417 : 3316
Raag Aasaa, First Mehl, Ashtapadees, Third House:

417 : 3317
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

417 : 3318
Those heads adorned with braided hair, with their parts painted with vermillion

417 : 3319
- those heads were shaved with scissors, and their throats were choked with dust.

417 : 3320
They lived in palatial mansions, but now, they cannot even sit near the palaces. ||1||

417 : 3321
Hail to You, O Father Lord, Hail to You!

417 : 3322
O Primal Lord. Your limits are not known; You create, and create, and behold the scenes. ||1||Pause||

417 : 3323
When they were married, their husbands looked so handsome beside them.

417 : 3324
They came in palanquins, decorated with ivory;

417 : 3325
water was sprinkled over their heads, and glittering fans were waved above them. ||2||

417 : 3326
They were given hundreds of thousands of coins when they sat, and hundreds of thousands of coins when they stood.

417 : 3327
They ate coconuts and dates, and rested comfortably upon their beds.

417 : 3328
But ropes were put around their necks, and their strings of pearls were broken. ||3||

417 : 3329
Their wealth and youthful beauty, which gave them so much pleasure, have now become their enemies.

417 : 3330
The order was given to the soldiers, who dishonored them, and carried them away.

417 : 3331
If it is pleasing to God's Will, He bestows greatness; if is pleases His Will, He bestows punishment. ||4||

417 : 3332
If someone focuses on the Lord beforehand, then why should he be punished?

417 : 3333
The kings had lost their higher consciousness, reveling in pleasure and sensuality.

417 : 3334
Since Baabar's rule has been proclaimed, even the princes have no food to eat. ||5||

Continued...

417 : 3335
The Muslims have lost their five times of daily prayer, and the Hindus have lost their worship as well.

417 : 3336
Without their sacred squares, how shall the Hindu women bathe and apply the frontal marks to their foreheads?

417 : 3337
They never remembered their Lord as Raam, and now they cannot even chant Khudaa-i||6||

417 : 3338
Some have returned to their homes, and meeting their relatives, they ask about their safety.

417 : 3339
For some, it is pre-ordained that they shall sit and cry out in pain.

417 : 3340
Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass. O Nanak, what is the fate of mankind? ||7||11||

417 : 3341
Aasaa, First Mehl:

417 : 3342
Where are the games, the stables, the horses? Where are the drums and the bugles?

417 : 3343
Where are the sword-belts and chariots? Where are those scarlet uniforms?

417 : 3344
Where are the rings and the beautiful faces? They are no longer to be seen here. ||1||

417 : 3345
This world is Yours; You are the Lord of the Universe.

417 : 3346
In an instant, You establish and disestablish. You distribute wealth as it pleases You. ||1||Pause||

417 : 3347
Where are the houses, the gates, the hotels and palaces? Where are those beautiful way-stations?

417 : 3348
Where are those beautiful women, reclining on their beds, whose beauty would not allow one to sleep?

417 : 3349
Where are those betel leaves, their sellers, and the haremees? They have vanished like shadows. ||2||

417 : 3350
For the sake of this wealth, so many were ruined; because of this wealth, so many have been disgraced.

417 : 3351
It was not gathered without sin, and it does not go along with the dead.

417 : 3352
Those, whom the Creator Lord would destroy - first He strips them of virtue. ||3||

417 : 3353
Millions of religious leaders failed to halt the invader, when they heard of the Emperor's invasion.

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