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥੬॥
They never remembered god Ram and now to please the barbaric soldiers they cannot even chant Khudaa.
ਇਕਿ ਘਰਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਇਕਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਪੁਛਹਿ ਸੁਖ ॥
Some have returned to their homes, and meeting their relatives, they ask about their welfare.
ਇਕਨੑਾ ਏਹੋ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਬਹਿ ਬਹਿ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਦੁਖ ॥
For some, it is preordained to sit together and discuss their sufferings.
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਆ ਮਾਨੁਖ ॥੭॥੧੧॥
O’ Nanak, whatever pleases God, comes to pass; what can the helpless human beings do? ||7
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਖੇਲ ਤਬੇਲਾ ਘੋੜੇ ਕਹਾ ਭੇਰੀ ਸਹਨਾਈ ॥
Where are those sports, stables, horses, drums and the flutes?
ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਤੇਗਬੰਦ ਗਾਡੇਰੜਿ ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਲਾਲ ਕਵਾਈ ॥
Where are the sword-belts and chariots? Where are those scarlet uniforms?
ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਆਰਸੀਆ ਮੁਹ ਬੰਕੇ ਐਥੈ ਦਿਸਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੧॥
Where are the mirrors and the beautiful faces? None of those are visible here.
ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤੂ ਗੋਸਾਈ ॥
O’ God, this world belongs to You and You are its Master.
ਏਕ ਘੜੀ ਮਹਿ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪੇ ਜਰੁ ਵੰਡਿ ਦੇਵੈ ਭਾਂਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
In an instant, You create and destroy the creation; You distribute the worldly wealth as it pleases You. ||1|| Pause||
ਕਹਾਂ ਸੁ ਘਰ ਦਰ ਮੰਡਪ ਮਹਲਾ ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਬੰਕ ਸਰਾਈ ॥
Where are those houses, gates, mansions, palaces, and magnificent inns?
ਕਹਾਂ ਸੁ ਸੇਜ ਸੁਖਾਲੀ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਵੇਖਿ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
Where is that pleasing woman and her cozy bed whose beauty would not allow one to sleep?
ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਪਾਨ ਤੰਬੋਲੀ ਹਰਮਾ ਹੋਈਆ ਛਾਈ ਮਾਈ ॥੨॥
Where are those betel leaves and their sellers? Where are those ladies living in harems? They all have vanished like a shadow.
ਇਸੁ ਜਰ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਘਣੀ ਵਿਗੁਤੀ ਇਨਿ ਜਰ ਘਣੀ ਖੁਆਈ ॥
For the sake of this worldly wealth, so many are ruined and this wealth has disgraced much of the world.
ਪਾਪਾ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਮੁਇਆ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
This wealth cannot be amassed without committing sins and it does not go along with the dead.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪਿ ਖੁਆਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਖੁਸਿ ਲਏ ਚੰਗਿਆਈ ॥੩॥
Whom God Himself wants to go astray, He first deprives that person of his virtues.
ਕੋਟੀ ਹੂ ਪੀਰ ਵਰਜਿ ਰਹਾਏ ਜਾ ਮੀਰੁ ਸੁਣਿਆ ਧਾਇਆ ॥
When Pathan rulers heard about the emperor Babar’s invasion, many muslim saints were forbidden to go anywhere to ward off the invader with prayers.