Page 417- Asa Mahala 1- ਜਿਨ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਪਟੀਆ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਪਾਇ ਸੰਧੂਰੁ ॥ Those heads adorned with braided hair, with their parts painted with vermillion ਸੇ ਸਿਰ ਕਾਤੀ ਮੁੰਨੀਅਨੑਿ ਗਲ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਵੈ ਧੂੜਿ ॥ those heads were shaved with scissors, and their throats were choked with dust. ਮਹਲਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹੋਦੀਆ ਹੁਣਿ ਬਹਣਿ ਨ ਮਿਲਨੑਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥੧॥ They lived in palatial mansions, but now, they cannot even sit near the palaces. ||1|| ਆਦੇਸੁ ਬਾਬਾ ਆਦੇਸੁ ॥ Hail to You, O Father Lord, Hail to You! ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਤੇਰਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਵੇਸ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ O Primal Lord. Your limits are not known; You create, and create, and behold the scenes. ||1||Pause|| ਜਦਹੁ ਸੀਆ ਵੀਆਹੀਆ ਲਾੜੇ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਪਾਸਿ ॥ When they were married, their husbands looked so handsome beside them. ਹੀਡੋਲੀ ਚੜਿ ਆਈਆ ਦੰਦ ਖੰਡ ਕੀਤੇ ਰਾਸਿ ॥ They came in palanquins, decorated with ivory; ਉਪਰਹੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਰੀਐ ਝਲੇ ਝਿਮਕਨਿ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੨॥ water was sprinkled over their heads, and glittering fans were waved above them. ||2|| ਇਕੁ ਲਖੁ ਲਹਨੑਿ ਬਹਿਠੀਆ ਲਖੁ ਲਹਨੑਿ ਖੜੀਆ ॥ They were given hundreds of thousands of coins when they sat, and hundreds of thousands of coins when they stood. ਗਰੀ ਛੁਹਾਰੇ ਖਾਂਦੀਆ ਮਾਣਨੑਿ ਸੇਜੜੀਆ ॥ They ate coconuts and dates, and rested comfortably upon their beds. ਤਿਨੑ ਗਲਿ ਸਿਲਕਾ ਪਾਈਆ ਤੁਟਨੑਿ ਮੋਤਸਰੀਆ ॥੩॥ But ropes were put around their necks, and their strings of pearls were broken. ||3|| ਧਨੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਦੁਇ ਵੈਰੀ ਹੋਏ ਜਿਨੑੀ ਰਖੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ॥ Their wealth and youthful beauty, which gave them so much pleasure, have now become their enemies. ਦੂਤਾ ਨੋ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ਲੈ ਚਲੇ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥ The order was given to the soldiers, who dishonored them, and carried them away. ਜੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੪॥ If it is pleasing to God’s Will, He bestows greatness; if is pleases His Will, He bestows punishment. ||4|| ਅਗੋ ਦੇ ਜੇ ਚੇਤੀਐ ਤਾਂ ਕਾਇਤੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥ If someone focuses on the Lord beforehand, then why should he be punished? ਸਾਹਾਂ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਗਵਾਈਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਤਮਾਸੈ ਚਾਇ ॥ The kings had lost their higher consciousness, reveling in pleasure and sensuality. ਬਾਬਰਵਾਣੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਗਈ ਕੁਇਰੁ ਨ ਰੋਟੀ ਖਾਇ ॥੫॥ Since Baabar’s rule has been proclaimed, even the princes have no food to eat. ||5|| ਇਕਨਾ ਵਖਤ ਖੁਆਈਅਹਿ ਇਕਨੑਾ ਪੂਜਾ ਜਾਇ ॥ The Muslims have lost their five times of daily prayer, and the Hindus have lost their worship as well. ਚਉਕੇ ਵਿਣੁ ਹਿੰਦਵਾਣੀਆ ਕਿਉ ਟਿਕੇ ਕਢਹਿ ਨਾਇ ॥ Without their sacred squares, how shall the Hindu women bathe and apply the frontal marks to their foreheads? ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਹੁਣਿ ਕਹਣਿ ਨ ਮਿਲੈ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥੬॥ They never remembered their Lord as Ram, and now they cannot even chant Khudaa-i||6|| ਇਕਿ ਘਰਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਇਕਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਪੁਛਹਿ ਸੁਖ ॥ Some have returned to their homes, and meeting their relatives, they ask about their safety. ਇਕਨੑਾ ਏਹੋ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਬਹਿ ਬਹਿ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਦੁਖ ॥ For some, it is preordained that they shall sit and cry out in pain. ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਆ ਮਾਨੁਖ ॥੭॥੧੧॥ Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass. O Nanak! What is the fate of mankind? ||7||11|| More in 418. Page 722- Tilang Mahala 1- ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨੀਆ ਪੜਹਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਕਸਟ ਮਹਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਵੇ ਲਾਲੋ ॥ The Muslim women read the Koran, and in their misery, they call upon God, O Lalo. ਜਾਤਿ ਸਨਾਤੀ ਹੋਰਿ ਹਿਦਵਾਣੀਆ ਏਹਿ ਭੀ ਲੇਖੈ ਲਾਇ ਵੇ ਲਾਲੋ ॥ The Hindu women of high social status, and others of lowly status as well, are put into the same category, O Lalo. ਖੂਨ ਕੇ ਸੋਹਿਲੇ ਗਾਵੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਤੁ ਕਾ ਕੁੰਗੂ ਪਾਇ ਵੇ ਲਾਲੋ ॥੧॥ The wedding songs of murder are sung, O Nanak! And blood is sprinkled instead of saffron, O Lalo. ||1|| Page 1374- Salok Kabeer ji- ਕਬੀਰ ਜੋਰੀ ਕੀਏ ਜੁਲਮੁ ਹੈ ਕਹਤਾ ਨਾਉ ਹਲਾਲੁ ॥ Kabeer, to use force is tyranny, even if you call it legal. ਦਫਤਰਿ ਲੇਖਾ ਮਾਂਗੀਐ ਤਬ ਹੋਇਗੋ ਕਉਨੁ ਹਵਾਲੁ ॥੧੮੭॥ When your account is called for in the Court of the Lord, what will your condition be then? ||187||