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1He burned the rest-houses and the ancient temples; he cut the princes limb from limb, and cast them into the dust.

2None of the Mugals went blind, and no one performed any miracle. ||4||

3The battle raged between the Mugals and the Pat'haans, and the swords clashed on the battlefield.

4They took aim and fired their guns, and they attacked with their elephants.

5Those men whose letters were torn in the Lord's Court, were destined to die, O Siblings of Destiny. ||5||

6The Hindu women, the Muslim women, the Bhattis and the Rajputs

7some had their robes torn away, from head to foot, while others came to dwell in the cremation ground.

8Their husbands did not return home - how did they pass their night? ||6||

9The Creator Himself acts, and causes others to act. Unto whom should we complain?

10Pleasure and pain come by Your Will; unto whom should we go and cry?

11The Commander issues His Command, and is pleased. O Nanak, we receive what is written in our destiny. ||7||12||

12One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

13Aasaa, Kaafee, First Mehla, Eighth House, Ashtpadheeyaa:

14As the shepherd is in the field for only a short time, so is one in the world.

15Practicing falsehood, they build their homes. ||1||

16Wake up! Wake up! O sleepers, see that the travelling merchant is leaving. ||1||Pause||

17Go ahead and build your houses, if you think you will stay here forever and ever.

18The body shall fall, and the soul shall depart; if only they knew this. ||2||

19Why do you cry out and mourn for the dead? The Lord is, and shall always be.

20You mourn for that person, but who will mourn for you? ||3||

21You are engrossed in worldly entanglements, O Siblings of Destiny, and you are practicing falsehood.

22The dead person does not hear anything at all; your cries are heard only by other people. ||4||

23Only the Lord, who causes the mortal to sleep, O Nanak, can awaken him again.

24One who understands his true home, does not sleep. ||5||

25If the departing mortal can take his wealth with him,

26then go ahead and gather wealth yourself. See this, reflect upon it, and understand. ||6||

27Make your deals, and obtain the true merchandise, or else you shall regret it later.

28Abandon your vices, and practice virtue, and you shall obtain the essence of reality. ||7||

29Plant the seed of Truth in the soil of Dharmic faith, and practice such farming.

30Only then will you be known as a merchant, if you take your profits with you. ||8||

31If the Lord shows His Mercy, one meets the True Guru; contemplating Him, one comes to understand.

32Then, one chants the Naam, hears the Naam, and deals only in the Naam. ||9||

33As is the profit, so is the loss; this is the way of the world.

34Whatever pleases His Will, O Nanak, is glory for me. ||10||13||

35Aasaa, First Mehla:

36I have searched in the four directions, but no one is mine.

37If it pleases You, O Lord Master, then You are mine, and I am Yours. ||1||

38There is no other door for me; where shall I go to worship?

39You are my only Lord; Your True Name is in my mouth. ||1||Pause||

40Some serve the Siddhas, the beings of spiritual perfection, and some serve spiritual teachers; they beg for wealth and miraculous powers.

41May I never forget the Naam, the Name of the One Lord. This is the wisdom of the True Guru. ||2||