ज़फ़रनामा (श्री गुरु गोबिन्द सिंह जी - विजय पत्र सटीक)

You should (at this time) show wisdom and handle the task taken up by you skilfully (to visit my place for discussions) ੭੮ ਚਿਹਾ ਸ਼ੁਦ ਕਿ ਚੂੰ ਬਚਗਾਂ ਕੁਸ਼ਤਹ ਚਾਰ ਕਿ ਬਾਕੀ ਬ-ਮਾਂਦ ਅਸਤ ਪੇਚੀਦਹ ਮਾਰ چہا شد کہ چوں بچگاں کشتَہ چار کہ باقی بماند است پیچیدہ مار CHIHA SHUD KI CHUN BACHGAN KUSHTEH CHAR KI BAKI B-MAAND AST PECHIDA MAAR *CHIHA - what *SHUD -has become, happened (third person past of "shodan"-to become, to happen) * KI - that * CHUN -since, because *BACHGAN - children (from "bache-h", child) KUSHTEH - you have killed (second person past of "kushtan" - to kill) * CHAR- four * KI - when, that BAKI - remainder, due * B- MAND AST - is remaining (third person singular of "maandan "- to remain, to be left) * AST - is * PECHIDA -coiled, intricate, complex * MAAR- snake What happened that you have killed four children (my sons), the coiled snake (in the form of my Khalsa) still remains (to confront you). ੭੯ ਚਿਹ ਮਰਦੀ ਕਿ ਅਖ਼ਗਰ ਖ਼ਾਮੋਸ਼ਾਂ ਕੁਨੀ ਕਿ ਆਤਸ਼ ਦਮਾਂ ਰਾ ਬ-ਦੋਸ਼ਾਂ ਕੁਨੀ چہ مردی کہ اخگر خموشاں کنی کہ آتشِ دماں را بدوشاں کنی CHEH MARDI KI AKHGAR KHAMOSHAN KUNI KI ATASH DAMAN RA B-DOSHAN KUNI *CHEH - what * MARDI - manliness, courage, maturity * KI - that *AKHGAR - a spark of fire *KHAMOSHAN - from "khamosh"- quieten, extinguish * KUNI - you have done (second person present of "kardan"- to do) *ATASH - fire, conflagration, bonfire * DAMAAN - furious, terrible *RA - particle as a sign of definite direct object * DOSHAN - shoulder *B-DOSHAN- up to shoulder height What manliness you have shown by extinguishing a few sparks (sahibzadas). You have made the conflagration brighter and more furious. ੮੦ ਚਿਹ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ ਗੁਫ਼ਤ ਫ਼ਿਰਦੌਸੀ ਏ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ ਜ਼ਬਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਤਾਬੀ ਬਵਦ ਕਾਰ ਅਹਿਰਮਨਾਂ چہ خوش گفت فردوسی ے خوش زبان شتابی بود کارِ آہِرمنان CHE KHUSH GUFT FIRDOSI-E KHUSH ZABAAN SHITAABI BAWAD KAR AHRIMAN-AN *CHE-what! *KHUSH-happy, cheerful *GUFT-thing said, word, spoken *FIRDOSI-name of great Persian poet *ZABAAN-tongue *SHITAABI-hasty, accelerative BAWAD- happens (third person present of " boodan" to be) KAR-work, job *AHIRMAN-devil, satan How nicely the sweet-tongued poet Firdosi has said that to act in haste is the work of a devil (here the Master is referring to the hasty attack authorised by Aurangzeb against him while at Anandpur fort and on the representation made by the Hill Chieftains and the summary execution of the young Sahibzadas).