Awsw mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pihlw

aasaa mehalaa 1 ||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

Kurwswn Ksmwnw kIAw ihMdusqwnu frwieAw ]

aucwrx Kurw-swn

khuraasaan khasamaanaa keeaa hindhusathaan ddaraaeiaa ||

Having attacked Khuraasaan, Baabar terrified Hindustan.

AwpY dosu n dyeI krqw jmu kir muglu cVwieAw ]

aapai dhos n dhaeee karathaa jam kar mugal charraaeiaa ||

The Creator Himself does not take the blame, but has sent the Mugal as the messenger of death.

eyqI mwr peI krlwxy qYN kI drdu n AwieAw ]1]

eaethee maar pee karalaanae thain kee dharadh n aaeiaa ||1||

There was so much slaughter that the people screamed. Didn't You feel compassion, Lord? ||1||

krqw qUµ sBnw kw soeI ]

karathaa thoon sabhanaa kaa soee ||

O Creator Lord, You are the Master of all.

jy skqw skqy kau mwry qw min rosu n hoeI ]1] rhwau ]

jae sakathaa sakathae ko maarae thaa man ros n hoee ||1|| rehaao ||

If some powerful man strikes out against another man, then no one feels any grief in their mind. ||1||Pause||

skqw sIhu mwry pY vgY KsmY sw pursweI ]

aucwrx v`gY

sakathaa seehu maarae pai vagai khasamai saa purasaaee ||

But if a powerful tiger attacks a flock of sheep and kills them, then its master must answer for it.

rqn ivgwiV ivgoey kuqˆØI muieAw swr n kweI ]

aucwrx muieAw: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: moieAw)

rathan vigaarr vigoeae kuthanaee mueiaa saar n kaaee ||

This priceless country has been laid waste and defiled by dogs, and no one pays any attention to the dead.

Awpy joiV ivCoVy Awpy vyKu qyrI vifAweI ]2]

aapae jorr vishhorrae aapae vaekh thaeree vaddiaaee ||2||

You Yourself unite, and You Yourself separate; I gaze upon Your Glorious Greatness. ||2||

jy ko nwau Drwey vfw swd kry min Bwxy ]

jae ko naao dhharaaeae vaddaa saadh karae man bhaanae ||

One may give himself a great name, and revel in the pleasures of the mind,

KsmY ndrI kIVw AwvY jyqy cugY dwxy ]

aucwrx cugY: polw bolo

khasamai nadharee keerraa aavai jaethae chugai dhaanae ||

But in the Eyes of the Lord and Master, he is just a worm, for all the corn that he eats.

mir mir jIvY qw ikCu pwey nwnk nwmu vKwxy ]3]5]39]

mar mar jeevai thaa kishh paaeae naanak naam vakhaanae ||3||5||39||

Only one who dies to his ego while yet alive, obtains the blessings, O Nanak, by chanting the Lord's Name. ||3||5||39||