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1Raag Aasaa, First Mehla, Ashtpadheeyaa, Third House:

2One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

3Those heads adorned with braided hair, with their parts painted with vermillion

4those heads were shaved with scissors, and their throats were choked with dust.

5They lived in palatial mansions, but now, they cannot even sit near the palaces. ||1||

6Hail to You, O Father Lord, Hail to You!

7O Primal Lord. Your limits are not known; You create, and create, and behold the scenes. ||1||Pause||

8When they were married, their husbands looked so handsome beside them.

9They came in palanquins, decorated with ivory;

10water was sprinkled over their heads, and glittering fans were waved above them. ||2||

11They were given hundreds of thousands of coins when they sat, and hundreds of thousands of coins when they stood.

12They ate coconuts and dates, and rested comfortably upon their beds.

13But ropes were put around their necks, and their strings of pearls were broken. ||3||

14Their wealth and youthful beauty, which gave them so much pleasure, have now become their enemies.

15The order was given to the soldiers, who dishonored them, and carried them away.

16If it is pleasing to God's Will, He bestows greatness; if is pleases His Will, He bestows punishment. ||4||

17If someone focuses on the Lord beforehand, then why should he be punished?

18The kings had lost their higher consciousness, reveling in pleasure and sensuality.

19Since Baabar's rule has been proclaimed, even the princes have no food to eat. ||5||

20The Muslims have lost their five times of daily prayer, and the Hindus have lost their worship as well.

21Without their sacred squares, how shall the Hindu women bathe and apply the frontal marks to their foreheads?

22They never remembered their Lord as Raam, and now they cannot even chant Khudaa-i||6||

23Some have returned to their homes, and meeting their relatives, they ask about their safety.

24For some, it is pre-ordained that they shall sit and cry out in pain.

25Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass. O Nanak, what is the fate of mankind? ||7||11||

26Aasaa, First Mehla:

27Where are the games, the stables, the horses? Where are the drums and the bugles?

28Where are the sword-belts and chariots? Where are those scarlet uniforms?

29Where are the rings and the beautiful faces? They are no longer to be seen here. ||1||

30This world is Yours; You are the Lord of the Universe.

31In an instant, You establish and disestablish. You distribute wealth as it pleases You. ||1||Pause||

32Where are the houses, the gates, the hotels and palaces? Where are those beautiful way-stations?

33Where are those beautiful women, reclining on their beds, whose beauty would not allow one to sleep?

34Where are those betel leaves, their sellers, and the haremees? They have vanished like shadows. ||2||

35For the sake of this wealth, so many were ruined; because of this wealth, so many have been disgraced.

36It was not gathered without sin, and it does not go along with the dead.

37Those, whom the Creator Lord would destroy - first He strips them of virtue. ||3||

38Millions of religious leaders failed to halt the invader, when they heard of the Emperor's invasion.