Indian Antiquary Vol 38

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 86

THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
APRIL, 1909.
Main paksi o! Akál di : kui hor nd jdnd. I have secured the aid of the Eternal : I know
no other, Mainun dyd hukm Hazár thin; hath badhd gand. The order of the divine) Majesty has come
to mo; the thread is round my wrist.35 Main panta kariis Khalsa rich dohan jahánda. I will proclaim the Khalsa in the two
worlds. Chiridi mdran bdz núi kar khwan tama." (Remember) the birds killed the hawk and
ate him all."
When the emperor read the letter of Guru Gobind, he called his ministers. Nazm.
Verte. Likhid payhid Badshah, wazir bilde;
The emperor read the writing and called his
miaisters; 'Arab Shdr& de sadhke gdzi bulrode :
And sent for the doctors of the Arab Law : u Main roz járdi vich Haj de Dargdh Khidde. "I go daily on . pilgrimage to the Court of
God. Main aisa ghd na sak sukan, maroda wih khde. I cannot brook such language; I will take
poison and die. Jo koi howe súr lír, Virá37 dthấe ;
Whosoever is a hero and a warrior, let him
take op the betel-leaves ; JA jang kare nal Gúrú de, mat Ihdij na khae, And go and war with the gurk and not turn
back, Main dúnd mansab karunga, jo fateh karde." And I will give him double rank, if he gain
the victory."
The ministers and doctors replied: - Wazir te qdef akhde: "Sun, Shaḥ sidna, The ministers and doctors said: "Hear
O wise king, Ais& chit na rakhiye, dil rakh thikana.
Be not so anxions, keep a steadfast heart. Kar Sahib di bandagi, namda rôzána.
Do service to the Lord, pray daily. De topdi rekle aur kharsh khazana.
Give (as) cannons and guns and money from
the treasury. Dund pall rich mulk de, ki dp bigána.
Tumult will arise in the kingdom, be thon
calm. Ar dage gole áthánge, mdr Mughal Pathana. The Mughals and the Pathans will raise the
standard of treachery. Así pakar láe gúrú nún, sår ek damdma." We will seize the gure with beating of drums."
Guru Gobind Singh was on his way to the Court of God, and Zobu'n-nissa, the emperor's daughter, was also going to the Court, and she end to her father : Zébu'n-nissdi hath jor, ek sukhan sundia: Zebu'n-nissa joined her hands, and spake
& word: "Jis din da baithon takht te kyd 'amal kamdid ? From the day thon sittest on the throne,
what justice hast thon done P
* Allation to the bridal bracelet of goat's hair worn to keep off evil spirits. The gurd wears the order of the Eternal" na bride has wedding bacelets.
* The fraternity of the Sikhs.
* Bird is a preparation wrapped up in a betel-leaf and used as a token or pledge at marriagu, betrotbals, and among Rajputs sometimes as a challenge.