418 : 3354
He burned the rest-houses and the ancient temples; he cut the princes limb from limb, and cast them into the dust.

418 : 3355
None of the Mugals went blind, and no one performed any miracle. ||4||

418 : 3356
The battle raged between the Mugals and the Pat'haans, and the swords clashed on the battlefield.

418 : 3357
They took aim and fired their guns, and they attacked with their elephants.

418 : 3358
Those men whose letters were torn in the Lord's Court, were destined to die, O Siblings of Destiny. ||5||

418 : 3359
The Hindu women, the Muslim women, the Bhattis and the Rajputs

418 : 3360
- some had their robes torn away, from head to foot, while others came to dwell in the cremation ground.

418 : 3361
Their husbands did not return home - how did they pass their night? ||6||

418 : 3362
The Creator Himself acts, and causes others to act. Unto whom should we complain?

418 : 3363
Pleasure and pain come by Your Will; unto whom should we go and cry?

418 : 3364
The Commander issues His Command, and is pleased. O Nanak, we receive what is written in our destiny. ||7||12||

418 : 3365
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

418 : 3366
Aasaa, Kaafee, First Mehl, Eighth House, Ashtapadees:

418 : 3367
As the shepherd is in the field for only a short time, so is one in the world.

418 : 3368
Practicing falsehood, they build their homes. ||1||

418 : 3369
Wake up! Wake up! O sleepers, see that the travelling merchant is leaving. ||1||Pause||

418 : 3370
Go ahead and build your houses, if you think you will stay here forever and ever.

418 : 3371
The body shall fall, and the soul shall depart; if only they knew this. ||2||

418 : 3372
Why do you cry out and mourn for the dead? The Lord is, and shall always be.

418 : 3373
You mourn for that person, but who will mourn for you? ||3||

418 : 3374
You are engrossed in worldly entanglements, O Siblings of Destiny, and you are practicing falsehood.

Continued...

418 : 3375
The dead person does not hear anything at all; your cries are heard only by other people. ||4||

418 : 3376
Only the Lord, who causes the mortal to sleep, O Nanak, can awaken him again.

418 : 3377
One who understands his true home, does not sleep. ||5||

418 : 3378
If the departing mortal can take his wealth with him,

418 : 3379
then go ahead and gather wealth yourself. See this, reflect upon it, and understand. ||6||

418 : 3380
Make your deals, and obtain the true merchandise, or else you shall regret it later.

418 : 3381
Abandon your vices, and practice virtue, and you shall obtain the essence of reality. ||7||

418 : 3382
Plant the seed of Truth in the soil of Dharmic faith, and practice such farming.

418 : 3383
Only then will you be known as a merchant, if you take your profits with you. ||8||

418 : 3384
If the Lord shows His Mercy, one meets the True Guru; contemplating Him, one comes to understand.

418 : 3385
Then, one chants the Naam, hears the Naam, and deals only in the Naam. ||9||

418 : 3386
As is the profit, so is the loss; this is the way of the world.

418 : 3387
Whatever pleases His Will, O Nanak, is glory for me. ||10||13||

418 : 3388
Aasaa, First Mehl:

418 : 3389
I have searched in the four directions, but no one is mine.

418 : 3390
If it pleases You, O Lord Master, then You are mine, and I am Yours. ||1||

418 : 3391
There is no other door for me; where shall I go to worship?

418 : 3392
You are my only Lord; Your True Name is in my mouth. ||1||Pause||

418 : 3393
Some serve the Siddhas, the beings of spiritual perfection, and some serve spiritual teachers; they beg for wealth and miraculous powers.

418 : 3394
May I never forget the Naam, the Name of the One Lord. This is the wisdom of the True Guru. ||2||

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