panth dee mauajoodaa haalat pichhaliaan kaaranaamiaan noo bhulaa ke vigaarr val dauarran dee disadee hai, eis pusatak vich iho zor ditaa hai ar likhane daa prayojan bhee keval itanaa hai ki kise tarhaan bharaavaan noo aapane pairaan te sanbhalan daa val aa jaave, auh uchaa aadarash inasaaneeat daa, auh namoone daa bandaa jo guroo gobind singh jee ne jagat vich rach ke dasiaa, auh aapane suche te pavatr asalee roop vich kaaeim rahave| khaalasaa ik mukat purakh hareejan hai, aap andaron baaharon sukhee hai te sarabat lee sukhadaaee hai| abhai hai, ajat hai, par bhai naheen dendaa dhakaa naheen karadaa| keekoon dukhaan vich khaalasaa aapane asoolaan te kaaeim rihaa, eih pothee us deean tasaveeraan dasegee| is vich dase samaachaar saanoo sikhaalade han ki aapane vaddiaan vaangoon aseen ninmrataa, sahaaraa ar saare daivee gunaan daa punj ban ke charrhadee kalaa vaale inasaan bane rahee|

guneejan gun grahin karake aauagunaan dee italaah bakhashan|

karataa

yaarhaveen chhaap dee bhoomikaa

samaan badaladaa hai| samen de badal likhe ghatt jaande han| itihaas vich bee har samen de haal savisathaar ghatt hee likhe jaande han| inasaanee subhaav bhul daa hai| aapane dekhade samen jo haalaat badale han ghatt lokaan noo poore poore yaad rahe han te samen de naal samen de jeev marade te naven jamade rahinde han, 20 varhe baad kahinde han peerrhee hor ttur paindee hai| so jadon san 18991900 ee de lag pag ih pusatak likhee gee see, odon sikhaan de chaar panj sau vidayaa aashram naheen san; eitane akhabaar rasaale pusatakaan naheen san| singh sabhaa chal rahee see, par mukhaalafat barree see te jis haalat ton kauam is moovamaintt ne chukee see uh ih see ki sikh aapanaa aap bhulee baitthe san; gurapurab guramariyaadaa, jathebandee ukee naheen see| rasamon rivaaj saare anayamatee ho ge san| sikh isatreean vich koee ahisaas sikhee daa naheen see| sagon sudhaar dee rukaavatt eh san| be maloome kauam aapanee nirolataa chhorr ke milagobhe vich pai rahee see| sikh kalageean vaale daa aadarash bhul rahe san| chuferion aise saamaan banaae ge san ki sikhaan dee hasatee gunm ho jaae| inhaan dee jathebandee te kalageean vaale de aadarash eik tauakhale vaale saamaan disan karake sikh bemaloome giraau val lai jaae jaa rahe san| udon jo yatan bachaau de vaasate ho rahe san, aunhaan vich mukh ih samajhiaa giaa see ki pichhale aadarash, karaneean te utashaah ar sikhayaajanak jeevan sikh manaan de saahamane liaande jaan| us vele sudhaar, audhaar te jeevan rau de surajeet karan dee vadhere lorr see te

san 1934 ee

karataa

solhaveen chhaap dee bhoomikaa

eis pusatak noo chhapadiaan lagapag 48 saal ho ge han| hun haalaat ne hor palattaa khaadhaa hai| jo kashattaneean panth ute agale samen vaaparadeean raheean, oho murr aa vaapareean han| inhaan dukhadaaee honeean ne puraane itihaasak vaakiaat noo murr duharaa ditaa hai| kauam is vele fir dukhaan de moonh aa gee hai| aas hai puraane sikh sooramiaan de haal, jo is pothee vich han, sahaaraa denage te rahinumaaee karanage ate gurabaanee daa aasaraa, eikhalaak dee uchataa, parasapar prem te saanjhe kamaan lee kurabaanee panth noo uchiaan lai nikalegee te salaamatee bakhashegee|

dasanbar 1947

karataa

bijai singh

1. kaandd

laahauar shahir judhaan jangaan daa ik bhaaree pirr reh chukaa hai, jinhaan daa pooraa veravaa likhane lee bahut samaan te vadderee pusatak chaahee| aseen ethe samat 1808 te 1909 bikramee de lagapag de kujh bhoraa ku samaachaar dasade haan|

meer manoo ne kaabal de paatashaah, ahimadashaah duraanee paason haar khaa ke sulah dee benatee keetee, jo 50 lakh ruyaa te hor maal mataa de ke pravaan hoee ar fer meer manoo laahauar dee haakam pichhe vaangoon drirrh rihaa| mahaaraajaa kauarraa mal, khaalase daa sachaa mitar, ar deevaan lakhapat pakaa vairee, doven is sansaar dee khedd vichon aapo aapanaa hisaa khedd ke, akaal purakh de hazoor vaddiaaee te anaadar de suaad chakh rahe san | khaalase daa sarakaar vich koee mitar naheen

1. meer manoo jis daa naam meer muayanul mulak see, vazeer kamaradeen daa putar ate panjaab daa haakam see| is ne abadaalee de pahile hamale vele san 1805 bi 1748 ee vich us noo haraa ke bhajaa ditaa see te ise bahaadaree kar ke laahauar daa soobaa baniaa see| ise saal dee barasaat magaron duraanee fer charrh aaeaa te manoo ne kuchh paraganiaan daa maamalaa de ke sulah kar lee see| ih teesaraa hamalaa see san 1809 vaalaa, jis daa kuchh haal sundaree vich aa chukaa hai| ise vich mahaaraajaa kauarraa mal jee shaheed hoe san 175152 ee|

2. muhamad lateef, safaa 224

see| meer mainoo bhaaven sikhaan ton kee ver madad lai chukaa see, par uh g bhunaaven jau vaalee gal see, aus de kuttil hirade vich vair virodh ne sap de zahir deean kuchaleean vaang ddoonghe thaile bhar rakhe san, jo fir haakam ban ke ar sir pee balaa de moonh sukaa bach jaan karake uh ajihaa niddar ho giaa ki age ton vadh ke zulam karan lagaa|

eis samen laahauar vich ik chooharr mal naamee vaddaa saahookaar ar sarakaaree hudedaar, vadteean daa ghaau ghap bhanddaar, zulam te tadee tteranane daa avataar vasadaa see| is daa put raam laal amritasar de ilaake maajhe vich kise asaamee te sarakaaree nauakar see|

eik din dee gal hai ki sanjh ku vele deevaan saahib de ghar janaanekhaane vich barree gahimaa gahim ho rahee see deevaan saahib ik eeraanee galeeche pur gaaudum takee dee dto laa ke baitthe hoe san. saahamane paase inhaan dee isatree dtaladee avasathaa dee, eik sunahiree peerrhee par baitthee potare dee kurramaaee daa samaachaar keh rahee see| dhee kol baitthee kaseedaa kadt rahee see ar nooh daleejaan de naal chanbelee vaang sir jhukaaee saroo baag dee bukal vich bijarre de aalhane varagaa ghundd kadtee dharatee naal galaan kar rahee see ki ik ttahilan ne aa ke khabar ditee je prohat hureen aae han ar aakhade han barraa zarooree kam hai | deevaan saahib ne kihaa ki aunhaan noo aithe hee lai aao te doojee golee noo ik sainat keetee, jis ne jhatt patt ik chanan dee chauankee ddaah ke upar galeechaa vichhaa ke takeea rakh ditaa| misar jee andar aae| sareer patalaa, rang pilaa, nuhaar trakhee te vich vich aise chinh chihare pur disade san jo dil dee pechadaar banaavatt daa kujh kujh pataa dende san| aap aa ke chauankee par saj ge| deevaan saahib ar saare paravaar ne mathaa ttekiaa, panddat jee ne asheeravaad ditee ar hath naal sabh noo baitthan dee sainat

misara kee kahaan hosh ttikaane naheen, jis vele gal sunee hathaan de tote udd ge han| barraa anarath hoeaa, bhagavaana bhagavaana

deevaana misar jee vaasate narain de chhetee dase ki kee hoeaa

panddat jee dee is ghabaraahatt daa asar treemataan pur aisaa piaa ki hathauarree vaje gharriaal vaangoo tharathar kanban lag geean|

misara mahaaraaja kee kahaan hauansalaa naheen paindaa ki aisee khabar aap mere moonhon suno, par kee karaan aap daa bachaau ise vich hee hai|

deevaana misar jee fir chhetee daso

misar deean akhaan vich jal bhar aaeaa ar rukee hoee avaaz vich boliaa jajamaan bhagavaan raam laal, raam laal raam laa aa ghagh avaaz ruk gee

deevaana haae piaare noo kee hoeaa, jhabade dase

misara raam laal sikh ho giaa

eih khabar bijalee vaang pee| ikadam saare ttabar deean cheekaan nikal geean, haae haae naal kamaraa goonj utthiaa, netraan ne jal daa pravaah barakhaa rut de meenh vaang vahaaeaa, saare ghar vich kaavaan raualee pai gee| maalakaan noo vekh ke paas khaloteean daaseean bee naa ruk sakeean, auh bee vahaariaan vaang chhutt chhutt ke roeean|

pahile taan misar jee chup baitthe rahe, fer kujh soch ke utthe ar deevaan saahib noo thaapee de ke kahin lage deevaan saahiba zaraa

deevaana misar jee pahile ih daso ki ih upadar hoeaa keekoon

misara jee honaa kikoor see sangat naal, pattiaa is sangat ne| tuhaanoo main age bhee hattakiaa see ki anbarasar laage naa ghale, munddaa vigarr jaaegaa| uh taan aithe hee sikhaan daa melee see; authe jaa ke kad bachiaa tuhaanoo pataa hai ki naheen ki pichhalee katalaam vele sikhaan par kiddaa taras karadaa rihaa hai main tuhaanoo odon bee horradaa see, par tuseen kihaa vaddaa ho ke aape samajh jaaegaa|

deevaana hun kee karee vakhat vihaane noo haae putra tain kee keetaa

misara hun uparaalaa karo kujh, pahilaan taan navaab saahib tak khabar naa hove|

deevaana meree taan hosh ttikaane naheen, tuseen hee kuchh karo|

deevaananee haan tuseen hee bahurre panddat jee saadde taan lekh sarr ge dhee misar jee kiven mere veer dee jind bachaao

misara fikar naa karo| deevaan jee hune ik itabaaree aadamee bulaao jo raam laal noo kalh hee morr ke aithe lai aave, te andar vaarr ke samajhaa bujhaa lo aiaun gal baahar naa nikalegee|

aus samen aam hindoo janataa vich sikhaan naal koee uny nafarat naheen see| sikhaan par mugal sarakaar daa kahir hundaa see te naal saakaan noo khed miladaa see, eis kar ke lokeen sikh hon noo aapane lee museebataan daa sir aa jaanaa samajh ke kashatt manade san|

eik sahijadhaaree sikh dee dhee te gurabaanee dee piaaree see, sas dee bahut sevaa karadee hundee see| jithe hor noohaan sas naal auparalaa dtang nibaahundeean san, authe ih sas noo maavaan naalon vadheek piaar karadee see, einhaan kaaranaan kar ke raam laal vahuttee samet maan noo saare ttabar naalon vadheek piaaraa see|

eis vele deevaan saahib taan baitthe baitthe takee te sir rakh ke kujh neend vich gutt ho ge, odharon raam laal usadee vahuttee te potaraa aa pahunche| raam laal pitaa noo susatee vich akhaa meett ke lettiaa hoeaa dekh ke age vadhiaa, aahatt paa ke deevaan deean akhaan khulh geean| putr daa roop rang vekh ke kaleje noo ag lag gee| kithe uh patalaa sukarree raam laal, kithe ih balee ser roop singh bahaadar, sach much kaaneaan palatt ho gee, sareer dee mottaaee te chihare de prataap kar ke taan pachhaataa naa giaa par us deean gareebee naal poorat akhaan ne deevaan noo pataa de ditaa ki iho nalaik putar hai, jis ne sikh ban ke saare ttabar noo khatare vich paayaa hai| moh daa josh utthan dee thaan krodh ne deevaan jee de sir charrh ke iaun bulaaeaadushattaa nij jamaden, aauat mar jaandee teree maan jaan tere hon ton pahilon mar jaandaa main, ais umaraa vich mainoo ih sal dikhaaa hee| teraa satayaanaasa

deevaan jee ne aje khabar naheen kinaa ku zahir ugalanaa see ki achaanak navaab saahib daa sadaa aa giaa| barree chhetee autthe deevaan khaane vich jaa ke kaparre pahin ke navaab saahib val ge| edhar mamataa dee maaree maan ne utthake putar noo gal laaeaa ar chhaatee naal sir laa ke beh gee te futt futt ke roee| bhainaan bee aa chanbarreean te ron lag peean| singh huraan de hirade vich jithe piau de guse daa koee asar naa see hoeaa uthe maataa te bhainaan bharaavaan daa piaar poore zor naal asar karadaa see, par sache dharam naal poorat hirade vich is moh de jaadoo ne tthag lain vaalaa asar na paidaa

maan bachaa tere sikh ho jaan kar ke|

putra kee sikh honaa paap hai

maan naheen kaakaa paap kaahadaa hai, sagon bhalee gal hai|

putra hor kuchh aib hai

maan naheen kaakaa utam gal hai, jo gun tere vich guroo mahaaraaj dee baanee parrh ke pai ge han uh saare ttabar vichon kise vich bhee naheen han| toon jad paatth karadaa hundaa sain taan mere man noo barraa piaaraa lagadaa sain| main taan jaanadee haan ki is ghar vich je bhaag hai tere hee charanaan dee khair kharait hai| jis din daa toon jamiaan hain us din dee chahil pahil hai te ih keh ke nooh noo gal laa liaa jis din dee ih piaaree sugharr saadde ghar aaee hai tad de taan aseen barre bhaagaan vaale ho ge haan fir potare noo godee vich lai ke te piaar karake te ais laal ne taan nihaal hee kar ditaa hai|

putra maan jee fer aiddaa dukh kiaun manaaunde ho

maan bachaa samaan vekhake turanaa lorree| ik ver ik sher ne baghiaarr noo puchhiaa see ki bhaaee mere moonh vichon musk aaundee hai ki naheen baghiaarr ne kihaa ki haan mahaaraaja sher ne usanoo ghurak ke kihaa he dushattaa paatasaah noo aise vaak boladaa hai ar halaa karake us noo maar sittiaa, fer ik khote noo puchhan lagaa kiaun bee mere moonh vichon mushak aaundee hai khote ne kihaa hare hare mahaaraaja aapade moonhon taan khushabo aaundee hai| sher ne kihaa o gadhe saadde paatashaahaan de saahamane jhootth boladaa hain, jind naheen lorreendee eih kahike us noo vee chit kar ditaa| fer loonbarree dee vaaree aaee, aus noo bhee sher ne ih gal puchhee| loonbarree bolee mahaaraaja jagat de sirataaj| mainoo kuchh din ton rezas ho gee hai, nichhaan te nazale naal nak pak giaa hai mainoo mushak naheen aaundee jekar kujh bee magaj ttheek hundaa taan jroor das dendee| sher ne has ke

putra maataa jee aap daa kahinaa bhaare danaavaan varagaa hai; ar akal iho salaah dindee hai prantoo mainoo taan turakaan naal naa sikhaan vaale hatth te naa kushaamateean vaalee kusaamat daa samaan aayaa hai|

maan bachaa aah jiharre kes rakh le nee ih bhaaree dukhadaaee gal hai naa| tain suniaa naheen ki ik vaaree ik naven beeje khet vich kee panchhee chug chug khaa rahe san, krisaan ne oeh saare farr le| jad chhuree fer ke sabh noo maaran lagaa, tad ik panchhee ne kihaa ki main naa taan chirree haan, naa totaa, naa main khetaan de beej chugan vaalaa panchhee, main taan gareeb saaras haan, meraa bhojan jal vich hundaa hai, main taan inhaan panchheean naal aiven khedd rihaa saan| krisaan ne kihaa toon sach kahindaa hain par inhaan dee sangat vich varran karake main tainoo bee chor hee samajhadaa haan| so bachaa turak haakam taan us krisaan varage han jo kise dee naheen manade| toon das khaan, sadake jaaeee anbarasar de, bhaaee manee singh huraan turakaan daa kee leetaa see aise samadrishatte kithe milade han, jo aae ge hindoo musalamaan sabh noo ik nazar dekhade san, fer turakaan ne kis bedaradee naal kohe tiven bachaa main ddaradee haan ki tere naal khabare kee varate ghar vich jad toon sabh dharam karam sikhaan vaang karadaa sain, kauan tainoo hattakadaa see dtakee rijhe koee na bujhe vaalee gal turee jaandee see|

putra maan jee tuhaaddeean mataan barreean utam han, para

kabeer laagee preet sujaan siau barajai log ajaan|

taa siau ttoottee kiau banai jaa ke jeea paraan|217|

nachan lagee taan ghundd kehaa maataa jee lamaa haahakaa laike mere hirade vich guroo gobind singh jee kalageean vaale dee preet ghar kar gee hai, rom rom vich prem samaa giaa hai te har paase mainoo unhaan daa shabad sunaaee dendaa hai| uh piaaraa sundar te tejasvee chiharaa har pate, har ful, har rang vich chamakadaa disadaa te mainoo aapanee val khichadaa hai| meraa aapanaa aap mere vas naheen| main sikh hon karake sansaarak dukhaan noo barree changee tarhaan jaanadaa haan, tuhaadde santaap te pitaa jee dee mushakal noo bhee samajhadaa haan| par haae kee karaan piaare daa piaar ghunman gher vich vase jeev vaangoo mainoo aapanee kalaaee vichon nikalan naheen dindaa| tusaan guroo gobind singh jee daa naam suniaa mainoo ang sang disade han| maan jee

kamal nain anjan siaam chandr badan chit chaar|

moosan magan maram siau khandd khandd kar haar|10|

maan haahukaa lai ke bachaa sach hai, jinhaan prem piaale peete so ghar de kam geean, par fer bee aisaa kam karee ki sap bee mar jaae te laatthee bee bach jaae|

putra maan jee daso, zaroor aisee gal das ki meree sikhee bee kesaan saasaan naal nibh jaave te aap bee aauakhe naa hove|

maan bachaa kes chhadd deh, sikhaan dee sangat chhadd deh, shakal pitaa vaalee rakh, chiton jo tainoo bhaave so kar te ghar baitthaa rahu|

raam laal daa ih bhaav see kalageean vaale daa mukharraa chand varagaa nain kamalaan varage hana je surame naala shayaam rang dee mauaj de rahe aisee suhanee takanee tak rahe ka man noo moh rahe han, aus piaare de bhed vich main magan ho giaa haan| aisee maganataa hai ki koee ttotte ttotte kar deve taan uh haaregaa mainoo sareer katteen daa pataa bee naheen lagegaa| athavaaaapanaa aapa ttukarre ttukarre kar ke prem dee baajee us de age haar ditee hai| bhaav aapaa sadake kar ditaa hai|

putra maan jee tusaan meraa kalejaa vinh ditaa hai| main andaron hor te baaharon hor hovaan kesa piaare kesa jinden piaare kes| tiaagaan guroo kaa taaj bakhashiaa bhoein te pattakaan piaare dee nishaanee; piaare dee premabharee yaad satt diaan haae mauat

aave par ih naa hove uh piaaraa meree jind dee bee jind mere aatamaan dee bee aatamaan, guroo gobind singh, main unhaan de hukam noo naa manaan maan jee mauat aave, par ih din naa aave tthandtaa saah te akhaan tarabatara|

maan bachaa main pathar chit tere komal hirade deean breek galaan kithon samajhaan par dharam taan hirade vich hai dikhaave naal kee banadaa hai

putra maan dharam us vasatoo daa naam hai jo parameshar aapane piaariaan dee raaheen sansaar noo dasadaa hai| guroo gobind singh jee de pavatar mukhaarabind ton jo nikaliaa so meraa dharam hai|

maan bachaa kee kes heen saare narakaan noo jaanage

putra maan jee, eih taan pataa naheen, par mere satiguraan daa hukam iho hai| mere piaare satiguroo aap keshaadhaaree san, main kikar uhanaan de pooraniaan te naa turaan toon saahib hau saangee teraa| kes tan dee shobhaa han te man deean aatam skateean de raakhe te dimaagee taakataan de rakhavaale mere piaare dee daat han, mere guroo ke parivaar dee nuhaar han| maataa jee sache dharamee honaa taan vaddee door hai, haale taan main satiguraan daa saangee banan daa yatan karadaa haan, par aaha saangee banane daa bee aisaa sukh hai, jo jagat de samagar sukhaan theen vaddaa hai socho maan jee je saaraa dharam saanoo labh jaave taan fer kiddaa aanand ho jaave

maan taan bachaa aje toon sikh bee naheen

putr maan jee sikh, main taan sikhaan de jorrebaradaar hon de laaeik bee naheen| maan jee sikhee barree uchee padavee hai| sikh de darashan noo taan tinaan lokaan de vaddake tarasade han|

maan te fer hoeaa kee

putra preet prem tan khach rahiaa beech na raaee hot|

charan kamal man bedhio boojhan surat sanjog|2| chau m 5. pan 6

maan bachaa kee kahaan kee karaan ate kee naa karaan toon taan galaan kujh baavariaan vaangoo lai turion|

putr moosan maram na jaanee marat hirat sansaar|

prem piram na bedhio urajhio mith biauhaar|6| chau m 5 pan 64

maan sach hai jeeaun jogiaa tere bhetaan noo main kee jaanaa|

haahukaa lai ke bachaa... hain...teree sundar dehee, teraa piaaraa chiharaa zaalam mugal haakamaan de dtahe charrh jaavegaa, ro ke mere laala uh khabare tere naal keeh karanage piaare laal budtee maan te taras kar, bakhash lai....haae mamataa laala toon pun daan kar, grantheean noo paal, sikhaan noo rupe deh, jo teraa jee aave dharam de kam kar| ...je toon dharam arath laaven taan kee guroo saahib jee prasan naa hovanage

putra kiaun naheen, par maan jee..

saman jau is prem kee dam kihu hotee saatt|

raavan hute su rank neh jin sir deene kaatt|1| chau m 5 pan 6

1. tan preetam de prem vich khachit ho rihaa hai, raaee de daane jinee vith naheen rahee| charan kamalaan vich man vijh giaa hai, sanjog dee soorat vaaliaan noo hee is dee sojhee pai sakadee hai|

2. sansaar jhootthe vihaaraan vich ulajh rihaa hai iaun ulajhiaa hee maradaa te guaachadaa rahindaa hai kiaunk uh isa bhet noo naheen jaanadaa k prem jeevan hai, so uha payaare de prem naal vinhiaa naheen giaa|

3. kathaa hai ki raavan ne sees de ke shivaan noo prasan keetaa see| je is prem daa sauadaa damaan naal mil sakadaa hundaa taan raavan varage kangaal taan naheen san jihanaan noo sir denaa piaa| bhaav parameshur prem naal miladaa hai; dhan naal naheen|

maataa haae mere bhaaga main pahilon kiaun naa mar gee, bachaa tere sir deean khairaan manaaundiaan sukhanaa dendiaan te manataan charrhaaundiaan aih din aae, toon siradharr dee baajee laa baitthaa hai| bachaa ih baazee naa khedd, jis rasate toon charrhiaa hain dharoo prahilaad aadikaan val vekh, bhaaee manee singh jee aadikaan noo akheen dditthaa hee| haae, taaroo singh dee maan daa daradanaak haal meraa kalejaa dhooh

lijaandaa hai bachaa ih barraa katthan painddaa hai|

putra maan jee mahaaraaj jee kahinde han

saagar mer udiaan ban navakhandd basudhaa bharam|

moosan prem piram kai gnau ek kar karam|3|

maan putra tainoo ih shudaa kithon chanbarr giaa main tainoo bhale paasion taan naheen rokadee| dekh pun daan, jap tap aadik thorre kam han, jinhaan naal khushee hundee ar jas failadaa hai main taan niraa es galon rokadee haan, ki vaj vajaa ke sikh naa ban, aapane dharam daa raualaa naa paa|

putra tthandtaa saah bharake maan jee

jap tap sanjam harakh sukh maan mehat ar garab|

moosan nimakhak prem par vaar vaar deaun sarab|5|

maan niraas ho ke bachaa khabare tainoo prem vich kee mitthaa

lagaa hai, main taan sabh noo dukhee hundaa dditthaa suniaa hai|

1. samundar, sumeroo pahaarr, jangal, ban, nauan khanddaan vaalee saaree prithavee inhaan saareean noo fir nikalanaa piaare de prem paindde vich ik kadam maatr hai bhaav aiddaa bhaaraa painddaa prem de rasate daa ik kadam hundaa hai|

2. jap, tap, sanjam khushee te sukh, maan, vaddiaaee ar hankaar eeh saare padaarath piaare de prem dee ik pal uton vaar ke sutt diaan, bhaav eeh ki saare padaarath prem dee ik pal de tul naheen han|

putr moosan masakar prem kee rahee ju anbar chhaae|

beedhai baandhe kamal meh bhavar rahe lapattaae|4|

maan sharaabee noo nase dee chettak vaangoon ih bhee chettak hee jaapadee hai| saanoo kiaun naheen is dee chaah hundee haae putra tainoo kee shudaa ho giaa maan vaaree aa kuchh samajh vee kar|

puta maan jee likhiaa taan aiaun hai

ghab dab jab jaareeai bichhurat prem bihaal|

moosan tab hee mooseeai bisarat purakh deaal|7|

eih suaad aiven kithon aa sakadaa hai aapanaa aap jad teek naa jaane te satigur kalageedhar dee kirapaa naa hove jeeo

jee haan

jaako prem suaau hai charan chitav man maahi|

naanak birahee braham ke aan na katahoo jaahi|8|

1. prem dee chaandanee ride roopee akaash vich pasar rahee hai man roopee bhavare hureen preetam roopee kamal vich vinhe te bajhe jaa ke bee lipatte rahinde han| bhaav prem daa suaad aisaa hai ki khedaan dee pravaah naheen rahindee| masakrinachand vilasan kosa chaandanee vele kamal munde jaande han taan bhavare vich banhe viche vijh jaande han|

2. he musan tadon lutte jaaeedaa hai jadon diaal parameshara bhul jaave| haan jadon ghab dab paramesur ton vichhorre taan ihanaan noo saarr deeee, kiaunk ghar baar de nukasaan naal behaal naheen hoeedaa, behaal taan prem de vichhurran naal hoeedaa hai|

3. jinhaan noo prem daa suaad piaa hai oeh preetam vaahiguroo de charanaan daa har vele man vich simaran karade han| parameshur de premee hor paase kade naheen moonh dharade|

maan main samajhaa rahee, kuchh naa pohiaa, haae piaare putra ih ucheean ghaatteean bikharre rasate naa farr, aapane andar varrake satiguraan noo dhiaa lai| nikee jihee teree jind hai, eih bhaaree parabat sir te pain daa ddar hai, mere laala keekur bachengaa

putra maan jee hai taan ise tarhaan|

lakh ghaattee aoonchau ghano chanchal cheet bihaal|

par satiguraan dee kripaa hove taan

neech keech nimrit ghanee karanee kamal jamaal|9|

bhaina veer jee maan ne aitanaa samajhaaeaa tusaan ik naheen manee, kee sabab jikur thindhe gharre te paanee paindaa hai sabh vag giaa, tuseen taan ddaadte koole hunde saao

bharaa bhain jee mere vas naheen

magan bheo pria prem siau soodh na simarat ang|

3. kaandd

hun taan maan bevas ho fer putr noo gal naal laa ar barre prem naal ghutt ke saavan de meenh vaangoon aisaa roee ki ikataar bajh gee| piaare putra budtee maan te taras kar| bachaa taras kar| aitakeen singh saahib bee naa ruk sake, akhaan vich jal bhar

aaeaa te bole

maan jee tuhaaddee khaatar main inaa kar sakadaa haan ki is ghar vich chubaaraa mainoo de chhaddo, main jeevan de din uthe katt lavaangaa|

1. lakhaan parabataan naalon bee uchaa te bikharraa prem daa rasataa hai ar chit chanchal hon karake behaal hai, bhaav pahunchan jogaa naheen par jiven chikarr neech hai par us vich kamal ugadaa hai tiven jithe ghanee ninmrataa hove othe karanee roopee kaual ful dee sundarataa upajadee hai|

2. bhaav piaare de prem vich masat ho giaa haan, ar hun mainoo koee sudh budh naheen rahee|

baahar nikalanaa, kise de mathe laganaa sabh tiaag diaangaa| naa kise noo pataa lage naa aap noo aauakh hove, par main ih naheen kar sakadaa ki thorre dinaan de jeevan khaatar sadaa ang sang rahine vaale dharam daa tiaag karadiaan|

maan bachaa je inaa bee man laven taan lakh shukar hai, par teraa jee naa akulaavegaa

putra naheen maan jee mainoo ekaant sukhadaaee hai| mere satigur har vele ang sang han|

eis niberre naal sabh noo tasalee ho gee| ene par deevaan saahib panddit saahib te vaddaa putr aa ge, aaunde saar hee deevaan saahib bole

dushatt raam laala nikal jaao, meree haveleeon baahar ar jeeaunde jee mere kadee mathe naa lago|

panddita raam laala teree budhee ko kiaa ho giaa malechha raaj gharaane men ho ke kiaa keea ab bee samajha

maan panddat jee, lahoo naal lahoo dhotiaan pooree naheen paindee, kujh naramee te piaar ton kam lainaa changaa hundaa hai| raam laal ghar vich gup chhup rahinaa manadaa hai, eih prabandh main kar lavaangee gharon baahar so khabara naan nikale| gharon kadtake taan aap mauat de moonh paa denaa hovegaa, kuchh soch kar lo|

panddata maaee sach hai, hun lukaau daa velaa langh giaa| navaab noo maaloom ho giaa hai, hun deevaan saahib othon ho ke aae han| navaab saahib kahinde han sikh naa rahe, je naa mane taan saadde havaale karo| barree mushakal naal ih manaaeaa hai ki je saadde aakhe naa lagaa taan gharon kadt diaange|

maan haae main mar gee panddat jee tuseen hee kujh deaa karade| meraa laala haae haae, meraa baal, darabadar rulegaa haae rabaa main kee karaan

deevaana baaulee ho gee en| siaane kahinde han ki j ungal sauanp theen ddangee jaae se vedt dio, je kiven baakee daa sareer bach jaae| saare ttabar noo, piau daade dee ijat noo te is maal daualat noo bachaaun lee raam laal noo gandee ungal jaan ke vaid denaa bhalee gal hai|

maan haae raam pavitar aatamaa purr gandee ungala| pralok vich sahaaee hon vaalaa dulaaraa jahir de samaana saare ttabar daa chand hai, meraa laaddalaa baal

deevaana te naal hee pettee gee, sir mun ke ese naal hee kadt diaangaa|

putra maan de pair farrake piaaree maan mere pichhe aapanee pat naa guaa, mere bhaag mere naal han, toon fikar naa kar, de put tere ghar hor han unhaan val chint laa, mainoo samajh ki mar giaa hai, jinhaan de putr mar jaande han, auh maavaan bee sabar karadeean hee han naa|

maan bachaa jeeaun uh bee, par tere binaan jiau kiven parachaavaan bachaa main keekur jeevaangee toon meree jind daa ttukarraa, meraa laal, mere laaddale dulaare

vaddaa putra maan hos kar, sach much teeveen dee akal got pichhe| samaan vekh ke baakee ttabar dee sukh mang|

maan ve raam laal mainoo tin put hundiaan nipotee kar chalio| mainoo nit dee chikhaa vich paa chalio| naa maraangee naa jeevaangee, bachaa| din raat vain karaangee|

deevaana baa hansa maaree hoee, akal kar, hans kar, kite is de naal naa soolee charree toon bee

singh jee deean bhainaan bihabal hoeean jaar jaar rondeean te veer de hath farr farr kahindeean san ve veer asaan gaooaan te deaa kar veer ve| gaooaan noo ghaah paa. laale jee daa kihaa man veer ve| sadaa de sol naa deh baakee saaraa ttabar ro ro ke faahavaa ho rihaa see baandeean, goleean, ttahilanaan, jo sabh singh jee dee

deaa daa paarrh san, rondeean san| deevaan saahib lohe laakhe ho rahe san| panddat jee uton komal akhaan jal naal poorat te andaron sidhe gharre ho rahe se| vaddaa bhiraau hairaanee te guse vich guttiaa hoeaa ghoor rihaa see|

maan bachaa us kalageean vaale guroo de charanaan dee kharait meraa bachan man tainoo use daa vaasataa hee|

kalageean vaale daa vaasataa sunade hee singh jee ne ik gheranee. khaadhee| haae kaisee komal dashaa hai, je guroo daa vaasataa morre tad bemukh, je mane tad sikhee haar ke bemukh, kare taan kee kare maan de at piaar, bhainaan de at saneh aad ne dimaag noo chakaa ditaa ar moorachhaa jehee ho gee|

aiseean kashatt bhareean dasaa vich saadde bazuragaan ne khaalasaa dharam grahin keetaa see jo aj kalh maaeaa de jhalake te visiaan de moh age mufat ditaa jaa rihaa hai; guroo rakhiaa kare|

goleean dauarreean, gulaab kiaurre de chhatte maar ke hos liaandee| maan, mamataa dee maaree maan, put daa hath hathaan vich lai ke te palos ke bolee, mere laala hosh kar, main guroo daa vaasataa chhaddiaa toon takarraa hai| jaan raam laal utthiaa, deevaan ne baanh farr ke kihaa jaao nikale, dtil naa karo|

raam laal ne kadam chukiaa taan us dee sikhanee te putr bee magar| deevaan ne nooh dee baanh farr ke kihaa, tain naheen jaanaa| par baanh chhuddaa ke pateebrataa patee de magar| tad maan ne kihaa bachaa jaraa tthahir jaa| baahon farr ke putr noo paas bahaal liaa| te ro ro ke bolee kaakaa mainoo maar ke jaanden, teraa hath lagadaa taan meraa agaa sauaradaa te toon taan hun vahuttee bee naal lai chalio mere potare te nooh noo taan chhadd jaaha

putr maan jee ih sabh tuhaaddee daualat han, einhaan noo rakh, main naal naheen lijaandaa|

sikhanee sas age hath jorr ke maan jee bakhasho, mainoo aagayaa dio jithe ih jaanage othe hee main jaavaangee| inhaan naalon main add naheen reh sakadee|

maan dhee meraa kauan

nooha te maan jee svaamee baajh meraa kauan aap vadde sir mathe te, par svaamee de charanaan dee daasee hon karake unhaan dee sevaa ton kikur moonh morraan ghar de sukh bhogaan te patee de dukhaan daa hisaa naa vanddaavaan adhaa ang saare ton keekoon vichharre lok pralok, dukh sukh, eeh meraa har thaan, har haal, aasaraa paranaa, meraa aapanaa aap main aapane aasare ton aapane aape ton keekoon vichhurraan

deevaana bee, sikhaan dee sangat bee buree ik chhuree hai| ih kurree bee giaan saarran lagee je| hachhaa paraalabadha is ke bhee nikaal dio| larrake noo rakh lo|

baalaka naa naa baabaa main naheen rahindaa, jithe mere baapoo jee te maan jee rahinage, othe hee main rahaangaa|

deevaana kiaun bachoo

baalaka inhaan de pichhon main rottee kithon khaaoon

panddata moorakha deevaan saahib de ghar rottee naheen hai

baalaka par ethe saare huke peende han, main rottee keekoon khaaun mainoo shabad kauan sunaaoo mainoo kalageean vaale de piaar deean galaan kauan samajhaau

deevaana mathe te hath maarake ik noo kee roneen aoot giaa ee aavaa|

deevaananee potare noo kuchharr lai ke te piaar de ke mere akhaan de taare rottee main pakaaun, vakharaa chauankaa banaaun, toon taan mere paas rahu naa, laala

baalak par fer mainoo vee aakhoge kes naa rakh| main kes rakhane hoe, naale baapoo jee ton kauan vichhurre, eih kalageean vaale de piaare han| maan jee noo kauan chhadde, nit guroo naanak jee de prem dee kathaa karade han|

deevaananee ve devatiaan de utaaro main aauagunahaaree noo naal lai chalo, ve prameshur de savaario dayaa karo, ve mainoo vee naal lai chalo

deevaana deevaananee daa hath hujak ke te pare pattakaa ke chal susaree put nooh vala nikal jaao

deevaananee paas pee kattaar chuk ke ve bachaa mainoo mukaa ke jaaveen dauarr ke singh jee noo boohe vichon farr liaa bachaa meraa kam pooraa kar jaah kattaar usade hath vich deve mainoo maar jaah, main kikur jeevaangee haae ve loko, meraa sarabans lutt giaa| koee bachaao ve| koee rurrhadee berree bane laao ve iaun bihabal hoee ne kattaar aapane pett vich maaree, lahoo chal piaa te bhuaattanee khaake ddig pee| vadde bharaa ne dhakaa maar ke singh, singhanee te bhujhangee noo baahar kadt ditaa te boohaa andaron bheerr liaa|

4. kaandd

maapiaan de raam laal te khaalase jee de bijai singh jee ghar ton nikal ke aapanee singhanee ar bhujhangee samet laahauar shahir de ujaarr bazaaraan thaaneen hunde hoe ik aise aadamee de ghar pahunche, jo singh taan naheen see, par jis de jeevan daa saaraa vateeraa sikhaan vaalaa see, keval kesaadhaaree naheen see| is purakh ne aapanaa dharam ih banaaeaa hoeaa see ki vele kuvele singhaan noo ghar vich lukaa chhupaa ke aasaraa deve| bhaaven is daa jee taan bahut chaahundaa see ki keshaadhaaree singh saje, prantoo praupakaar dee khaatar takaleef jhal ke bee te ih khiaal karake ki bhaaven hor janam vee dhaaranaa pave, par singhaan dee sahaaeitaa zaroor karanee hai, eis ne aapane aap noo sahijadhaaree dee shakal vich hee rakhiaa hoeaa see| us samen aise kee hor praupakaaree bhee san jo aapane asoolaan karake taan sikh san, par shakal soorat sikhaan vaalee naheen rakhade san; sagon baaharalee varaton bhee aisee rakhade san ki jis ton pake hindoo jaapan sikhaan noo bipataa pee

bijai singh jee jad is ghar pahunche, tad laalaa leelaa raam ne, jo ghar daa maalak see, einhaan dee khaatar keetee ar aapanee havelee de us asathaan vich utaaraa ditaa ki jithe koee naheen pahunch sakadaa see ar naa dtoondd karan te hee pataa lag sakadaa see| ishanaan paanee karake sabh ne sree guroo granth saahib jee daa paatth keetaa te fer prasaad chhakiaa| raat de vele is havelee vich panjaah satth singh hor ikatthe hoe| is vele panth dee ukhiaaee daa varanan chal piaa ki amritasar vichon singh kadt dite jaan daa hukam chalaa giaa hai, guradaasapur teek, jithe singhaan ne kabaze keete san. sabh khohe jaa rahe han| gashatee fauaj saare panjaab vich fir rahee hai ar thaan thaan pur kache kotthe paa ke chauankeean pahire baitth rahe han| khaalase de saare jathe, jinhaan ne sir kadte san, kite kite kuchh ddatte han, par kee baaraan, banaan, pahaarraan deean kukhaan vich jaa luke han, par vichaare gareeb grihasathee kee karan; maare jaa rahe han|

gajan singha khaalasaa jee aapane aj daa saakaa naheen suniaa

majaa singha naheen jee kee hoeaa

gajan singha sree vaahiguroo sajan singh jee shaheed ho ge| saare singha hain kee bhaaee saahib saanoo chhadd ge

gajan singha main tuhaanoo unhaan dee vithiaa sunaavaan| panj din teek bhaaee hureen singhanee te putraan samet kaid rahe han; an tak uhanaan noo naheen ditaa giaa|

deevaan kauarraa mal bhee ihanaan sikhaan vichon hee see| sar jaan mailakam aapanee pusatak vich aise sikhaan noo khulaasaa sikh likhade han| ih lok singhaan vich sahijadhaaree sikh kahaaunde san| eeh nishache bharose te karanee de pake sikh hunde se|

aj savere sabhanaan noo manddee vich liaake pahile taan unhaan de duhaan putraan noo unhaan de saamhane maariaa, fer unhaan dee singhanee noo shaheed keetaa ar sabh ton magaron singh huraan noo at bedaradee naal sheed keetaa| hath pair unhaan de rukh naal kas dite san, hilan joge taan san hee naheen| he karataara khalakat traas traas kar utthee ar janaa khanaa iho keh rihaa see ki hun mugalaan daa raaj koee din daa puraahunaa hai| bahut saare lok taan vekh naheen sake, nas ge, par bhaaee jee kis prem naal paatth karade san chhekarr avaaz chup ho gee, sikhee sidak kesaan suaasaan naal nibh giaa|

eih daradanaak samaachaar sun ke sabh de kaleje kanb ge, akhaan vich jal te dilaan vich roh bhar giaa, aa banee daa kee

daaroo

majaa singh singh jee bhaaee saahib farre kikur ge gajan singha uh sukarree pret, ausane visaahaghaat keetaa hai|

bijai singha uho kee uh aisaa dushatt hai mainoo sansaa taan furiaa karadaa see ki ih koee saaf dil purakh naheen hai; par aj pooraa pataa lagaa| he karataara kihe kihe baghiaarr gaooaan dee soorat vich fir rahe han|

dilee bhan singha khaalasaa jee kee karee, guroo daa bhaanaa hee aisaa hai kise daa kasoor naheen| mahaaraaj noo iho manazoor hai ki mere piaare shaheed hon, paap mugalaan de zinme rahe unhaan daa berraa grak hove, raaj jhabade nashatt hove|

mugal daman singha jee sach hai, hun daso ki kee ih haal idaan hee rahoo laahauar vich singh shaheed hunde han, ar singhaan de

bijai singha fer hun aiaun karee ki koee dtab panth noo katthe karan daa kadtee

tthakatthakatthakatthaka

hain ih kee hoeaa havelee de boohe kharrake palo palee vich laalaa leelaa raam dam charrhe hoe aa pahunche te bole khaalasaa jee kooch karo, aj maare ge, sarakaare khabar ho gee hai, piaade savaar baahar aa rahe han|

raagho singha fer kee ddar hai, hune jang karade haan|

laalaa jee sach hai; par is tthaahar noo banee rahin dio| kee vele khaalase de kam aavegee, naheen taan tuseen laahauar vich aasaraa guaa baitthege|

bijai singha fer praupakaaree mahaaraaj jee koee pichhavaarre daa raah daso haran ho jaaeee|

laalaa jee ik gahiree soch ar dheeraj naal pauarreean dee bukhaarachee val ge ttuttaa khuthaa asabaab ar boreean te jule jo bukhaarachee vich pe san kadte ar ik mittee rangee pathar dee sil jo bukhaarachee de lanbaa choorraa de baraabar vichhee pee dharatee naal ik jind hoee pee jaapadee see ghatte naalon saaf keetee| kandh de vich ik nikaa jihaa chhek see| us chhek vich eik seekh paa ke tthokee taan hetthalee sil uchee ho aaee, do sareeraan ne hath paake sil chuk lee| hetthaan ik lohe dee chadar vichhee hoee see, eisade vich fir ik nikaa jihaa chhek see jis vich salaaee feran naal lohe dee

laalaa jee daa ghar ik puraatan havelee see ar ik boohe de sivaa is noo baaharale paasion koee rasataa naheen see| ih patthaan paatashaahaan de vele dee banee hoee see te is vichon gupat raah bachan daa vee see|

chadar vichon do takhate ho ge| eeh boohiaan vaang hetthaan khisak ke kandh naal jaa lage, ar khooh jihaa prateet hon lagaa| barree furatee naal khaalase jee noo sainat karake laalaa jee ne hetth utaariaa ar ih sugand ditee ki kadee jeeaunde jee is surang daa naam naheen lainaa| ar de deeve de ke kihaa sidhe turee jaaeo| saje hath naa murranaa odhar kilhe vaale paase noo rasataa hai ar baaharon band keetaa hoeaa hai, par sidhe ture jaanaa, kujh vaatt langhake ik pathar aavegaa, aus de adh vich ik chhek hovegaa, seekh paa ke dabege taan uh kandh vich sarak jaavegaa ar kachee mittee daa dter disegaa| is noo dhake naal ddegake baahar nikalake saare jee sanbhaal laine| fer us sikh noo jo kandh vich sarakee hoee hovegee, ausade baaharale ubhaar ton farrake khichanaa, auh tur pavegee, jad kandh naal milake ik pattak dee avaaz aave taan samajhanaa ki boohaa meettiaa giaa hai| fer mittee naal silaan noo kanj ke jidhar raah mile padhaar jaanaa| fate gajaa ke khaalasaa surang vich lop ho giaa te laalaa jee ne aunhaan hikamataan naal fer moghaa band keetaa, maanon ethe kujh hai hee naheen see ar mailaa kuchailaa asabaab ute sittake aapane kamare vich andarale rasate jaa ke lett ge| ih saaraa kam laalaa jee barree furatee vich bhugataa ge san ar baaharalee fauaj noo, jo is havelee dee itt itt kharrakaaun noo aaee see, sak furane daa samaan bee naa lajhaa ki andar ine chir vich kee sitam ho giaa hai par tad tak baaharalaa boohaa khulh chukaa see ar sipaahee baaharale viharre vich aa pahunche san kiaunk laalaa jee de ik naven nauakar ne, je is dushatt manasoobe vich mukhabaree daa eik chaladaa purazaa ar ise kam lee nauakar rakhaaeaa giaa see boohaa kholh ditaa see, par laalaa jee bee ik bhaare akalaye te jaanakaar san| aap noo vele sir khabar mil gee see, par pahilee avaaz ton hee pachhaan ge san ki turakaan dee fauaj aa gee hai, eise lee turat furat baanhanoo banh liaa| je kadee ik gharree dee dtil karade tad kujh bee naa banadaa|

leelaa jhootth, jhootth, jhootth, main te mere ghar sikh haina par hachhaa sach noo kaahadaa ddar hai main kaparre paa lavaan|

sipaahee naheen ise tarhaan hee hakoom hai chalane daa| leelaa bahut bhalaa ar chup kar ke us de naal ho tture| viharre vich pahunche te kutavaal saahib noo salaam karake adab naal jaa kharre hoe ar chaar chufere dabee nazar karake taarr ge ki mere ghar de har chhaje, har attaaree, har boohe age pahiraa lag giaa hai, kutavaal saahib bhee pachhaane, jo leelaa raam de param mitr san, par ais vele dtaah laaun vaale darayaa dee tarhaan aiaun kararre teeaurree ate vatt mathe te paae hoe san ki maanon saaree havelee noo nigal jaanage| kutavaala aap mere mitar ho par raajasee maamale barre bure han, hun main sakhatee karane lee paravas haan, aap jhabade sikhaan noo farraa dio| leelaa aap paatashaah main parajaa haan ar meraa ghar aap de haazar hai, pataa pataa dtoondd lavo, jo thaan jo jaghaa aakho vikhaa dendaa haan,

dhaavaa|

jithe sikh mile, farr lavo, je meree havelee vichon ik vee sikh nikal pave tad mere naal jo chaahe karo, mainoo uzar naheen main taan aapadaa daas haan, kise gal daa uzar naheen kar sakadaa| kise dusatt ne maaloom hundaa hai ki mainoo dukh den lee ih khabar ditee hai, par hachhaa khudaavand kareem jis dee rakhe us dee rahe|

kutavaala talaashee dee kee lorr hai aap hee kadt dio, eis tarhaan main kuchh riaaeit kar devaangaa te doojee tarhaan nikale taan fer ree chhonachesasiona honee aauakhee hai, saanoo khabar barree pakee milee hai|

leelaa je mere andar hon ar main lukaau karaan taan denadaar par jad han hee naheen taan kee karaan aap dekh lave, binaan dekhe tasalee naheen aaunee|

gal kee is tarhaan bahis magaron talaashee suroo hoee, ghar daa pataa pataa dditthaa giaa, zanaane maradaane kamare ttole ge, bhare, tahikhaane, saradakhaane sabh talaashe ge, moreean te aale tak dtoondde ge par sikh daa mushak vee naa labhaa| kutavaal saahib dee pooree tasalee ho gee par aise ameer ghar vichon khaalee hath kauan jaave eik dilee val de dafedaar jee leelaa raam noo kahin lage ki aap kee izat khudaa ne bachaaee hai par kuchh najraanaa sipaaheeon ko is raat ke vakat men takaleef karane kaa de do tum ko fir kabhee takaleef naa hogee, chhottee mottee baat rafaa dafaa ho jaaeaa karegee aauar ab pooree safaaee sarakaar men ho jaaegee| leelaa ne sunade saar hee ik tashataree moharaan dee mangavaa ke kutavaal de age rakhee| kutavaal saahib laahaual laahaual karan lag ge ki main aauar risvat, fir aap se aap mere dilee dosat hain|

leelaa vadtee tad hundee je mainoo aap aparaadhee paa lainde taan, eih keval aap de sipaaheean de dudh paanee lee hai| gal kee hakeemaan vaang naanh naanh karade kutavaal jee ne moharaan sipaaheean de jal paanee vaasate dafedaar dee jholee pavaaeean ar haneree vaang

5. kaandd

hun udhar daa haal suno khaalase jee noo zameen de hetth hetth ik barree puraanee surang thaanee langhanaa piaa, rasataa tang, puraanee havaa ar doheen paaseen band, jee ghabaraan lag ge, par jind piaaree ne kaahalee kaahalee dooje sire puchaaeaa ar leelaa raam de kahe anusaar kam karan naal rasataa khulh giaa| saare jane ik suny ujaarr jihee vich pahunch pe| pathar ttikaake surang daa rasataa taan band kar liaa, hun ih fikar piaa ki kidhar daa rukh karee| thorre kadam te jaa ke ik thaan te baitth ge ar sochan lage| kise noo rasate dee kuchh khabar naheen see ar naa ih pataa see ki aseen kithe haan, chhekarr guroo te bharosaa rakhake ik paase val tur pe| othon kujh ku vaatt ge honage taan chand daa chaananaa ho giaa ar saamhanepaase ik kachee havelee disee| is de age pahiraa lagaa hoeaa see, pahire vaale aahatt paa ke haak laaee| havelee vichon te us de magarale paasion dekhade dekhade bahut saare sipaahee sanadhabadh nikal pe ar sikh aa pe; sikh aa pe kahinde hoe khaalase de val ulatt pe| sikh vichaare achaanak balaa de moonh fas ge, par hauasalaa inhaan paas ik aisee daat hai jo is bahaadar kauam noo kadee haar naheen dindaa, jhatt patt talavaaraan dhooh ke ddatt ge| hun ik

eih chauakee see jo sikhaan de maaran lee khohalee gee see kuchh asavaar ithe utariaa karade se| aise kache thaan tadon gashatee fauaj lee bahut banaae ge hoe san|

ghamasaan mach giaa, daau baazee te hathapalathaa aaranbh ho giaa| kithe panjaah te kithe do sau, par tad vee ttaakaraa karanon kadee naa murran vaale sikhaan ne karaare hath dikhaae| anek sipaahee talavaar de ghaatt utaare| chhekarr sipaahee kuchh tthitthanbar ke ik paase val ttale| sikh larrade ghulade aapane raah val bee vadh rahe san, so inhaan ne hor kadam agere keete, eidhar sipaaheean ne pichhale paase rukh keetaa| aiaun doven dhiraan pichhaa chhuddaaundeean ne, doojee dhir bhajee samajh ke maidaan khaalee chhadd ke nasan dee keetee, par saadde bijai singh hureen naal naa dauarr sake, kiaunk unhaan dee singhanee noo pett vich satt lagan kar ke gash aa gee see, ar singh jee ikalavanje lijaa us dee sevaa kar rahe san| raaj bhaag vich palee suhalataa te komalataa dee putalee sheel kauar lee ih din saaree avasathaa vich pahilaa dukhaan daa din see ar addol samundar vich bhare toofaan de achaanak aa jaan vaang bipataa daa dihaarraa see| pahile safar daa thakevaan, fer gharadiaan daa dil hilaa den vaalaa salook te gharon nikaalaa, fer raat dee bipataa ar hun vaireean de dtahe charrh ke masaan jihe bachanaa; koee maamoolee galaan naheen san| ik suhal isatree lee is ton vadh hor kee bipataa ho sakadee hai par ik dharam dee ttek see jo inhaan de dil noo taakat dendee see| hun patee jee de yatanaan naal beebee noo hosh aa gee| zakham taan aiven maamoolee see, par ik bandook dee hujh naal dhabak khaa ke vichaaree bauraanee ho ke dtatthee hoee see| hosh sanbhaalee tad danpatee ne kee dditthaa ki maidaan khaalee piaa hai, kee singh te turak maare ge han| is vihal noo vekh ke akal de putale bijai singh ne ik do talavaaraan te ik do khanjar ar ik bandook te kujh thorraa golee sikaa uthon lai liaa ar utar pichhon dee dishaa noo jhabade tur piaa| bhaaven vahuttee achhee tarhaan tur naheen sakadee see, par jind rakhan dee ichhaa unhaan de thake sareeraan vich mumiaaee

vahuttee gabharoo|

daa kam kar rahee see| tarrakasaar de vele tak koee sat koh paindd langh ge| pindd raah vich dise sabh ton laanbhe reh reh ke nikal jaande rahe| hun sooraj charrh piaa te ik ghanaan jangal aa giaa aus noo kilhaa samajh ke ban vich aa varre ar ik ghane chhaae vaaee thaan pur jaa ke hare hare ghaah pur lett ge| lette aise ki sate sudhaan bhul geean, jiven koee sauadaagar ghorre vech ke jaan koee pio dhee daa ddolaa tor ke sauandaa hai| thakaan bhaaven achavee tak pahunch giaa see ar eih umaid naheen see ki neend inhaan deean hatteean hoeean akhaan vich bisaraam karegee par sabad de premee hon karake surat inhaan de vas vich see. surat noo ttikaau de rasate paaunde nindaraa vich lai ge ar ghaah pur sau ge, jiven indar takhat te sauan jaave| eis vele tthandtak inhaan noo muttheean bharan lag gee ar piaaree piaaree pauan pakhaa karan lag gee|

munhere de sute lauadte pahir utthe| ban de vich ik chhanbh jihaa labh ke ishanaan paanee keetaa ar ik beree de ber khaa ke eis mudt kadeemaan de vairee dtidd daa laanghaa langhaaeaa| bijai singh daa sankalap is ban vich kujh din kattane daa see, par ban vichon kee vairee turak sipaahee door sarrak pur ture jaande vekh ke ih thaan salaamat naa jaanee te ghusamuse hone ton rataa ku pahilon kooch kar ditaa| sanjh hone de vele kee dekhade han ki darayaa kandte aa nikale haan sooraj daa ddubaau, nadee daa charrhaau, raat daa utaraau ik aisaa bhaibheet samen daa kaaran ho rihaa see ki jis vich man sahimadaa, dehi sankuchadee te niraasataa vadhadee chalee gee see| paar ho sakan dee aas aasaa ton hath dho baitthee see jiven gayaanavaan de karam pungaran dee aas chhadd baitthade han| par thorraa chir hor utar rukh kadam maaran te ho chookee niraasaa fer aasaa vich palatt khalotee ki eik patan nazareen aa giaa te ik berree dis pee, jis daa poor kujh aoonaa see, par uh berree noo aooniaan hee tthelhan lage see| bijai singh dee avaaz sun ke

eisatree bachee singh jee te main dariaaon paar utare saan. turakaan aa gheriaa, patee jee ne judh keetaa panj turak maare, eh bahut

eiaun kahindee uh singhanee sache vishavaas vich charrh gee, jind daa ttimattimaaundaa deevaa iko vaaree ttimak ke bujh giaa| bolan de zor naal vakhee de ghaau vichon lahoo dee dhaar hor veh turee see, jis ne pinjare vichon panchhee noo uddaa ditaa| singh jee noo aapanee bipataa bhul chukee see, eis gal dee pravaah hee naheen see ki boohaa khulhaa hai ar bhaj jaan daa velaa hai, par ik singhanee daa ant suaaran daa khiaal see| hun taan uh charrh gee see, par bijai singh is fikar vich hai ki kise prakaar eis daa daah ho jaae, aisaa naa hove ki leth pee rule| is kamare daa andaralaa kujh baalan ar kotthe naal pe tin chaar manje te kakh kaan katthaa karake lothaan de duaale paa ke deeve naal ag laa ditee ar tine jane hauale jihe fate gajaa ke dabe pair turade, makhan vichon vaal vaang, tilak ge| pahire de sipaahee taan masatee vich pe san, tarrakasaar jad akh khulhee taan kee dekhade han ki saaraa kotthaa bal rihaa hai| ar door de sek ne inhaan de manjiaan noo tapaaunaa shuroo kar ditaa hai| ghaabar ke utthe saare door kharro ke bitar bitar dekhan ar sikhaan noo gaalhaan kadtan lag ge| ag bujhaaun dee kise naa keetee ar karade bhee kee sarakaaree asabaab see, sarr giaa taan sarr giaa| aj dee lutt kujh thorrhee

6 kaandd

jad bijai singh gharon nikaliaa see, tad usadee maan chhuree khaa ke ddig pee see| ghaau lagaa taan pett vich see, par uh kaaree naheen see| chooharr mal vahuttee te guse taan bahut see, par us dee akal de kaaran uh ik tarhaan us de hetth vagadaa see, unjh kee bhabakaan barrhakaan bhaaven maar laindaa see te us noo guse vee ho laindaa see par ih treemat aisee daanee see ki raajasee maamaliaan vich bee patee noo kee ver sikhayaa dindee hundee see ar is dee vaddiaaee banaaun daa kaaran hundee see, eis kar ke ghar vich barree lorreendee daanee treemat samajhee jaandee see| is de ghaaeil hon par barre hakeem sade ge, maheene ku vich zakham ttheek ho ke raajee ho ge, par piaare putr daa vichhorraa maan noo ik nit daa sal de giaa, maanon is de dil vich sadaa balane vaalee chikhaa baal giaa| maaee ghar de kam kaaj karadee, par putr noo yaad karake haauke laindee rahindee| usade paatth karane dee vairaagamee dhaaranaa us de kanaan vich har vele goonjadee jaapadee| guaandt vich ik baalak japujee daa paatth ttheek bijai singh vaangoo karadaa hundaa saan, aus dee aavaaz aisee piaaree lagee ki is ne choree choree likhat daa sree guroo granth saahib likhaaree noo chauakhee maayaa bhettaa de ke aapane ghar lukaven thaan sathaapan keetaa ar us baalak dee paalanaa aapane jinme lai ke us ton paatth sunane daa nem kar liaa| is prakaar roj de paatth sunan ne is de man noo sansaarak budhee ton prerake dhaaramak chakar feriaa, ar bijai singh age ton bee vadheek piaaraa lagan lagaa, ar usade kes rakhane, jinhaan noo pahile is ne moorakhataa jaataa see, hun change lagan lag pe| aapane man dee

panddat jee ne pahile barre lame chauarre vakhayaan de ke usade pate kadtan deean aauakarraan daseean, par chhekarr karaar keetaa ki main siron pare yatan karaangaa ar aashaa hai ki pataa laa lavaangaa| suaanee jee ne koee de hazaar rupayaa panddat jee noo is sevaa lee peshagee ditaa| koee pandaraan ku din magaron panddat jee ne suaanee jee noo kihaa ki main bijai singh daa pataa kadt liaa hai| mamataa dee maaree maan ne kuchh javaahar te hazaar ku mohar panddat huraan de havaale keetee ar pairaan pur sir dhar ke vaasataa paa ke kihaa bhagavaan daa vaasataa je ki ih padaarath mere putr noo puchaa dio| panddat jee ne us dee changee tarhaan tasalee banaahee| gaoo maataa jaaman ditee, shaasatar ved dee sahun khaadhee te gafaa lai ke ghar pahunche| ik ddoonghaa jihaa ttoaa putt ke dhan dab ditaa ar doosare din dtoondd vich ttur pe|

desh vich sikhaan ne sir hilaaeaa see, khaas kar baaree duaab vich par manoo valon bee barree sakhtee te katal ho rahee see| laahauar vich aae din sikh maare jaande san| ghar ghar inhaan galaan daa charachaa see| manoo noo adeenaabeg te shak see ki uh sikhaan noo chukadaa hai so us noo hukam giaa see ki toon inhaan daa khuraa khoj mittaa de| bijai singh dee maan ihanaan galaan noo barre gahu naal sunadee hundee see|

dekho taareekhe panjaab likhat sayad muhamad lateef|

kiaunk piaare putr dee liv usade jee vich har vele lagee rahindee see. is dee ih dashaa vekhake goleean baandeean is noo tarhaan tarhaan deean khabaraan liaa liaa ke sunaaundeean san| uh khabaraan fer suaanee deevaan noo sunaa ke pakaa pataa laindee see| ki eeh sach han ki naheen kujh ku samaachaar jo ret thale vichon kinakaa maatr han, eithe likhade haan

goleesuaanee jee aj barraa upadr hoeaa|

suaanee hain kee hoeaa

golee shaalaamaar baag de dhur hetthale takhate pur de bhukhe baagh chhadde ge, ar de sikh, jo naven farre aae san mushakaan banhake kharre keete ge| baaghiaan ne aiaun haabarr haabarrake unhaan dee bettee bettee uddaaee ki sune vekhe daa farak hai; par bebe jee aakhade han ki kise ne haae teek naheen keetee| sree vaahiguroo hee uchaarade chal base|

suaanee te othe hor koee naheen see

golee navaab saahib aap saare darabaaree te aapane deevaan saahib bhee san| saare uparale takhate pur baitth ke tamaashaa vekhade te khirr khirraake hasade san|

suaanee tthandtaa saah bharake vinaash kaalech vipreet budhe mugalaan daa raaj hun naash hon te aa giaa hai| naaraaeina mere putr noo prahilaad vaang bachaa deh| laala tainoo tatee vaa naa lage|

golee us daa raam sahaaee hai, tuseen ratee fikar naa karo| suaanee bhalaa unhaan sikhaan vich koee khataree bhee see

golee naheen jee, par sikhaan vich taan saare iko jihe lagade han, koee jatt koee khataree daa veravaa taan naheen disadaa, saare lame, chauarre te sache hunde han ar ddaadte bahaadara khabare inhaan dee koee jaat bhee hundee hai ki naheen

1. je kise daa naash hon daa samaan aave taan pahilaan us dee budh maaree jaandee hai|

suaanee jaat hundee taan bahaadaree naa hundee, eih saaraa maitree daa hee fal hai, kadee paatteean kandhaan pur bhee chhat ttikee hai mileean kandhaan de hee mahil banade han|

eik din suaanee kotthe te baitthee vaal sukaaundee see te ih geet gaaundee see

laaddaan paaliaa laal dulaaraa chhadd sidhaayaa mainoo|

ttukarre ttukarre hiradaa hoeaa khelh dasaan kee tainoo|

eine noo kulapat raae naazam dee vahuttee dee ddolee aa gee doven saheleean vadde piaar naal mileean| naajm dee vahuttee ne raam laal de sikh ho jaan dee barree parachaaunee keetee ar darad vanddiaa, jiven aj kal kise de putr marane par parachaaunee kareedee hai| galaan hundiaan havaandiaan kulapat dee vahuttee ne maakhovaala de judh dee bhayaanak kahaanee aiaun ditee

naazamanee bhain jee sikhaan vichaariaan de bhaa dee ddaadtee aa banee hai| hain taan change par samen de paatashaah inhaan de vairee ho rahe han| kalh raateen patee jee ne mainoo maakhovaal daa haal sunaaeaa, loon kandde kharre ho ge| ih taan tainoo pataa hee hai ki pichhale patthaanee judh vich sikhaan ne amritasar ton lai ke pahaarraan tak daa ilaakaa mal liaa see te fer gashatee fauaj ne unhaan noo nasaa ke jangalee vaarr ditaa ar shahiraan de vaasee ddaraauneean mauataan moe, jaan luk chhup ke nikal ge te baneen pahaarreen jaa vase| jo gashatee fauaj dee duradasaa sikhaan ne chhaape maar maarake, raataan cheer cheerake keetee hai uh hee jaanade han, jinhaan de sir beetee hai| budte kott laage sataluj dee bett vich singhaan daa moman khaan naal bhaaree ghamasaan machiaa see, jis vich change change turak jodhe khet hoe par chhekarr singh inhaan daa naash karake chup keete

maakhovaal de judh daa haal jemaz braaoon, mailakam, grifan, kaningham ar muhamad lateef ne aapane itihaasaan vich likhiaa hai| maakhovaal aanandapur saahib daa pahilaa naam see|

hath vichon saaban dee chauankee vaang tilak ge| is ton magaron kee upindar hoe| suniaa hai ki jalandhar de navaab aadeenaa beg ne aapane unhaan sakaan de door karane lee, jo laahauar dee sarakaar noo us pur san, sikhaan naal vaddaa dhroh keetaa hai| uton dee unhaan naal mitthaa baniaa rihaa hai te vichon daau takadaa rihaa hai| maakhovaal vich, jo us de laage hee hai, sikhaan daa ik bhaaree melaa see, hajaaraan lok katthe ho rahe san, kite bhajan simaran te baaneean de uchaar ho rahe san, ar sikh bechint dtaaneean laaee baitthe dtaaddeean ton vaaraan san rahe san| kite beeraras de nakase bajh rahe san. kite bahaadaree te maidaanejang dee katt vadt de geet alaape jaa rahe san, ki aadeenaa beg chup chaap fauaj lai ke jaa piaa| sikh lok bekhabare san, achaanak chaar chuferion balaa vich ghir ge| barree furatee keetee, barree chalaakee ton kam liaa, par fer bhee kee banadaa see hazaaraan hee khet hoe lothaan de dter lag ge, dharatee lahoo naal soohee ho gee ar chaar chufere bhaidaaeik samaan bajh giaa| par jedhe sikh sanbhalade sanbhaalade chhekarr ddatt ge, aapane kudaratee subhaau moojab enee katt vadt vekh ke bhee dil naa haario ne| mele vich saare jodhe naheen san, jo saaree bheerr vich jodhiaan de larradiaan bee halachalee mach gee te singh titar bitar ho ge| idhar taan aadeenaa beg ne khabar ghalee hai ki main fate paaee te bhaaree katal kar ditee hai, hun sikh utthan joge naheen rahe, par mere patee jee mainoo dasade see ki us ne andarakhaane aapane mitar sadeek beg noo saradaar jasaa singh aahaloovaalee paas ghal ditaa hai ki main laahauar de hukam karake tusaan te aa piaa saan, jo honaa see ho chukaa hun aao sulah kar leee| saradaar jasaa singh ne is vele barree doorandeshee karake sulah man lee see ki sulah naal khaalasaa anandapur de pahaarree

eih melaa samat 1808 de hole mehale daa aanandapur saahib daa see te chhaapaa aadeenaa beg ne ain mele vaale din maariaa see|

eilaake vich aaraam naal reh sakegaa te desh vich meer manoo dee vas rahee ag ton bachake ttabaradaar sikh ethe dinakattee kar lainage| so iaun unhaan naal us dee sulah ho gee hai te sikh hun fer aanandapur vich sir lukaaun lee jaa rahe han| mere patee jee dasade see ki meree raae vich aadeenaa beg barraa chaalaak hai| uh sochadaa hai ki je main sikhaan noo moolon hee maar liaa tad laahauar dee sarakaar mainoo maar lavegee kiaunk hun meraa ddar baniaa hoeaa hai ki ih sikhaan daa bandobasat changaa karadaa hai| ih soch ke us ne sikhaan naal andarakhaane sulah kar lee hai ki tuseen aaraam naal ttik jaao te main tuhaanoo tang naheen karaangaa| idhar sikhaan te chhaapaa maar te shahiree vason noo katal karake laahauar pat banaa lee soo ki main sikh yodhe khoob mukaae han|

deevaananee bhain jee tuhaanoo ih kithon pate lage

naazamanee kal darabaar vich ese gal dee charachaa rahee| raat patee jee te ik mitr saadde ghar galaan karade rahe san ki navaab aadeenaa beg barraa chalaak hai, laahauar de thale bhee naheen lagadaa, vigarradaa bhee naheen, sikhaan naal larr bhee paindaa hai te fer sulah bhee kar laindaa hai| dikhaavaa ih karadaa hai ki main sikhaan de fasaad door karadaa haan ar fer aapanee lat uchee rakhan lee thorre bahut fasaad sikhaan de hon bhee dindaa hai| main ih saare prasang andar baitthee sunadee

rahee saan, par bhain jee aitakaan ik gal barree maarree hoee hai| sikhaan daa ik saradaar jasaa singh raamagarreea naame adeenaa beg paas nauakar ho giaa hai|

• kuchh ise prakaar dee raae muhamad lateef ne likhee hai|

7. kaandd

laahauaron tur raavee paar ho ke fer jhanaan nadee aaundee hai| jis daa paat ar vahin aiddaa bhaaree hai ki panjaabee vich kahaavataan vich varateendaa hai. yathaa naheeon ant jhanaan daa jithe berre lakh dduban is nadee de doheen paaseen kise samen bhaaree bele hunde san, jinhaan vich kisam kisam de brichh ar bhaant bhaant de jeevajantoo rahinde san| aj kal bhee ih belaa kee thaaeen disadaa hai, par us samen taan lag pag saare hundaa see| ar vithaan ghatt hundeean san| laahauar jaandiaan utar panchh rukh noo pahile hee kandte bhaaree sanghanaa belaa see| jithe ku vazeeraabaad hai. ihai is ton kujh meel pachham utar rukh noo seegaa| ih ban keval kandte hee naheen, sagon kujh ku meel ute teek pasariaa hoeaa see| sanghane brichhaan ar kanddedaar jhaarreean ne is noo katthan ban banaa ditaa hoyaa see| is de andar jaanaa taan aauakhaa see, par vich vichaale jaa ke kee thaaeen khulhe padhar ar virale thaan hunde san, par tad bhee brichhaan dee chhaayaa saare sahaaraa dindee see, jinhaan samiaan de aseen dukh bhare samaachaar likhade haan, eiho dushatar jangal hee khaalase daa svarag te indrapureean hunde san| koee jangal, ban, belaa, aisaa naheen hundaa see ki jis vich das, panj yaa so sikh sir lukaaee dinakattee naa kar rahe hon| jis vele daa aseen ute samaachaar dasiaa hai, aus vich ik khulhe thaan pur ban de kakh kanddiaan dee banee hoee ik kulee hai, jis de udaale kanddiaan dee vaarr de ke jhirree jihee banaaee hoee hai, kulee de age te jhirree de vich ik viharraa bee hai| ih jhirree banapasooaan ton bachaau dee ik changee soorat de ke rachee hoee hai ar kulee de duaale kee velaan laaeean hoeean han| thorrhee door pare ik chhanbh hai je meenh de jal naal athavaa dariyaa de uchhalane naal bharapoor rahindaa hai| is daa jal changaa, mitthaa te sutharaa rahindaa hai| is kutteea vich ik singh ttabar samet jind bachaaee din bitaa rihaa hai|

sooraj deautaa dharatee de uhale hundaa jaandaa aapaneean chhekarraleean laasaan dikhaa rihaa hai| chaar chufere suhaau vaalaa chaananaa, jo dhup dee

ho jaandee hai|

eih doven maan putr baitthe pilachhee deean ttokareean banaa rahe san ki sanjh noo sir te pahunchaa vekhake inhaan ne aapane kam noo chuk ditaa ar moonh hath dho ke chauankarree maar rahiraas daa paatth karan lee baitth ge| par paatth karan dee thaaven chup chaap baitth jaan theen maloom hundaa hai

eih paravaar saadde bijai singh jee sheel kauar te bhujangee jee daa hai| is vele chand dee mitthee chaananee brichhaan noo chaandanee dee rupahilee chadar pahinaa rahee see ar patiaan vichon chhan chhan ke chaandanee hetthaan bee pai rahee see| ban pashooaan de ghuraaun de shabad kise kise vele ik bhayankar sur vich goonj painde san ki ine chir vich ik maanukhee aavaaz haae haae haae dee aaun lag pee, jisadee chobh hiradiaan noo neje vaang pure rahee see| bijai singh daa dayaa poorat hiradaa reh naa sakiaa, eik deenee baal ke aavaaz dee sedh pur turiaa, naal vahuttee te putr bhee ho le| labhade labhade ik brichh de hetth eik lachhade aadamee noo dditthaa jo haae haae kar rihaa see, ar jis de badan noo aiseean jhareettaan lag raheean san ki jinhaan karake kee thaavaan ton lahoo sinm rihaa see| akhaan dee rangat aisee palattee hoee see ki aadamee vahishee hoeaa jaapadaa see| bijai singh ne sahij naal usanoo chukiaa ar sanbhaal ke aapane shees mahil vich liaa paaeaa, paanee us de moonh vich choeaa ar ghaau dho ke laal tel laa ke sheel kauar daa kaparraa paarr ke pattee badhee| hun zaraa us noo aasang ho aaee ar lagaa aseesaan den

1. banaan vich lakarreean de ttukarre te kee tarhaan de sitte baal ke uhanaan ton deeve daa kam liaa karade san| pahaarraan vich deenee cheelhaan vee baalade san|

2. khaalasee bolee vich, shees mahilakalee|

aseesaan ton jhatt pachhaaniaa giaa ki ih taan pitaa jee daa prohit hai| achanbhaa ho ke bijai singh ne us noo puchhiaa ki tuseen prehit jee kiven is ban vich aa faathe panddat jee bhukhe san te aap noo dukhee dasade san| kuchh khaadhe binaan galabaat kar sakanee aauakhee see| ih gal samajh ke kee aap bhukhe han te bhojan dee lorr hai, beebee ne, jo haazar see, age liaa dhariaa| trai santokhee jeean daa bhojan panddat jee chhak ke jhatt langhaaun joge ho ge, poore tripat naheen hoe| kulee vich aattaa muk chukaa hoeaa see, lauadte vele hor aattaa bijai singh ne aandaa see, par rasate vich kise bhukhaatur purakh noo de aaeaa see, bhee main savere hor lai aavaangaa te raat de nirabaah jogaa ghar vich hai hee| par pataa naheen see ki ghar praahunaa painaa hai, jis ne saaraa khaa ke bee rajanaa naheen| jadon panddat jee chhak chhakaa ke taakat vich aae taan hun aapanee viyaa sunaaun lage ki mainoo aap dee maan ne dhan de ke aap dee bhaal vich toriaa see ki jithe ho sake tuhaanoo milake padaarath puchaavaan| tuhaaddee maan dee marazee hai ki kise pahaarr vich jaa rahe| aj kalh maakhovaal de pahaarreen jaanaa changaa hai| jadon tthahir ttharamaa hovegaa ar ih paralo meer manoo de guse dee langh gee hovegee tadon tuhaanoo paas bulaa lavegee|

bijai singha panddat jee aap ne mainoo labhaa kikur

panddata vaddaa aauakhaa, kee sooheen chhadde, keean noo sundhakaan kadtan te nauakar rakhiaa, kise ddaadte siaane ne sikhee bhekh dhaar ke sikhaan vichon soonh kadtee ki tuseen es ban vich hai| jithe main kee chiraan ton aaeaa tuhaanoo labh rihaa see| aj achaanak aap ttokareean vechade mil ge| chaahe tuseen changarr de bhes vich so, par main siaan liaa see te tuhaadde magar aaeaa see| tuhaanoo main kineean vaajaan diteean par tuseen naa bole, chhekarr main tuhaadde magar ban vich varriaa, jithe mainoo choraan ne gher liaa ar ghaaeil karake sutt ditaa te sabh kujh lutt putt ke lai ge ar tarrafade noo sitt ge|

misara main aapanee thaan sharam vich maradaa jaandaa haan ki tuhaaddee maan dee marazee pooree karane dee thaan main sagon nukasaan keetaa ar tuhaanoo bhee dukh ditaa|

bijai singha naheen naheen, aap meree valon fikar naa karo, dhan sahure daa kee hai, jis de bhaagaan daa see lai giaa| mainoo sek hai ki main tuhaaddee avaaz naa sunee|

misara main tuhaaddee maataa noo kee moonh devaangaa he dharatee maataa toonhon vehal deh main garak jaavaan| oho chor sahure mainoo jeeaundaa kiaun chhadd ge maar jaande taan lagaavaan taan naa honaa paindaa|

bijai singha panddat jee aap kiaun fikar karade ho meree maataa kade guse naheen hovegee, auh tuhaadde bachan te amanaa kar lavegee, tuseen jihe kihe aadamee thorre ho

misara tuseen je laaj rakho taan reh jaavegee|

bijai singha kikur main sukh den noo haazar haan|

misara do akhar likh dene ki dhan pahunch giaa hai|

bijai singha ih taan jhootth hai jo main likh naheen sakadaa; tuhaaddee mihanat ar dukh paaun daa saaraa samaachaar jo tusaan dasiaa hai likh diaangaa|

eis prakaar deean galaan baataan karake panddat hureen sute ar santokhee ttabar ne, jal de do do buk pee ke karataar daa shukar keetaa ar sauan rahe|

savere utthe, panddat hureen maande taan san hee naheen, naa kite chor mile san, naa kise kuttiaa see, naa unhaan bijai singh noo haak maaree see| chor see taan panddat jee daa aapanaa man see, zakham jiharre san se kanddiaaleean jhaarreean deean jhareettaan de san jo aapaneean soolaan te kanddiaan naal us de kaparriaan naal arr arrake, maanon us noo farr

bijai singha sat bachan|

panddata par mere paas taan kharach bhee naheen hai, dukhee haan, zakhamee haan ar pradesee haan, kee karaan

bijai singha piaaree sheel kauaraan kuchh hai

sheelaa suaamee jee raat vaale paise han jo aap ne ttokareean de vech ke aande han|

panddata hoon jajamaan bhagavaana inhaan naal keeh banegaa| mere age taan barree pandh hai|

bijai singha priyaa koee rakhee rakhaaee cheej kadt, pradeseean te dukheean dee madad karanee lorree|

sheelaa mahaaraaj jee aap dee bakhasee hoee vivahaa gandt dee mundaree hai, jis ton meraa umar bhar add hon noo jee naheen karadaa, par jiven aap dee aagiaa hove|

bijai singha sach hai, main bee naheen chaahundaa ki aap dee aisee piaaree shai aap ton khohaan, par piaaree ant vele sabh kuchh chhaddanaa paindaa hai, so je hun chhadd ditaa jaave ar karataar de naam pur chhaddiaa jaave taan kee ghaattaa hai

sheelaa suaamee jee aap dee prasanataa lee sir haazar hai ar guroo de rasate denaa mahaan sukhadaaee hai fer main is mittee de putara dee mundaree noo kiaun aap dee prasanataa daa kaaran jaan ke khushee naal naa devaan

1. bhaav sonaa |

eih keh mundaree laah ditee jo panddat huraan noo ditee gee| panddat jee ne ik veree vee naanh naa keetee, sagon asees de ke lai lee ar tur piaa| raah vich nakhare kar kar ke ture ih bahaanaa banaave ki tur naheen hundaa| so bijai singh jee ne kee thaan chuk chuk ke us noo jangalon paar puchaaeaa| fer shahiron aattaa mul lai ke aapane aasram vich pahunche|

aapanaa kam sire charrhaa ke panddat hureen jis giraan utare hoe se othe aapane ddere aparre, lage hun sochaan de ghorre durraaun ki bahut hachhaa kam bhugat giaa, saaraa rupayaa pach giaa ar pat bee banee rahee| suaanee jajamaananee noo chal ke ih mundaree dikhaa ke nisachaa karaa diaange ki main raam laal noo mil aayaa haan te dhan puchaa ditaa hai| ih unaan dee nishaanee hai | vaah vaah, khoob sap maariaa te laatthee bhee bachaaee| par naheen, bhul karadaa haan, eih sikh barre afalaatoon han, kee pataa hai meer manoo daa anayaaeen te kararraa raaj inhaan de hatheen jhabade muk jaave, eih lok raaje ban jaan, fer bijai singh maan noo mile te meraa pol khulh jaae aus vele taa kite haddee bettee bee naa labhegee| main varamee maar chaliaa haan; sap bhee mare tad aanand hai, eis dhan dee mauaj taan tade hee hai je nisachint ho jaaeee. je man noo khutakhutee lagee rahee tad kujh laabh naheen hovegaa| hun ho mere siaane mana koee hor jugat kadt jis kar ke nisachint ho jaaeee akhaan band sir neevaan paa liaa aaha kihee door dee sujhee hai ek panth de kaaja es giraan ik turak sir karadaa vasadaa hai| asee rupe sikh de sir daa mul miladaa hai| ithe tin sikh han, asee tiaan do sau chaalee, vaah vaah naale gafaa hath lagegaa| naale mere jee dee khutakhutee mitt jaavegee he mere dil ih kee furanaa hai paap buraa; eik kare taan us noo tthalhan lee ik hor dee lorr paindee hai| aus noo tthalhan lee fer ik hor dee, aiaun ik paap larree ban jaandee hai paapaan dee, jis dee antalee sangalee fer beaasaraa

8. kaandd

bhaaee bijai singh jee us ban vich bhajan simaran vich samaan bitaa rahe san ki jithe panddat jee ne unhaan de addol vasebe vich jaa pathar sittiaa, par dil daa pakaa marad aiseean galaan noo bidane vaalaa naheen see| prohit noo tor ke aattaa mul liaa ke prashaad pakavaaeaa te chhakiaa ar fer saaraa ttabar aapanee kirate lagaa| uh ih see ki din bhar tine jane pilachhee de ttokare ttokareean banaaunde| dooe tee din bijai singh rangharraan de ves vich nagar jaa ke vechadaa ar paise vatt ke ttabar daa guzaaraa toradaa see| trai chaar aane dee kaar roj ho jaandee see, jo unhaan santokheean lee barree hundee see| kaisee acharaj dashaa hai ki sikh us samen raaj bhaagaan noo chhadd ke kangaalataaee ar kaidaan, desh nikaale te ddaadte kasttaan vich paike sikhee dharam daa nirabaah karade san aunhaan de pooraniaan te sabh sikhaan noo tturanaa chaahee| sikhee dhaaran te nibaahun vich hee aapanee kalayaan te panth dee taakat hai|

prohit de vidaa hon ton teesare din sooraj dtale singh jee shahir vich ttokareean vechan ge, pichhe sheel kauar te bhujangee aapanee kaare lage hoe nikeean nikeean galaan kar rahe han

putra maan jee ih braahaman mainoo changaa naheen lagaa|

maan kaakaa jee kiaun

putra maan jee ih pataa naheen kiaun par akhaan noo bhaaeaa naheen|

maan barakhuradaara kalh tere pitaa jee ne kathaa keetee see ar ih dasiaa see ki jaat karake kise noo bhalaa buraa jaananaa saadde dharam vich ttheek naheen ar naa hee roop karake kise noo changaa mandaa samajhanaa bhalee gal hai| changiaaee te mandiaaee karamaan kar ke hundee hai; jis de karam neech uh aap bhee neech|

putra fer maan jee turakaan naal kiaun singh larrade han

maan kaakaa jee is lee naheen ki oeh turak han, jaan uh dharam karake musalamaan han jaan rang de kaale chitte jaan soorat de kojhe ki sojhe han, par is lee ki is vele raaj turakaan mugalaan daa hai, aunhaan de karam mande han| karataar ne unhaan noo raaj ditaa hai ar uh raaj anayaay daa karade han, dharam ar niaan daa raaj naheen karade| binadeshiaan noo maarade ar anaathaan pur zulam karade han|

putra ttheek hai, par maan jee fer bhee mainoo braahaman changaa naheen lagaa khabare; maan jee us de karam khotte hee hon

maan toon koee khottaa karam karade us noo dditthaa hai

putranaheen jee

maan fer kiaun usanoo buraa samajhade ho, laal jee niraa shak karanaa changaa naheen, pakee khabar binaan kise noo buraa kahinaa bhaliaan daa kam naheen hai|

putra maan jee mere jee vich pakee gal beh gee hai, kise tarhaan naheen utthadee|

maan nimojhoonee ho ke mere laala tere jee vich shak varr giaa hai, eih manakh daa bhaaraa vairee hai, hirade noo kharaab kar dindaa hai| hirade de singhaasan noo parameshur de biraajamaan hon de laaeik naheen rahin dindaa bachaa jeeo ih aatamak rog hai, aa guroo saahib age praarathanaa karee je rog kattiaa jaae|

kam chhaddake maan putr kutteea de andar ge, ar hath jorrake maan ne bache vaasate benatee keetee he akaal purakh karunaamay jagadeeshvara ih teraa niaanaa baalak hai, eisade hirade vich shak varr giaa hai, saanoo nimaaniaan noo koee chaaraa naheen labhadaa ki jis karake is dukh daa ilaaj keetaa jaave, teree sharan pe haan, so kirapaa karake aapanee mihar de jal naal eis daas de hirade noo shak te soog ton dho deve ar niramal kar dio| saadde niaasariaan daa toon aasaraa hain, tere baajh saaddaa koee naheen| jinkur bhiaanak banaan vich ddaraaune pashooaan ton saaddee rakhiaa karade hai, sansaar de saare paapaan ton iven saadde man dee rakhiaa kare, ar saadde manaan noo sutharaa kar ke aapane charanaan de laaeik singhaasan banaao|

eis parakaar dee praarathanaa kar ke jaan singhanee ne netar kholhe tad kanaan vich ik raile dee avaaz pee|

haa naa maar, main jhootthaa naheen haan, haa taras kar, taras, hun nerre hai, aooee haae nerre haa nerre haae naa maara mar giaa, gareeb mar giaa, haa raama haa raama haa raama

jhugee dee ik jheet thaanee singhanee ne nazar bhar ke dditthaa, taan kee nazar piaa| ik patale jihe manakh noo ik turak piaade ne farriaa hai, denh ne baahaan farr rakheean han ar ik janaa chuperraan maaradaa te kahindaa hai maradood kanddiaan vich ghaseett ke saanoo kharaab keetaa, saaraa badan saaddaa chhil giaa| jis noo maar paindee hai uh vaasate paaundaa hai ki mainoo chhadd taan tuhaanoo pataa dasaan, mainoo nishaaneean mil geean han koee kadamaan dee kasar hai| par oeh ik naheen sunade| singhanee de nooree chihare te vatt te vatt pain te badalan lage, jikur addol samundar dee tthahiree hoee tal par jhakharr jhulan ton pahile lahiraan deean teeaurreean paineean aaranbh hundeean han| ddoonghee neejh laaun ar saah vatt ke sunan ton bahaadar isataree aaun vaalee honee noo samajh gee, ar putr noo chhaatee naal laa ke

ghaabaradaa rihaa hai par main aapaa sanbhaaladee rahee haan, toon sachaa hai, lai hun takarraa he| hun bahaadaree daa velaa ar pitaa de aupadeshaan noo safal karan daa samaan hai| par aa pahile aradaas karee| jhatt deve hath jorr khalote he kalageedhar fauajaan de vaalee guroo he deenaan bandhoo akaal purakha is vele aap de bhaane vich shataroo dal sir charrh aaeaa hai, ar hath hath ttaakaraa aa piaa hai, main nirabal teeveen te ih ayaanaa baal hai, mukaabalaa burachhiaan daa hai| toon patit paavan te gareebaan daa sahaaee hain, eis vele aapanaa bal bakhash je vairee dal daa ttaakaraa karee jind jaae taan jaae ddar naheen, par dharam bachaaeee, mar jaaeee, par dharam naa haaree

aradaas kar hattee tad pataa lagaa ki vaireean ne jhugee labh lee hai| putr noo bolee kaakaa jhabade ho koee shasatr farr lai, ar takarraa ho, turakaan noo vekh ke ddar naa jaaveen, dil kholh ke larreen, je main mar vee gee taan hauansalaa naa chhaddeen, praan de deeen par shasatr naa deveen, sulah naa maneen, saaddee madad te guroo jee han| sher dil baalak ne pahile uh bandook chukee jo har vele bharee hoee ghar pee rahindee see ki mataan koee lorr pai jaae taan bharadiaan chir naa lage ar naal kattaar te dtaal farr lee| maataa ne talavaar te dtaal lai lee ar doven viharre vich aa khalote| is vele vairee vee pahunch pe san, auhanaan noo dekhade hee singhanee ne ttharhame, par bal naal puchhiaa. kauan ho

autara aseen sipaahee haan, tuhaanoo pakarran lee aae haan, khushee naal aa jaao taan vaah vaah; naheen taan jabaran pakarr.... .....pakarra aje sipaahee de moonh vich hee see ki bhujangee dee bandook daa ghorraa dabeejiaa ar mathe de vich nishaanaa vajaa, farrakadee loth hetth ddigee| prohat hureen taan door jaa luke te baakee de chaar sipaahee hun roh naal bharake age vadhe| inhaan sipaaheean paas

hun sipaahee vaarr ttapan lagaa tad kauaraan de sher hath ne vadhake talavaar daa ajihaa vaar keetaa ki usade modte pur lagaa ar moodhaa ho ke vaarr te ddigaa, agon hujak ke kauaraan dee talavaar fer vajee ar garadan noo cheer gee| baakee de tin sipaahee khirrakaa bhan ke andar varre ar saaddee sheranee par haathee vaang bhaj ke pe| ine chir vich bhujangee ne doojee ver bandook bhar lee see| furatee naal andaravaar uhale vichon hee sar keetee, taan ik hor dee chhaatee vich lagee ar bandook sutt ke bahaadar bache ne aapanee ghiree hoee maataa de ik hor vairee dee lat te kattaar maaree, jis dee satt naal uh dteh piaa| is purakh dee sikhee hoee talavaar dee parrat ar pairaan dee chauakarree aisee bal vaalee see ki sheel kauar de bachan dee soorat naa see par ih sipaahee jad ddigaa hai. us dooje juaan dee talavaar sheel kauar pur tulaven hath dee pee talavaar age karake beeraa ne vaar taan rokiaa par aapanee talavaar ttutt gee, bhaj ke andar gee taan bandook chuk ke ddaang vaang hee aulaar ke pee, par is furatee de hundiaan bee sipaahee ne bhujangee noo ghaaeil kar liaa see| je kadee doojaa vaar paindaa taan ser bachaa gurapuree sidhaaradaa, par naheen, bhooe hoee hoee singhanee dee bandook daa kundaa usade hath par aisaa piaa ki talavaar dteh pee ar uh is achaanak satt de sadamen ton ghaabarake pichhe gichee marorr ke furatee naal talavaar farran de yatan vich lapakiaa hee see ki ghaaeil baalak ne saje paasion kattaar ar khabe paasion zakhamee singhanee ne bandook daa ik bharavaan vaar keetaa jis naal uh hain karadaa dharatee pur ddigaa| lahoo de chhuhaare chhutt pe| hun panje vairee lai le| tin taan mar chuke san, chauathaa, jis noo golee chhaatee vich lagee see, hattakore lai lai jind torr rihaa see te jis dee ttang ttuttee see, auh jeeaundaa see, turan jogaa taan naheen see,

eis sipaahee ne, jo jaat daa mugal ar mashahoor balee see. aise vaireean noo dekhake, jinhaan de bache te treemataan panj sipaaheean te bhaaroo ho pain, fer diaal aise hon ki vairee zakhamee noo katal karan dee thaan jal den te malham patteean karan, dil vich aunhaan daa dhanavaad maniaa ar iaun haal keh sunaaeaa

eik sooheen ne jo laahauar daa vaasee hai, aj saadde haakam saahib noo pataa ditaa see ki falaane jangal vich sikh rahinde hana

singh jee shaabaas aap de uh soonheean kithe hai

mugala uh taan tuhaadde bahaadar putr dee pahilee golee sunadaa hee natth giaa see| singh jee tuseen ih taan daso ki is sheerakhor bache noo talavaar de palathe ar bandook dee nisaanebaazee kad sikhaaeesaa je

singh jee singhaan dee gurrhatee hee shasatr vidayaa hai| din raat iho taan saaddaa vihaar hai

fer singh jee ne vahuttee putr de ghaau dditthe jo aiven chobhaan maatar san, koee khatare vaalaa zakham naheen see| vaah vaahu guroo gobind singh jee de shera kadee muradiaan val, aunhaan kaaeiraan val jo begunaahaan te

singhanee te bhujangee noo uh malham, je khaalase vich jeeaun boottee karake sadaaundee see, ar har singh de paas thorree bahut rahindee see, laaee gee ar jal paanee chhak ke singh jee ne kihaa ki hun ithe daa vasebaa maarraa hai, aj taan bach rahe, par kalh naheen bachaange| hun raajaneetee ithon haran honaa hai|

putara pitaa jee chalaange kidhar

pitaa kaakaa jee kise dal naal chal ralaange|

putra vaaha vaaha te pitaa jee age hee uhanaan vich chal rahinde, main bandook chalaaunee taan changee sikh laindaa|

pitaa tuhaadde karake hee main is thaan noo labhiaa see ki dalaan vich isatreean te baalaan daa nibhanaa aauakhaa hai| aiven kite panth dee sevaa karade karade fas jaan karake panth noo ulattee khechal naa pai jaave|

vahuttee kee isatreean daa panth vich nirathaah naheen hundaa sagon sevaa daa kam taan aseen changaa kar sakadeean haan. hun jaroor chale|0

patee sat bachana panth de jathiaan vich koee koee ser dil treemataan sevaa karadeean han| mainoo tuhaadde ute inee aas naa see par aj nisachaa ho giaa hai ki tuseen dukh sukh jhal guzarege| hun kooch karade haan, dihun aathan lagaa hai, par umaid hai ki de gharree raat gee tak krorraa singh de jathe vich chal ralaange, jinhaan de dal de sooramiaan daa ik ttolaa aithon chaar ku koh par utariaa piaa hai|

hun soch ih pee ki chaar koh daa painddaa is hanere vich kikur kattiaa jaave teemeen te bachaa, auh bhee kuchh ku zakhamee te thake hoe ar kade naa bhoge hoe sadamen de vich dee langhe hoe| singh jee soch dee baaulee vich sahije sahije utarade utarade chintaa de jal vich ddub ge| ih nirane karanaa ki raat kithe kattee taan kite rihaa singh jee noo ih bhee bhul giaa ki main sochan kee lagaa saan jikur kise pothee noo parrhadiaan nerre karadiaan karadiaan akhaan de naal hee laa deeee taan ukaa kujh naheen disadaa, jiven at tikhaa bhauandaa laattoo khalotaa hoeaa disadaa hai, jiven dharatee dee ddaadtee tikhee chaal akhaan noo naheen disadee te khalotee bhaasadee hai; kujh chir singh jee dee soch is prakaar dee sun dashaa vich pahunchee hoee iaun fer aapane aap vich aaee, jikar paanee vich ddigaa purakh pahile taan thale noo jaandaa hai par paanee daa subhaav fer us noo ute lai aaundaa hai, fir thale jaandaa hai te fer upar aaundaa hai; eikur dee hich pich vichon taaroo taan tar nikaladaa hai, par anajaan das baaraan gote khaa ke jal vich samaadh banaa laindaa hai, so singh jee man dee paanee varagee tairaaun vaalee shakatee kar ke fer hosh vich aae| ih uh skatee hai jo yogeean dee samaadh naheen lagan dendee ar dhiaaneean daa dhiaan naheen ttikan dindee par is vele taan singh jee noo ih shakatee aisee gunadaaeik ho gee jikar siaal daa meenh khalakat noo paale daa dukh dindaa hai, par khetee lee gunakaaree hundaa hai|

hun singh jee hosh vich aae, chaar chufere nazar de doot durraaun lage, eik paase ik kandh jihee rukhaan de laanbhe jihe disee|

jiven sooraj de sir lukaaunde hee raat aa pahunchadee hai, tiven singh jee de uhale hunde hee pichhe unhaan de sree pohat jee mahaaraaj kise rukh hetthon ikur nikal pe jinkur patiaan de dter hetthon faneear nikal aae| sukee hoee gogarr pur hath ferake kahin lage vaah bee usataada main taan sooraj noo butake vich nap liaa| ih chalaak sikh kidde pech naal jind bachaaundaa hai, par main bee kihaa ku pichhaa keetaa hai| ghorraa kiddaa sarapatt dauarre mukhee pichhe hatt naheen sakadee, bhaaven sher kiddaa bhooe hove machhar khahirraa naheen chhaddadaa| hun he panddat jee mahaaraaja rikhee raaj jee koee dtang aisaa karo ki sap kuje vich piaa hee maariaa jaave je ih jeeaundaa nikal giaa taan mere man noo shaant naheen hovegee, dhan dee mauaj luttanee aisee kirakiree ho jaaegee jikar kheer khaandiaan vich vaal aa jaave, jaan laddoo khaandiaan kirak aa jaave| hachhaa hun pichhe murree pakeean nishaaneea rakh leee. mataa fer kupate ahideean te dukh mile| chal manaa chalee, lataan pataleean han, chhetee kikur pujee hauansalaa kar he mana dekh sahe deean lataan pataleean, baaraan singe deean lataan pataleean, kihaa bhajade han par naheen pattaan te hath maar ke main taan alankaar rachanaa vee bhul giaa, main aapaneean lataan noo shikaaraan naal upamaa ditee hai, main koee shikaar haan main taan shikaaree haan hachhaa hun sikaaree banee| parrhiaa taan see ki ahinsaa hi paramen dharamaa te main ban giaa shikaaree| par kee ddar hai, je shikaaree naa hunde taan mahaatamaa de baitthan vaasate mrig chhaalaa kithon aaundeean kasatooree kithon banadee eih praupakaar hai| ih man sahuraa bahut khottaa hai, kahindaa hai toon

kise noo naa maaranaa hee vaddaa dharam hai|

maarraa karan lagaa hai| manaan takarraa hai, tainoo kinee raajaneetee parrhaaee, par toon koee koee aavaaz andaron kadt hee maaradaa hai| he mere hanbhale udam kar ar is ghar de vairee aapane man noo nap lai| dekh, eih raajaneetee te soorabeerataa de ulatt chaladaa hai| utth takarraa hohu, autth hauasale uttha dekh meraa aapanaa hee man meraa pran chhuddaaundaa hai| aahaa aahaa, vaah vaah, man bee man piaa, hun mej hoee jis ghar ekaa naheen us daa satayaanaas ho jaandaa hai| hanbhale bhee hanbhale, chal chhoott kar chalo, mereeo ttange tturo| manaa dekh parasaraam braahaman see par kaisaa soorabeer hoeaa, toon bee braahaman hain, takarraa hai| ih soch karadiaan antahakaran ton fer kuchh soch furee ki main keeh piaa karadaa haan| fir us aavaaz noo tthandtiaan karan lee aap man noo kahin lage main saravan patr haan, meraa pitaamaa paras raam mainoo bachaavegaa, pitree bhagataan dee bee barree utam gatee hundee hai, fer kee age daa ddar hai hun bee dhaaee karee, raat bahut beet gee taan kalesh hovegaa te din charrhade saar hee mainoo aas hai ki ih tine sikh taariaan vaangoon lep ho jaanage|

eis tarhaan manovaad karadiaan aap jee daa man kade hauansale vich te kade sochaan vich hee rihaa, aise manakhaan noo ddar, bhaidaaeik samiaan de vich dee lai nikaladaa hai| krorr hauansalaa karade par aap jee kade us ddaraaune ban noo naa jhaag sakade, par door ton aadameean de galaan karan dee aavaaj kanee pee ar ghorriaan deean ttaapaan sun ke aap ddare ki mataan koee sikh aaunde hon, eis ddar hetthaan aap bevase ho natth ture|

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dharatee de ttoeaan te nivaanaan vich rahin vaalaa neeveen jaat rakhan vaalaa jal samundar vich baitthaa bhaaven kidde josh, audam te bahaadaree naal soorajavane ghooradaa hai, par us daa kujh naheen vigaarr sakadaa| sagon sooraj us noo samundar ton vichhorr dindaa hai| is guse vich kadee

turak savaar thak rahe san, ar chhetee pahunchanaa chaahunde san sipaahee kujh bahut prasan naheen san hoe ar jee vich kacheecheean vatt rahe san kiaunk ik saathee maravaa aae te farr ke sabh iko marad liaae. naal ik bachaa te ik teeveen| hushiaar beg ne soch soch ke chhetee pahunchan dee ih viaunt kadtee ki suhee noo paalakee vichon utaar ke beebee te bache noo bitthaa ditaa jaave te kahaar peenas chakee jaan te ik ik kahaar noo adh adh meel te saah kadtan vaasate chhaddiaa jaave te sooheen noo us dee thaan laaeaa jaave| is hukam de hunde hee pahaarraan deean chotteean pur pee baraf vaangoon soheen jee noo hetthaan aaunaa piaa ar us ghaah vaangoon je ghorre ute ladiaa hoeaa ho ke bee use daa chaaraa banadaa hai, panddat jee noo paalakee dee savaaree karan ton savaaree bananaa piaa| par fer hushiaar beg noo maalak daa ddar upaj piaa ki mataan navaab saahib soonheen dee bepatee par guse ho pain fer kee karaange fer us noo paalakee vich bitthaake aapanee jaan te chirak daa dukh sahi ke bure haal te mandee chaal painddaa mukaaeaa te singh jee noo kaidakhaane puchaaeaa jithe ik kotthee vich aap band keete ge|

aise aise mahaatamaan de naal aise upadar hunde dekh ke maanon raat daa kalejaa bee paatt giaa| raat de uhale vich hoe paapaan noo dekhan

savaaree karanaaghorre aad ute charrhanaa| savaaree bananaa ghorre vaang savaar de hetth aaunaa|

lee sooraj deautaa nikal aayaa par sharam dee maaree raat poorab dee disaa vich aisee dhund chhadd gee ki jis karake sooraj bee kuchh chir lahoo range badalaan vichon jatanaan naal sir kadtadaa disadaa see| koee pahir din charrhe haakam dee kachahiree lagee ar kaidee aap saahib de roobaroo haazar keete ge| trikhee rauashanee de saahamane jinkur akhaan mitt jaandeean han, tiven singh jee de tej age haakam jee sankuch ge ar acharaj ho ho tinaan bandhooaan noo dekhade rahe| is chup noo torrane lee ik mulaan saahib jee, jo sabhaa vich san, bole

hajoora aap ne dekhiaa ishak kaafar hai, eishak daa mutaa daualata husan sundarataa hai so kaafar ne kaafraan noo de chhaddee hai| kaise sundar tine chihare maanon sooraj de tin ttukarre ho ge han, jaan koee ttuttade taare roop dhaar ke aa khalote han| kaise sukaman bukaman chupachaapa dand khand deean putaleean vaang kharre han, koee jaane kise kaareegar ne paare de khiddauane banaae han, jaan saaniaa kudarat parameshara ne bijalee noo mujasam dehadhaaree kar ditaa hai| bahisat svaraga vich zaroor aise hee sundara rahinde honage haae afasosa kiaa aisee sundarataa de putale kaafar rahinage ar marake dojakh naraka dee ag bharanage kaasha eeh moman hunde ar bahisat vich pahunchake uthon dee rauanak vadhaaunde| junaab, eihanaan suhaniaan noo deen vich liaave, einhaan noo bahishat dee zeenat sajaavatta banaao, aap de saare gunaah maaf ho jaanage| kiaa inhaan de bahishat vich giaa rauasnee dee lorr reh jaaegee haan, junaab meree raae ih hai ki inhaan dee jaan bakhashee keetee jaave, maariaa naa jaave, deen vich lai aandaa jaave| marad siaanaa disadaa hai, jaan bachan dee kadar karegaa te deen kabool karegaa|

eih deenee josh bharrakaa den vaale sbad ais tarhaan de pe jinkur koee do padaarath ragarriaan garamee utapat hundee hai tiven mulaan de bachanaan de srotiaan de dilaan dee ragarr ne garamaa garam josh bhariaa ar sabh bol pe ki haan, einhaan noo zaroor deen vich liaao|

eis turak haakam daa ik moonh charrhiaa musaahib barraa makhaualeea see ar jo ajog kujh keh baitthe taan haakam noo buraa naheen lagadaa see te saare ahilakaaraan noo sahinaa paindaa see, mulaan dee gal sun ke jhatt bol utthiaa

ttheek hai hazarata ttheek, par moonh maarraa kar ke hun uh bahaadaree karraah prasaad te mohit ho gee hai| so tuseen us deean ttangaan baahaan banhe jo langarree loolee ho ke tuhaadde ghar hee pee rahe, baahar naa jaa sake, naheen taan amrit pee ke tuhaadde hee aahoo laahun lag jaavegee|

mulaan ttheek hai, hun aj sikh kaaboo aa ge han ithon hee kam shuroo karade haan| dekho aise kam alaa ne raas keete han, meean aaraf khaan de ghar aaualaad naheen hai, eih gulaab daa boottaa baala moman banaa ke unhaan noo bakhash dio, jo ghar vich charaag roshan ho jaae ar chaar sukeean godeean hareean bhareean ho jaan| aapade kabazul vasoolee de muneem dee jaghaa khaalee hai, eih sikh basare chihare ton parrhiaa hoeaa jaapadaa hai, eisanoo uthe nauakar karake meean deen dee

tanakhaah daa kaagaj|

larrakee naal nikaah viaaha kar dio meraa ghar beevee dee mauat ne vairaan kar ditaa hai, so ih beevee us ujarre ghar noo vasaake tuhaaddee naamavaree karegee ki aise deenadaar navaab saahib han jo mulaane kaazeean pur aiseean suhaneean bakhashisaan karade han|

navaab saahib musakraae| makhaualee ne taarr liaa ki beebee navaab saahib bachiaa chaahunde han te mulaan horeen kujh aapanaa har jamaa rahe han, navaab saahib noo sainat karake bol utthepanddat paandhe kaazee mulaan chauahaan ton khabaradaar

eis vele ik aadamee aayaa jis ne dasiaa ki amake giraan de sirakarade de chaar panj aadamee je inhaan noo farran pahil jangal vich ge san, eih unhaan noo ghaaeil karake sutt aae han, tad saare darabaareean de chihare laal ho ge, ar krodh naal kanb utthe| kise noo teemat te bache dee bahaadaree pur salaaghaa karan daa utam khiaal naa paidaa hoyaa, krodh hee chhaa giaa| haakam saahib noo bee gusaa aayaa par sheel kauar daa sundar roop dekhake aap ne hakoom ditaa lai jaao maradoodaan noo kaid vich| doosaraa hukam dupahir noo diaange| darabaar barakhaasat hoyaan, hor saare aapane aapane ttikaane noo chale ge; haakam saahib te mashakharaa mahil noo chale ge| saraab peen ton pahilaan masakhare ne haakam noo pakiaan kar ditaa ki inhaan noo musalamaan banaa lo ar hor zulam naa karo te treemat noo mahilee daakhal kar lavo, aisee begam mil sakanee asanbhav hai| udhar aap masakharaa saahib jihalakhaane pahunche ar singh jee noo samajhaaun daa yatan karade rahe, par uthe kujh pesh naa gee| fir sanjh vele singh jee noo mahilaan vich bulaa ke samajhaaeaa, dhamakaaeaa, lalachaaeaa te ddaraaeaa giaa; par pathar mool na bhijee sai varihaan jal andar vasai| hun vahuttee putr ik kottharree vich te singh jee ik kottharree vich adde add band keete ge|

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din hunaale dee baraf vaang dtal giaa see ki navaab saahib, mulaan, masakharaa te hor musaahib ik khulhe maidaan vich pahunche ar saf banh ke baitth ge| bhujangee te singhanee mushakaan kase hoe ik paase nangee talavaar de pahire hetth keete ge, duhaan de pair kiliaan naal kase ge| saahamane paase ik ttikattikee lagaaee gee ar singh jee de hath pair te lataan us naal jakarre ge| mulaan jee ne puchhiaa ai shera ser ban, kiaun aapanee jind noo dukhaan de havaale karadaa hai aje bee samajh te chhaddiaa jaaven

singha he raaj mad vaalio je jee chaahe karo pravaah naheen, kauan chamarre noo piaar karake jind noo patit kare kauan sone de badale kauaddee laindaa hai eih sareer sadaa naheen, ant maregaa, marane dio|

singh daa bachan sunade hee ik kaale banb rang vaalaa, raat daa bee baabaa, jis dee soorat noo vekhake bhai aave, nikaliaa ar poore bal naal soot ke singh jee dee pitth pur kottarre maaran lagaa| kottarraa kee vajadaa hai chhavee vaang khal naal uddaa lijaandaa hai, dhobee pattarre pur kujh taras karadaa hai par hainsiaare jalaad ne singh jee dee pitth par maan daa saaraa peetaa hoeaa dudh kadt liaandaa| pitth pahile laal hoee, fer upattee, fer chhaale ubhare te kite kite charabee nikal pee| laaddaan te sukhaan pale bahaadar ne, jis ne kade oe naheen sahaaree see; eis bahaadaree naal sahaariaa ki ik sahaaran de yatan ar doojee aseh peerraa ne behosh kar ditaa| singhanee is kastt noo dekhake pinjare pe ser vaang tarrap rahee see| har kottarre de vajiaan kalejaa ubharake moonh noo aa jaandaa hai, par koee pesh naheen chaladee| chaahundee hai ki akhaan meett le ar kanaan vich ungalaan de le, par haae kisamata hath bhee badhe hoe han, kan kauan munde akhaan meettadee hai, par kottarre de karraake naal ubaal jihaa sir noo charrhadaa hai ki akhaan tehak ke band naheen rahindeean| sangamaramar par

bhujangee val dekho, hilade jal vich chand dee mooratee vaang h thar kanb rihaa hai, akhaan vichon hanjhooaan daa harrh jaaree hai, ar e guroo pitaa dee rakhiaa kar daa daradanaak shabad aisaa kalejaa paarr ke nikaladaa hai, ki vichaare dee gighee bajh gee hai. sangh baitth giaa hai, piaaraa chiharaa ghattaan hetth aae chand vaangoon madham pai giaa hai. par raajamad vaale jaravaaniaan de hirade vich rataa taras naheen paindaa behans hunde hee korarre band keete ge, moonh vich paanee choeaa giaa| par besudhee jehee see tehee rahee| is tarhaan hee chukake lai ge te tine add add kottharreean vich band keete ge| jad raat thorrhee jihee beetee taan singh jee ghatte vich putthe daau behas pe kujh kujh hans vich aae; akhaan patt ke dekhade han taan kujh disadaa naheen sareer aakarr giaa hai, kise paase murradaa naheen, pitth cheesaan maaradee hai, ddaadtee ghabaraahatt hundee hai| paas koee ahaa naheen, taras vaalaa koee nerre naheen| haan maan de raam te laala tainoo maan hattak rahee see bachaa samajh ke kadam rakh, par toon aakhadaa sain ki naheen prem daa rasataa hee aisaa hai, hun dekh prem ne kee rang jamaaeaa hai, khal tak udherr ditee hai| das ais vele teraa kauan hai ttheek hai. aseen taan singh jee de kaleshaan noo vekhake bilabilaa utthe haan par uhanaan de ayaasee man vich guroo dee moorat biraajamaan hai, jo is kashatt noo sahaaraa de rahee hai, ar dukhaan te peerraan valon vattaa ke man noo aapanee val khich rahee hai, peerraa bharose noo dtiliaan naheen kar rahee, sagon surat katthee ho ho vadhere andar vaar noo ho ke jurradee hai| hun kujh kujh avaaz kaneen pain lag gee, boohe de kharrakan dee aavaajoo aaee| palo palee vich boohe khulhe ar ik lamaan javaan sidhe daarrhe vaalaa, farishatiaan varage chihare vaalaa andar aaeaa| panj sat

kaafar mlaoon| gaarat karo khudaa tainoo ar tere maalak noo bekasaan pur ih vahisheeaanaa zulam| khudaa de age dioge jaa ke kee javaab moonh kaalaa hoaoo teraa ar jalegaa dejakh dee ag vich| aapane sevak noo boliaa chaarapaaee ure liaao| jhatt manjee haazar hoee, aap ne singh jee de charan chunme, ar varan faran radiaan barre sahaare naal singh jee noo chuk ke chaarapaaee pur putthaa littaaeaa te chukavaa ke lai ture| daregaa kujh uzar karane lagaa ki haakam daa hakoom naheen miliaa, main maariaa jaavaangaa, tuseen musalamaan ho ke ih kee kar rahe ho

bhalaa purakha laal akhaan karake chal door ho naamaakool| musalamaan ho ke kiaa musalamaan naam jaalam daa hai hai. musalamaan naam khudaa te eemaan rakhan vaale bande daa hai, jo banee nea inasaan noo khudaa de jaan ke payaar kare| musalamaan daa faraz inasaaf hai, rahim hai, zulam naheen| iaun kahinde ih musalamaan fakeer jee singh jee noo lai ke pataraa ho ge| seka inhaan noo pataa naheen see ki singh jee dee vahuttee te putar naal deean hee kattharreean vich tarraf rahe san|

eis bhale purakh daa dderaa shahiron baahar kuchh vaatt te see. ik ban vich kutteea paa ke rahinde san| jaat de ih sayad san te alaa vaale fakeer san| aap bhaaee manee singh jee de paas bahut mudat rahe san ar unhaan dee kirapaa karake hee eih fakeeree noo praapat hoe se| aje chhottee avasathaa hee see ki singh jee shaheed hai ge| vairaagee ho ke aap ne ithe ban vich dderaa keetaa te tapasiaa karade rahe| inhaan dee karaamaat dee aiddee dhunm see ki saare ilaake de

audhar daa haal suno haakam noo jad khabar hoee saabar saah jee singh jee noo kadt lige han, tad sap vaangoo val khaa ke reh giaa| batheraa chaahiaa ki kujh karaan, par musalamaan fakeer daa ddar iddaa baitthaa hoeaa see ki koee akhaan saahamane naheen see kar sakadaa| hor taan kujh pesh naa gee, par sheel kor te variaam singh noo mahileen lai giaa ar unhaan noo ddaraave dene shuroo keete ki kiven eeh aapanaa dharam chhadd den, par kise ne ik naa manee| ik din sheel kauar noo chakee peehan laa ditaa ar mundde noo bee halake halake kottarre maravaae| udhar saabar shaah jee noo singh huraan ton putar te vahuttee de kaid hon daa pataa lag giaa see| singh jee taan unhaan dee sevaa naal raazee ho rahe san te fakeer jee sheel kauar de chhuddaaun daa upaau bee sochade san, par lajhadaa naheen see| kiaunk bhaaven fakeer jee daa ddar sabh manade san, par khaas mehal vich jaa ke bahut vaj vajaa ke hath paaunon fakeer hureen vee ruk rahe san kee din fkeer ne sochaan de ghorre durraae; chhekarr ih soch ke ki mahil vich chal hee varree te achaanak jaa ke unhaan noo vee chhuddaa liaaeee, jo hoaun so dekhee jaaoo, singh jee ate mureedaan noo naal lai ke aa ge| dalaan vich varre san

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je ko sat kare so chheejai tap ghar tap na hoee|

je ko naau le badanaavee kal ke lakhan eee|

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sat dharam kaaeim rakhan vaaliaan noo duneean dukh dendee hai; naam simaran vaaliaan dee badanaamee hundee hai te ghar ghar vaaraan turadeean han, ant ithon tak hundaa hai ki duneean uhanaan deean jindaan noo bhee naheen chhaddadee; par vaah dharameeo tuseen jindaan dende bhee hasade hai| kaaran ih hai ki inhaan lokaan de hirade vich saare kaaranaan daa kaaran paramaatamaa aiaun prakaashat hundaa hai jikar din noo sooraj| jinkur chaanan vich jeev naheen ghaabarade, tiven dharamee jeev paramaatamaa de milaap hoe te us de piaar te chaanane vich naheen ddolade|

sheel kauar te bhujangee laahauar noo tere ge| jis jathe vich dharamee jeev ture san se panj sat hor sikhaan kaideean dee manddalee see ar kuchh

sipaahee|

vadhere mauakiaa bee hundaa hai| naa taan is prakaar de kee tareeke us samen haisan te naa hee akabar vaalee chon haakamaan dee see ki nek dharamee dtoondd dtoondd ke rakhe jaan te niaan karan daa pooraa pooraa jatan hove| naa hee mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh vaale kam changee chon. aapanee nigaraanee te adal val khaas tavaj daa tareekaa see| is samen taan anayaay kee dtangaan naal paravirat see, jiven patthaanaan de ant samen andhakaar see, jis baabat satigur naanak dev jee ne dditthaa haal dasiaa hai

raaje seeh mukadam kute| jaae jagaaein baitthe sute|

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te bhaaee guradaas jee ne dasiaa hai

raaje paap kamaanvade ulattee vaarr khet kau khaaee|

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ause tarhaan is mugalaan de akheerale samen bee dhakesaahee pradhaan see|

jad eeh kaidee ture tad ik ik kaidee de naal de de sipaahee keete ge| kaideean de hath bee banhe hoe se| is prakaar dukhaan de paindde

bhaaee karam singh jee kee varhe itihaas khoj ke us samen de haakamaan baabat likhade han

auhee dinee shaahee daa prabandh aisaa dtilaa si ki nike motte pinddaa noo jaraavaraan deean vaaharaan sadaa hee lutt liaa karadeean san| bandaa bahaadar, panaa 12

auhee dinee baahar de pinddaan vich sadaa bhekh varatee rahindee see, kiaunk aae dinaan deean dhaarraan,kaanoonee te amalaa deean sakhateea gareeb jimeedaaraa paas kuchh nahee san rahin dindeea san

tulakaa de julam jo haakam bee nahee san,aiau dasade han aas paas de pinddaa de sabh kaajeean, sayadaa te shekhaa de julamaa ton ake hoe san

mukaaundiaan jad do ku din beete tad jamaandaar saahib dee saver saar sheel kauar pur nazar pai gee| usade suhal hathaan noo neel pe te ghaasaan lag ke jeekaan pai raheean de kales noo dekhake is daa kararraa hiradaa bee panghar piaa| jamaandaar ne maan putar deean hathakarreean utaaran daa hukam ditaa ar sipaahee ik hor uhanaan de naal kar ditaa|

raat aa gee, eik saraan vich dderaa hoeaa, sabh kaidee use tarhaan dukhaan de vich pe raat bitaaun lage, par sheel kauar te bhujangee noo aj ulattaa kam aa piaa, change suthare kotthe vich utaaraa miliaa, pake pakaae change prashaade khaan noo aae, sauan vaasate kujh bisatare aad samaan bee aa mauajood hoe|

sheel kauar daa siaanaa man sochadaa see ki kee kaaran hai jo ais tarhaan kisamat palattaa khaa rahee hai jee vich lakhadee see ki koee hor balaa aa rahee jaapadee hai| jikur haneree vagan ton pahile pain hilanon bilakul band ho jaandee hai, maanon hai hee naheen tiven jad jad vichaaree te bipataa pee, pahile pooran chup chaap jehee ne moonh dikhaaeaa te fer bipataa ne aa dabaaeaa| aiseean sochaan noo sochadee ne jigar de ttukarre noo taan suaa ditaa, par aap baitthee paatth lagee karan| adhee ku raat beet gee| baanee de paatth dee madhur sur ne baikuntth daa prabhaau banh ditaa ar ucharr chitee laaune vaaleean gharreean aanand vich biteet ho geean| fir, sheel kauar naam simaradee andar jurradee gee, einaan jurree ki ang bee hilanen reh ge| andarale daa sahij rau vaahiguroo jee vich lag ke jurr giaa| jad sabh duneean sauan gee ar koee jaagadaa naa rihaa, binaa rogee te jogee de, athavaa is saare pasaare dee amaan kudarat de, tad sheel kauar daa boohaa kharrakiaa par uh hilee naa| gharree ku magaron choothee puttee gee ar ik sipaahee ne sunaaunee sunaaee ki jamaandaar saahib yaad karade han| par sheel kauar addol ttikee rahee, autar tak naheen moonhon nikaliaa, maano koee pathar dee mooratee dharee hai| jiaun

jad jamaandaar ne suniaa ki uh beebee pathar hoee baitthee hai te us kol jaandiaan haual utthadaa hai te ik ton vadheek aadamee saakh bharade han, tad usadaa dil bee kuchh sahimiaan| paap karan vele dil bhaaven kararraa hundaa hai, par je kade bhai dee nok us vele hirade vich chubh jaave tad kaaeirataa zor paa laindee hai|

jamaandaar jee san ik kuleen purakh ikhalaakee saahit bee parrhe hoe san, dil de bee katthor naheen san| see taan kusang daa asar see te aapane mahikame de maarre lokaan dee reesoreesee maarraa asar lai lai maarre ho rahe se| hun jad sahim chhaaeaa taan aapane dharam vich, jo samaachaar bhale purashaan de parrhe hoe san ar dusttaan de taseehiaan hetth khudaa dee ohanaan naal maitree de samaachaar sune hoe san, saare chete aa ge| daaneeaal daa sheraan age sitte jaanaa te seraan daa us de pair chunmane, fraoon de zulamaan hetth moosaa daa vaal vingaa naa honaa, sabh maajare akhaan age aa khalote| dil vich ttoe painde jaan,ohanaan

ttoeaan vich keete kukaramaan de ddang vajade jaan, par aapane sipaaheean vich pataa naa lag jaae ki ih bee ddar giaa hai, eis lee hauasale deean galaan karee jaave| ikur hauasalaa karadiaan bee rang uddan lag giaa, dheeraj vaalee soorat banaave par bane naa| hauasale daa dikhaavaa dasan lee aap utthe ar ture ki chalo dekhee kee hai jaan aap baahar nikale taan ik bule naal deevaa bujh giaa, ghanaghor ghattaa naal ghiree te kaalee bolee raat ne hor ddar daa samaan banh ditaa, kise paasion uloo dee aavaaz aaee, kalejaa hor sahim giaa| jhakharr taan jhul hee rihaa see hun kheaundaa bee see te gajadaa bee see| hanere vich gol gol chhale akhaan age aaun, je vadde vadde hunde moonh paarr paarr ddaraaun ar uddade jaan ar hor unhaan dee thaan aaunde jaan| chhekarr fer kaj kajaa ke deevaa aaeaa fer ture, jad kottharree de kol pahunche tad deeve vaale noo tthuddaa lagaa. deevaa ddig piaa te chukan vaalaa dteh piaa| jamaandaar ne kottharree de andar jhaat paaee taan kee jhaanaulaa piaa ki maanon ag bal rahee hai, par beebee te us de putar noo saarradee naheen| jamaandaar ne daleejaan te pair rakhiaa taan sek lagaa, ddarake pichhe hatt khalotaa| is de naal daa ik sipaahee kee dekhadaa hai ki ik sher maan putraan de duaale parakramaan kar rihaa hai ar ghoor ke inhaan val takadaa hai| fer us noo aiaun lagaa ki ser gajiaa ar sipaahee ddarake ddig piaa| baahar bijalee karrak rahee see; andar bijalee dee lishak naal bhar giaa see; hun fer baaharon karrakaveen garaj utthee, jhaaulaa piaa ki ik koee alaa vaale saahib kharre han, ar azaraaeel farishate noo kujh aiaun daa keh rahe han, ein sipaaheeon ko aauar jamaandaar ke gandhak ke jalate hooe dozakh men ddaal do| meenh hun molhedhaar vas rihaa see te haneree jor dee vag rahee see, sipaahee noo kee jhaanvalaa piaa ki farishataa guraj ulaaradaa hai, sahim khaa ke is daa sir chakaraaeaa te ddig piaa| jamaandaar bhai bheet ho rihaa see, soch bee rihaa see ki

hun zameen bhuchaal naal kanbee, auton badalaan dee garr garr daa shabad utthiaa par bhaasiaa aiaun ki zameen de andaron koee vaaj aaee hai| uhanaan jaataa ki jmeen paatt chalee hai| mufatee te sipaahee taan ik rukh natthe, par palaa ik brichh de khunghe naal arr giaa uhanaan jaataa kise bhoot ne farr liaa hai| ddaddiaa ke ddige| jamaandaar saahib ne kee shakalaan vekheean par fer natthe kee dekhade han ki kottharree dee ag vichon bijalee utthee ar karrak ke age tur pee ar aise zor dee vajadee bhaasee ki dhabak khaa ke ddige, kaparriaan noo ag lag gee jaapee, aseh peerraa ne viaakul kar ditaa| fer kee dekhade han ki azaraaeel ne farr ke ag de narak vich paa ditaa hai ar uthe churr rihaa haan, par jind naheen maradee|

kiaunk unakaa keerraa naa maregaa ar unakee aag naa bujhegee| yasaah baa 66 aa 24

12. kaandd

pichhale kaandd dee vaarataa keeh see eih seelaa de drirrh vishavaas te karataar dee bhagatavachhalataa see| seelaa ne taan singhaan vaalaa hatth dhaar liaa see ki karataar de dhiaan vich magan baitthe rahinaa hai, hilanaa tak naheen ar ithe hee ise rang vich praanaan daa tiaag kar denaa hai, akaal purakh noo sadeev ton bhagataan dee laaj hai ar jug jug sadaa bhagataan dee rakhadaa aaeaa hai

har jug jug bhagat upaaeaa

paij rakhadaa aaeaa raamaraaje|

haranaakhas dusatt har maariaa prahalaad taraaeaa|

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yogee lok bhee dasade han ki ekaagar chit praanee shakatee vaalaa ho jaandaa hai te us dee jurree hoee dhiaan skatee barre karatab kar laindee hai| so seel kauar de vaahiguroo vich livaleen dhiaan par mahaaraaj dee kripaa ne us dee rakhayaa keetee| uh taan maranaa manddake baitthee hee see ar kise sahaaeitaa dee aas vich naheen see, saaneen vich jurree see ki maran lagiaan jurree hee mar jaavaan jo maalak ton antar aatame vith naa pave, par us bhagataan de piaare ne meenh, haneree, garre, bijalee bhuchaal saareean ddaraauneean taakataan chherr diteean| musalamaan kalaamaan de barre barre asar aap manade han| uhanaan deean pusatakaan vich barre barre acharaj samaachaar han| uthe jaabaraan de julam te rab de baahurree karan de kee samaachaar bee aaunde han| us din shaam noo jamaandaar saahib te sipaaheean vich aise hee zikar chalade rahe san| uton sraab mil gee te saare sipaaheean peetee see ar bahutee vaale bahut baaule ho rahe san| haneree raat, badal, meenh, bijalee jhakharr te toofaan ne bhaidaaeik samaan banh ditaa, eis saaree dashaa noo bhuchaal de aaun ne chauagunaan ddaraaunaa kar ditaa| jad mufatee ar jamaandaar nase han tad brichh de hetth noo dauarre bijalee karrak rahee see,

eik paase taan sheel kauar dee pavitrataa te livaleenataa, uton rab jee daa piaar kauatak kar rihaa see, dooje paase nitaane nashee dil bhaibheet hoke ddar rahe san, teeje bijalee ne sachamuch hee jaanaan khai keeteean| jadon savere kottharreean vichon baakee de sipaahee te kaidee nikale taan chaar aadamee taan bijalee naal mare dekhe te ik do bhai maare nirabal jihe pe nazar aae| unhaan dohaan sipaaheean ne je baahar naheen nikale se; unhaan ne raat daa haal keh sunaaeaa| sipaaheean daa ttolaa sun ke hakaa bakaa reh giaa| ik havaaladaar noo jamaandaar dee thaan man ke kam aaranbhiaa| muradiaan noo dafan keetaa ar agale bhalak age kooch keetee| sheel kauar valon uhanaan noo sahim baitth giaa| naa taan ddarade kujh keh sakan ar naa hee dil vich barre ranj karake unhaan pur deaa hee kar sakan| is tarhaan kujh ddar, kujh vair naal bhare peete laahauar tak ge| pahilon taan salaah saane ki saaraa haal kahaange| par sochiaa ki saare lokeen kaaeir te ddaraakul kahinage, is lee keval bijalee pain daa prasang hee kihaa giaa ar hor koee gal naa kahee|

sheel kauar ne us raat daa saaraa prasang sipaaheean noo aapo vich galaan karadiaan sunake samajh liaa see| uh aapane dil vich karataar daa hazaar hajaar sukar karadee see ki main jihee nimaanee daa sat te jind due bachaa le| ih keval deen diaal dee mihar hai; hor meraa kuchh naheen|

audhar meer manoo de zulam panjaab vich hun haarr dee dupahir de sooraj vaangoon sikhar te pahunch pe san, koee aisaa shahir pindd naheen

kise kauam vichon jad dharam dee ansh udd jaave tad oeh lok dharam noo ik parradaa banaa lainde han, jisade uhale anek tarhaan de adharam kamaaunde han| dharamee lokaan daa baahar taan saadhaaran hundaa hai| par adharameean daa baahar bahut chilakadaa te dharam dee damak maaradaa hai| mugal paatashaah de antale samen panjaab vich akasar zaalam haakam aise san jo dharam noo keval adharam de nirabaah vaasate mulame vaang varatade san, auparale kam taan deenadaaraan de te andaron chhuree feran vaaliaan de namooniaan de hunde san| kushaamatee te pettapaaloo jo baaharon deenadaar te andaron keval aapane deen de unhaan hukamaan de manan vaale, jinhaan karake aapaneean garazaan pooreean hon. chaahe julam te tadee faile meer manoo naal ralake ik maidaan vich namaaj parrhane lee kharre hoe| namaajaan parrhake chaaheedaa see ki jikur parameshar ton aapane lee dayaa mangee see horanaan pur dayaa karade par kithon namaaz jeebh ute see, zulam dil vich see, rab tak kithon pahunch hundee| bhaaven dikhaavemaatr lee taan rab naal hee galaan karake hatte san ar os de pavatr hukam anusaar pun karan lage jaapade san ar khush hunde san ki kaafaraan noo dukh den lage haan, par asalee deen dee gat niaaree hai|

eik khulhe maidaan vich veeh ku soore singh, guroo gobind singh jee de bahaadar, pinjare pe sheraan vaang hath pair badhe kataar vich kharre keete ge| ik lamee chittee daarrhee vaale deenadaar saahib jo aapane khiaal vich saaeid taras vaale hee honage, barree sureelee sur vich upadesh de ke unhaan noo musalamaan hon lee preran lage| par samundar vich kharre chittaan vaangoon inhaan deean mitthe bachanaan roopee lahiraan

teraa keea meetthaa laagai|

harinaam padaarath naanak maangai|

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eih dekh ke tamaashaa dekhan vaale hake bake reh ge, oeh sochade san ki eeh lok is yaanak mauat daa saamhanaa karanon ddarake sharan manganage, par naheen jaanade san ki eeh guroo gobind singh jee de soore han, bhai kauan khaae te kauan sran mange|

khaalasaa jee kiaa aap de hirade vich aapane vaddiaan dee is niddar bahaadaree ar nisache val vekh ke kujh prem naheen paidaa

hun dekho singhaan naal kee bhaanaa varatadaa hai| ag aandee gee te pahilon jo kuchh duaale duaale lakarraan, pachheean, kakh, palaah rakhe ge se onhaan vich ag door door dharee gee| chuferion ddaadtaa kararraa dhooaan utthiaa, jis naal ghabaraa ke inhaan de sharan man lain dee aas see| dhoonaan pahile charrhe taan sir chakaraaundaa te bihabalataa te besudhee paidaa karadaa hai singhaan de moonhon is suroo ghabaraa vele pahilon vaahiguroo dee dhun nikalee| soka us bhet noo kauan samajhe jo guroo ne inhaan de hirade vich paa ditaa hai eis charrhade ghabaraa ne bee singhaan de sidak noo ddolan naheen ditaa| thorree der tak hosh rahee.

ag de dhooen vich ik zahir hundee hai jo behosh kar dindee te behosee vich hee maar dendee hai|

vaahiguroo dee dhun bharee hoee avaaj naal nikaladee rahee, fer chup ho gee, sahije sahije ag bal utthee te sahije saare fail gee|

lai aganee deautaa jo jee kare so kaar kar lai, jine hale karane hee kar te kud kudake pavitr sareeraan noo bhukh, jheean lai lai ke kauam te dharam de hitaisheean dee deh noo dho, par hun teree kujh vaah naheen chalanee| uh cheez taan sareeraan vichon sahee salaamat nikal gee hai, jis pichhe taithon aj jalaadaan daa kam liaa giaa| uh padaarath udd giaa jis pichhe toon begunaahaan noo jhopiaa, auh sookham ajar amar aganee ar jal de asar ton atrikat rahine vaalee

ih samaachaar ik puraatan sikh kahindaa hundaa see, jis noo mare chaar baras ho ge han yaanee takareeban 1895 vich mariaa see ih taranataaran vich rahindaa see| khaan bahaadar de samen daa ik pahilaa vaakiaa bhangoo jee ne bee likhiaa hai, jis vich kise gaar vich rahinde sikhaan noo gaar de moonh age baalan bharake ag laa den dee koshis keetee gee see| dekho safaa 26062

singhaan noo ddaraaun te maaran de kee dtang tadon varate jaande san, jais ki gur bilaas bhaaee manee singh adh 21 vich aiaun dasiaa hai lushatt charakhan saath badhe singh ais upaae so taeh ddaraae| aise upaae su paap ke nit kare turak su jaavaheen| jaeh dharam su guroo raakhai so kiaun cheet ddulaavaheen| ik silaa tare apaar teekhan, eik gare tantee paavaheen| uradh jaa kai jaa tayaagen tare sees turaavahee|155| tab singhan sabh hee maravaayo| keeeak soolapee kar han de| kee charakharree beech subhe| japat akaal binas sabh ge|190| ameer daas likhadaa hai

eise tarhaan sikh thorre aauar turak bahute| turak maaran maran sikhaan ke pakarr le jaavan| chhattaan main seevan| charakheean charraavain, sooleean ar faahe devahi, ang judaa karahi| sangataan ko maarahi, khos lai jaavahi|......bahut sikhaan de netar kadtaae ddaare| maajhe main turakaan dee fauaj ghar ghar sikhaan ko dtoonddatee firai| halakaare ban main sikhaan ko dtoonddate firain| jo sikh haath aavai tis ko maar ddaarain| pachaas rupe sikh ke sees kaa inaam milai| raamadaas poore ke gharaan ke turakaan ne aag lagaae deenee| sree gurabans chandrodai

aatamaa sache pitaa de charanaan vich pahunch chukee hai| ant ag haar gee, madham pai gee, keete par maano pachhutaaee, peelee bhook ho gee| chhekarr aisee sir suaah peeos ki haddeean de dter par suaah daa dter ho ke beh gee ar hanheree de buliaan naal aapane sir udd uddake aap pain lagee|

13. kaandd

lakhapat daa bal udd jaan magaron jad deevaan kauarraa mal ne singhaan dee te meer manoo dee sulaah karaa ditee see te ilaakaa pattee jaageer vich de ditaa see taan khaalasaa jee trai saal kuchh sukhee rahe te vadhe san| 1808 vich ahimad shaah panjaab te fer charrh aayaa| tadon teeh hazaar khaalasaa manoo dee madad te aayaa te duraanee naal kee maheene larradaa rihaa see| jang vich deevaan kauarraamal jee shaheed ho ge te duraanee meer manoo noo aapanaa naaeibalaahauar daa soobaathaap ke 1809 vich kandhaar ttur giaa| hun singhaan naal keete karaar saare bhan ke achaanak meer manoo sikhaan de magar giaa see| baabe bande ton baad larran vaale singhaan daa vateeraa ih see ki oeh vayaaeh naheen san karade, einhaan noo tadon bhujangee kahinde san| so bhujangee taan jhatt patt banaan jhalaan noo ttur ge par jinhaan ne vayaaeh kar le se te hor ttabaradaar singh bahut farre ge te laahauar nakhaas vich lijaake bhaant bhaant de treekiaan naal maare ge, jinhaan de ttaaven ttaaven haal upar dinde aa rahe haan; par meer manoo noo khaalase de dokhee dharoheean ne hun bhairree pattee singhaan de ttabaraan noo farran te dukh den dee parrhaaee, so hun paravaaraan te kashatt ttutt pe te singhaan deean isatreean bee us vele de zulamaan ton naa bacheean| ik ttolaa singhaneean daa turakaan de dtahe

reekal chand naarang sikhon ke preevaratan safaa 71 te baabe bande de baad de samen sikhaan de kashattaan noo varanan karade hoe likhade han aunakee isatareean aauar un ke baalak pakarr lee jaate the aauar unhen kasatt de kar maaraa jaataa thaa|

beeraa ran men jaaeikai lohaa karo nishank |

naa muhi charrhe randdeparraa naa tuhi lage kalank|

eih uh bhainaan san jo veeraan noo ranabhoomee vich tor ke asees

dindeean san

veera chale ho ran vikhe, sanamukh jang jurro|

sir deve jaan sir lave, pitth de naeh murre|

1. he bahaadar patee

2. lohaa karanaauh bahaadaree ki aap mar jaave jaan maar le|

eih uh dheean san jo pitaa dee shaheedee dee khabar sun ke kihaa karadeean san

amar bhe hun pitaa jee janam naa maran kadee|

main na mahinttar banaan hun, baapoo jug jug jee|

hun karanee karataar dee aisee aa hoee, vichaareean singhaneean aap fas geean. nisache te parataave daa velaa aa giaa| jo kihaa karadeean san aap karake dikhalaaunaa piaa|

pahile taan pateean de vichhorriaan daa dukh, auton ddaadtiaan dee kaid bhugatanee pee| kee din kise ne vaat naa puchhee| atthee pahiree chholiaan dee rottee te chhanaan paanee daa mile, naa naaunaa naa dhonaa naa hasanaa naa kheddanaa naa koee safaaee naa sukh narak de vaaseean vaang mailee dashaa ho gee| anyaane baal bhukh de hotte viloon viloon pe karan, par vaah singhaneean de aapo vich de piaara jinhaan de kuchharr baal naheen san; oeh chapaa chapaa rottee ghatt khaandeean ar uh ttukarre baalaan vaaleean noo jaan baalaan noo khuaaladeean te us kasatt noo aape vich vandd

1. yateem, maapiaan ton rahit|

2. singhaneean de kasattaan de ih haal panth prakaash gi giaan singh krit de chhaapaa ttaip de panaa 709 vich han|

bhaaee ganddaa singh krit guraduaaraa shaheed ganj angarejee de safaa 3031 par bee sankhep haal singhaneean de is saake daa ditaahai|

eis saake ton pahilaan abadul samad khaan de samen bee singhaan deean singhaneean te bachiaan te kahir varate se gokal chand naarang aapane sikhon ke preevaratan safaa 189 par likhade han sikha satriyon tak kaa bandee keea jaanaa, aunhe kasatt deea jaanaa, tathaa maar ddaalaa jaanaa kee un dinon koee asaamaanay ghattanaa naa thee|

panth prakaash vich gi giaan singh jee is saake de magaron san 1886 de lag pag pattee vich singhaneean noo bahut saare kasatt dite jaan daa ik hor saakaa varatiaa bee likhade han| dekho safaa 764 ttaip chhaapaa

ke bhogadeean| baanee daa paatth karadeean guroo parameshur noo dhiaaundeean, eikur dukh de din kattadeean| hun meer manoo ne hukam ditaa ki sabhanaa noo turak banaao, jiharree naa mane us noo savaa man daane de ke chakee te laao, je naa peehe tad kottarre maaro| ih hukam saare sunaaeaa giaa| hun vichaareean de age chakeean laaeean geean te daane dhare ge| karataar daa bhaanaa sir mathe te manake aradaasaa sodhake sir pee te kattan noo tiaar ho geean| jinhaan de niaane naa se te pinddaan deean san uh taan din charrhade tak aauakheean ho havaa ke peehan peeh baittheean, par haae shahiraan te ameer gharaan deean singhaneean lee ih barraa aauakhaa see| eih vichaareean chakee peenhadeean han, baanee parrhadeean han. guroo gobind singh jee de kashattaan noo sochadeean han, guroo teg bahaadar jee, guroo arajan dev jee de aseh khedaan de nakashe akhaan age liaa ke aapane dukhaan noo sukh samajhake sir pee noo bitaaundeean han, par haae ddaadte dee vagaara hathaan noo chhaale baahaan vich pin pai rahe han, man man dee baanh ho rahee hai, maano saare sareer daa lahoo inhaan vich aa varriaa hai| lak thak ke sareer daa bhaar chukanon naanh kar rihaa hai| suhal sheel kauar val dekho, raaj ghar dee palee goleean jis de age hath banh kharradeean san, dharam pichhe kis apadaa de moonh aa gee hai goreean goreean baahaan laal ho geean han, chiharaa murajhaa giaa| jadon piaaraa laalaa maan de hath farr ke vaasate paaundaa hai, amaan jee tuseen saah kadt lavo pal bhar, main chakee feradaa haan| maan, mamataa dee maaree maan, aiddaa kararraa kam putr noo kikur deve sareer bee thak ke choor ho giaa hai, putr bhee khahirraa naheen chhaddadaa, haar ke hath chuk laindee hai| gulaab varagaa baalak maan de dukharre vanddaaundaa hai, par haf haf jaandaa hai| is bipataa vich inhaan guroo deean piaareean singhaneean daa haal dekhe sune daa barraa frak hai| jo treemat takarree hai ar aapanee bipataa pooree chukee hai, auh bhaaven

savaa man kache jo 20 ser pake de lagapag hunde san|

kiddee thak gee hove kise nirabal noo dukhee dekhake usadaa hath vattaa rahee hai, kite de de lag raheean han| ik dham naame takarree singhanee ne seelaa noo dditthaa te ro ke bolee piaaree toon taan sundaree varagee jaapadee hain, haae us dharam dee mooratee ne bee barre khed paae san par ant tak kade naheen see ddelee| us ne kuchh chir hoeaa ki sareer tiaagiaa hai| seel kauar daa naale isane hath vattaaeaa, naal sundaree dee kathaa sunaaee| is prakaar singhaneean ne aapanee mushakat ton vihaleean ho karataar age aradaase sodhe

he akaal purakh suaamee saanoo sidak bakhashio, bhaaven aseen sareeraan karake abalaa haan par man saadde tusaan balavaan keete han te pavatr sat dharam bakhashiaa hai| toon birad dee laaj rakheen| aseen taseehe bhogee, par dharam naa haaree, ttuk ttuk vadteean jaaeee par manee singh vaang sidak moonh naa morree| toon sach ar prem hain tere bal naal tere naam ton sadake ho jaaeee| jind vaaree, par aapane ishatt ton moonh naa morree| sabh kujh jaae he karataara seel dharam naan jaae| talavaaraan de jauahar chakhee par kach te jhootth naa vihaajhee| aiseean benateean kar kar kasattaan noo bitaaundeean| kadee turak aa ke kujh bharamaaun daa jatan karade jaan daabe dhase dende; tad ser vaang bhabak ke singhaneean utar dindeean| is tarhaan ik din parataave lee ik ddang rottee bee band kar ditee gee| mushakataan karaneean te kaidaan bhoganeean, auton rottee naa lajhanee

jinhaan ne chaar chaar vele raj khaadheean hon ar haazamiaan de chooran te soddaa vaattaraan naal matthiaaeean noo pachaaeaa hove, aunhaan noo inhaan peerraan daa haal kee maloom jinhaan ne varat rakh rakh ke bee falohaaraan te perriaan deean ttokareean te sharabataan de gharriaan noo hath fere hon oeh muskataan te bhukh noo kee jaanan haan jinhaan ne bhukh

eih pusatak vakharee chhapee hoee hai, je bhaaee veer singh saahit sadan, naveen dilee de dafataron miladee hai|

de dukh dditthe han uh re re ke ih kahinde han baabaa mauaton bhukh buree|

eik din singhaneean noo chaabak bee maravaae ge| sree guroo garanth saahib jee ton sikhiaa paa ke sach ute drirrh hoeean ne sareerak kasattaan noo jhaliaa| unhaan ne dharam noo aapane dukhee sareer de andarale kasattaatur man ton bee andarale aape de ddabe vich sanbhaal rakhiaa hoeaa see, kauan othon us laal noo hilaaundaa

einhaan jalaadaneean vichon ik sheel kauar de peke dee see| us noo seel kauar de pitaa daa haal maloom see ki taaraa singh vaaeee de naal uh kis bahaadaree naal sheed hoeaa see ar keval ike dhee baakee chhadd giaa see; jis noo us de chaache ne ik mukadamaa jitan dee khaatar chooharr mal de putar naal viaah ditaa see| aj us noo singhaneean vich khed paaundee dekh ke naa reh sakee ar bol utthee

pitaa par poot jaat pur ghorraa| bahutaa naheen taan thorraa thorraa| bachee toon kithon chooharr mal varage de ghar rahin jogee sain toon taan patee noo vee sikh banaake shaheed karavaaeaa honaa hai| teree maan vee khed sahike charrhee see, toon bee maapiaan vaang aa fasee| singh dee ulaad bhaaven kite chalee jaae, zaroor aapane jauahar dase par dase|

bhaaven ih kararraaee karan vaasate aaee see par inasaanee dil aakhar dil hai, eih treemat sheelaa te taras khaa ke chooharr mal de ghar pahunchee ar seelaa dee sas noo saaraa haal keh aaee| uh dukhiaaran age hee gamaan vich ddubee rahindee see, hor bee vahinaan vich garak ho gee| par teemee akal vaalee see, eis jaravaanee noo rupe de ke bolee ki kiven meree nooh te potare noo kadt ke mere paas puchaa deh| is chalaak teeveen ne laalach vich aa ke unhaan dohaan noo kadtane de jatan keete, par pesh koee na gee|

aap 178283 de lag pag shaheed hoe se|

meer mainoo singhaneean de hatth ton bahut asacharaj ho ke ik din aap uthe pahunchaa ar uhanaan noo dharam chhaddan lee preranaa karavaaee| par uhanaan ne naanh vich utar dite|

singhaneean ko kehayo manoo tum deen kaboolo|

man vaanchhat sukh bhuge baittheean palane jhoolo|

sun singhaneean yo, deen ham saachaa leeo|

het taarane sut akaal ne ham ko deeo|

aauar mazhab hain jitak sabhee bandayo ne kee|

rach banaavattee koor prabh te besukh thee|

guramat sachaa laal chhodd ch kayon gahin thaaraa

beeemaan ban jeeai kaho kab lo sansaaraa

rog, sog, bhukh, dukh, kaal karaman kaa lekho|

bhogan parr hain sarab mazahab main ik sam dekho|16|

panth prakaash bhaa giaan singh, nivaas 82

eih utar sunake meer manoo ag bhabookaa ho giaa ar kahiravaan ho ke boliaa einhaan kaafaraan dee jind te deen jad dekhe kararre hee dekhe|

gal keeh hun kahiravaan manoo de krodh naal bharrake hirade ne hukam ditaa| panj sat savaar nikal, sipaahee gheraa paa khalote| maavaan de kuchharraan ton niaane putr khoh ke uchhaal ke khidoo vaang asamaan te sittade han, ddigade de hetth neze dharake unhaan noo paronde han jo at chichalaa chichalaa te luchh luchh ke jind torrade han|

singhaneean ke bache lai ke|

aun ke sanamukh unhe dikhai ke|

aoopar ko uchhaal katt sutt hain;

kar at zulam jarrhaan nij putt hain|

barachhiaan maeh anek puroe|

seerakhora tarrafaa im kohe|

panth prakaash panaa 710

maavaan haae putraan deean piaareean maavaan, aapane bachiaan dee ddaraaunee mauat val mushakaan kaseean baittheean kis bebasee naal dekh raheean han| aidde kararre dukh noo dekh ke paanee vee akhaan vich pathar ho jaandaa hai, par bahaadar singhaneean dekhadeean han te aakhadeean han vaahiguroo teree god sadaa haree, sadaa haree god vich lai lo aapane baal|

jad sheel kauar de dulaare dee vaaree aaee, tad meer manoo usadee sundar shakal vekhake aidaan chakrit ho ke tthitthariaa ki jiven ag daa bhabaakaa tthandte jal de pain te tthar jaandaa hai| uh jaravaanee bee vadtee khaake, jisadaa haal pichhe kihaa hai, aunhaan de bachaao vich tiaar hoee hoee kee heele karadee rahee see ar hun teek bachaaee rakhiaa saasoo par shoka zaalam dee tikhee najr ton suhaj vich chamakade dharameean noo chhalade patale parade naal kaj naa sakee| dekhee manoo inhaan naal kee karadaa hai kee isade andar sikhaan naal sakhatee karade karade sakhtee de padaarath bhar ge han, ar saare aauagunaan vich badal ge han dayaa, taras, hamadaradee, jeev rakhiaa koee us apaahaj hirade vich baakee naheen jo saaddee dukhayaaran sheel lee sifaaras kare par siaane aakhade han ki baaze vele bure kaaranaan ton bhee bhale kaaraj nikal painde han, jo karane vaale dee niyat vich naheen hunde| sheelaa dee sundarataa dekh ke krodhaatar hirade vich bhairree vaasnaa upajee ar singhanee noo begam banaaune daa sauak paidaa hoeaa; jhatt hukam de ditaa ki is noo bache samet mahilaan vich bhej dio|

vazeera hajoora itanee sakhatee inhaan naal keetee, putr maare, kise ne deen kabool naheen keetaa, eih kikur kabool karegee

dudh peende bache|

mainoo tainoo kee khabar, eih treemataan toon jaanadaa hai ki aapas deen chhaddane bach rahinageean| main taan niraa ih chaahundaa saan ki i aapane moonhon aap hee keh den| thorre din har soolaan chabhaagaa de fir vee hatth rihaa, tad badobadee dtaah ke joone paanee moonh vich paar momanaan naal viaah diaangaa, par is chaand beebee naal aj hee eih salook hovegaa| is noo mahileen daakhal keetaa jaaegaa|

achhaa hun chale inhaan treemataan de bachiaan de ttutte inhaan dee ngolee paao ar raat bhar bhukhiaan rakho, fer mere paas khabar karo|

14. kaandd

sheel kauar te bhujangee muskaan kaseean hoeean vich mahilee pahunche| paatasaahee sajaauttaan vaale makaan vich utaaraa miliaa| masakaan khohaleean geean, galeean baandeean haazar ho geean, sukh bhogan de saare saamaan mauajood ho ge| reshamee pusaakaan haajar heean gahiniaan de ddabe age dhare ge| kee siaaneean tareemataan samajhaaun vaasate haazar hoeean ki hun hatth chhadd ke panjaab dee mahaaraanee banen, attak ton lai ke sataluj torree tuhaaddaa sikaa chale ar tuhaadde naaun ton desh thar thar kanbe| seel kauar iaun sir niharraae

hisattoreean bhaaee karam singh jee ne aapanee khoj de baad samat 1885 bi vich is saake baabat ih kuchh chhaapiaa see

meer manoo ne singhaneean noo puj puj ke dukh dite, aunhaan paason chukeean pihaaeean, mushakataan leean, ddam ddaraave dite, laalach dite, par uh dharam ton naa ddoleean, taan uhanaan deean jholeean vichon uhanaan de baal khoh ke unhaan deean akhaan de saahamane koh ke maare te fer unhaan deean jholeean vich hee paa ke mushakataan lainde rahe| ate kadee kadee singhaneean sheed vee keeteean jaandeean| mugal hakoomat valon ih at daa kahir see| par sukar hai ki badale dee ag vich sarradiaan hoeaan vee kise singh ne kade kise vakat isatree te hath naheen chukiaa| fu safaa 395

dil vich kanddiaan deean chobhaan varage sal bhogadee baitthee hai jinkur bereean de vichakaar chanbelee hundee hai| jisade andar bereean de kandde ddig ddig ke katthe ho jaande ar cheer paa dende han te uton baag daa maalee saare kandde te kanddaile taan chuk dindaa hai, par andarale kanddiaan noo naheen kadt sakadaa|

bin sadeean saheleean samajhaaundeean han, auh sharamaaundee hai| anabulaaeean sakheean sikhayaa dendeean han, auh tapatrap hanjhoo keradee hai, dhingaaneean bulaaveean laalach te aisharaj de nakase banhake bhulaaundeean han, sheelaa daa ranj hattakore ban ban usadaa gal ghuttan noo paindaa hai ki maar hee diaan| bipataa ne seelaa noo naheen ghabaraaeaa, apadaa ne naheen ddolan ditaa, taseehiaan ne hauasalaa naheen haaran ditaa, kashattaan ne dil noo naheen chhaddan ditaa, par is aisharaj dhan daualat ne is khusaamad te ameeree ne, hath banhake saahamane kharrone ne, eis mahaaraanee banan dee preranaa ne ghabaraaeaa hai| haan, par ddulaaeaa naheen, bhaibheet vadhere keetaa hai, par is bhai ne is naven aa bane samen daa vadheek balavaan ho ke ttaakaraa karan daa hatth paidaa kar ditaa hai| pahile taan pairaan hetthon mittee nikaladee jaa rahee see, sir vichon magaz de torane vaalee sookham par balavaan s aa gunm ho rahee see| niraasataa te naa umaidee is tarhaan sareer noo sakhanaa karee turee jaandee disadee see ki jiven deh noo aatamaa chhadd ke sunjhiaan kar jaandee hai| ih naheen ki sheelaa te laalach asar kar giaa see, kade naheen sheelaa is ddoonghee soch vich paindee hee niraasataa vich ddub gee see ki haae vaireean de zulamaan daa asar taan sareerak mauat hoeaa karadaa hai, jo bandaa seh guzaradaa hai, par vairee daa piaar man noo vihu hai| haan jee sheelaa ssatraan ton naheen ddaree, sheelaa vaireean de topakhaane ton naheen kanbee| seelaa unhaan de piaar ton bee ddolee naheen, par kaibee hai te sochaan de khooh vich leh gee hai ar soch kar rahee hai bachaau dee| sheelaa unhaan dee dayaa dristtee ton bachane de upaau labh

aj kal de singhaan singhaneean noo sheelaa dee is dasaa ton sikhayaa lainee chaahee| turakaan de vair ton sikhaan daa us samen kujh naheen vigarriaa, par hun aj kal hor tarhaan de dharam aae han. mitthat naal, lobh naal dharam haan karan dee kar rahe han. inhaan ton ddaro, ih buraa asar karade han| unhaan de piaar pur naa bhule, uhanaan de tohafe, unhaan de mitthe bachan, unhaan de aadar tuhaanoo khaa jaanage| satavantee sheelaa ne sau varhe ton bee pahile jo sochiaa ar samajhiaa see so aj saare panth lee gunakaar hai| us sachee singhanee de pooraniaan te dharam dee muhaaranee sikho ar dharam vich pake rahe| laalach, piaar, dhakaa, maar aap ute kise prakaar daa dharam kheen karan daa koee asar naa kare|

• eis pusatak de chhapan de samen badeshee krischanaan valon laalach de tarhaan tarhaan de bhuleve lokaan noo aapane mat vich khichan de milade se|

beebeeo tthag puras suhaneean soorataan banaa ke kee prakaar de daao poch kheddade han; mitthe banake satikaar de ke bipataa vich sahaitaa kar kar ke dharamon ddegan daa yatan karade han, par sheel kauar val dekhake tuseen dharam vich pakeean rahin daa yatan karanaa| ih naa samajhanaa ki nire pakhanddee lok ar opare eeh jatan karade han nerre de saak, hathaan de khiddaae, ghar de laagee, gharaan de kaame te nerre terre de sanbandhee ikur de rang kheddade han| par khabaradaara is kaloo kaal vich kise gale dharam naheen haaranaa| sansaarak sukh chhin bhangar han, sansaarak sukhaan daa ant kauarraa hai, sansaar de aanand bhogan naal kalesh hundaa hai, par dharam lok paralok de sukh den vaalaa hai, taan te dharam noo paalo, dharam deean khusheean bhogo, dharam daa sukh maano adharam bhaaven dushaman ban ke aave bhaaven sajan ban ke aave us ton aiaun bacho jikar zahiree sap ton, chaahe uh gharon nikale chaahe uh baaharon aave, bachane daa jatan kareedaa hai| ih naa samajhanaa ki sheel kauar ddar gee, jaan bharam gee, auh sher dil aisee naheen see par us de hirade de komal te budheemaan hise ne jhatt samajh liaa see ki mitthee chhuree age kaaeim rahinaa nire bal daa kam naheen, par naal akal dee bee bahut lorr rakhadaa hai, eise lee chaaheedaa hai ki sabh daa man sheel kauar varagaa bahaadar te daanaa hove jo vair jaan piaar, kise hee upaau naal, vairee de kaaboo naa charrhe|

soch karan naal sheel kauar noo is mahil vichon nikalanaa asanbhav jaapadaa see, vaireean ton chhuttakaaraa katthan disadaa see| sochaan sochadee see kikur bandakhalaas hoaoo, akal koee rasataa naheen dendee see| piaaraa putr, maan daa dukhaan sukhaan daa sahaaraa baitthaa hai, bhaaven bipataa noo jaanadaa hai, eih bhee samajhadaa hai ki vaireean vich baitthe haan, par maataa dee is aauakarr noo naheen samajh sakadaa, piaar de saamaan dekh dekh te maan dee udaasee taarrake hairaan hundaa hai| chhekarr galakarree paake barre piaar naal kahindaa hai maan jee kiaun udaas ho guroo

aahaa, dhan akaal purakh hai, jisade age praarathanaa karane ne aisaa acharaj asar keetaa ki uh niraas ho rahee sheelaa aapane khaalasee jauaharaan vich damak utthee| jis dil vichon bhaajarr pe pinddaa vaang soch vivechanaa, agon kee karanaa hai, gal kee sabh kujh nas giaa see, hun aidaan daa ho giaa, jidaan kise ttabar moe purakh daa dil kise guaache hoe bharaa de achaanak mil pain te usaragee farr jaandaa hai| hun sheelaa noo chaar chufere paramesur disadaa hai, ausadee sataa aapanee sahichaar sahelee jaapadee hai| hun sheelaa aisee pakee umaid vich aanand hoee hai ki karataar kade mainoo naheen chhaddegaa ar kade paap vich dduban naheen degaa| usanoo dharam piaaraa hai, auh mere dharam noo zaroor bachaavegaa| bhaaven mainoo koee bidhee naheen disadee par uh jroor koee rasataa kadtegaa| shukar ar bharosaa pooree ninmrataa naal seelaa de hirade vich karataar de ghale hoe sipaahee ban ke aa khalote han| seelaa ne sabhe aasare ttutte dditthe, sheelaa niraas ho gee, sheelaa ne praarathanaa keetee, sheelaa daa vaalee karataar ho giaa|

sabho bhajai aasaraa chukai sabh asaraau|

chit aavai os paarabraham lagai na tatee vaau|

siree m 5, panaa 7

pal pal magaron shukar karadee hai; ar aisee magan hoee hai ki khushee ar vairaag milake hanjhooaan daa pravaah tor dinde han| is tarhaan praarathanaa te sukar karadiaan seelaa dee saaree raat beetee| duneean de lok bipataa dee raat taare gin gin kattade han seelaa ne unhaan patharaan te agaan val takanaa chhadd ke unhaan noo prakaas dene vaale jaanake akaal purakh val liv laaee, aus ne eeshar gun gin gin ke raat kattee te us dee birad dee paij rakhane vaalee sataa dee araadhanaa keetee| dhan karataar, jis ne us dee ttek rakhee| jadon dil aiaun saaf ho giaa, rab daa aasaraa jeeaundee satayaa hoke andar bhar giaa taan budh bee shafaa ho ke kam karan lag pee te us noo aapanee khalaasee deean sojheean sujhaaun lag pee|

15. kaandd

meer manoo dee begam muraad begm jisanoo kee itihaasakaaraan ne mugalaanee begam karake bee likhiaa hai, barree chalaak ar sundar isatree see| is ne patee noo bee vas kar rakhiaa see ar aapanee chaturaaee kar ke pattaraanee ban rahee see| upar likhee raat manoo ne us de chubaare sharaab bahut peetee see ar nase de saroor vich begam ne us noo aiaun ungalaan te nachaaeaa ki seel kauar noo sikh kaidanaan vichon kadt liaaun daa ar us noo begm banaaun daa saaraa kachaa chitthaa keh baitthaa|

begam ih sun ke sarr utthee te kee valaan chhalaan naal us noo peetee ute hor pilaaee gee, jad patee besudh ho giaa te raat vee adhee beet gee taan baaharale chhaje pur aa baitthee te man naal gond . gundan lagee ki is naveen sir te pain vaalee balaa ton keekoon bachaan bahut vichaar karake chup keetee dabe pair kabootar farran vaalee bilee vaangoon mehal de us hise vich gee, jithe sheelaa see| boohe taan band san, par jheetaan vichon kee dekhadee hai ki deevaa bal rihaa hai ar sheelaa praarathanaa kar rahee hai| kise vele koee matalab bee samajh aa

audhar sooraj ne shukar varagee aapanee iko akh kholhee, ar palasette maarade unghalaaunde lokaan val tikhee nazar paaee, audhar muraad begam ne doven akhaan, jo sooraj naalon bee tikheean san, kholheean ar ttott te neend dee ttutt vich akarraaunde patee val ghoor ke dditthaa. palangh ton utthee, ar patee noo pakhaa kar ke suaa ditaa, aap nahaa dh solaan shingaar kar ke patee noo fer jagaaeaa ar tiaar karake kuchh khuaa piaa ke do goleean pahiredaar naal karake raaj darabaar de zarooree kamaan de panj ddiaudteeon baahar keetaa| agon do begam de bhetee arradalee naal ho ture| haakam saahib taan darabaar vich jaa baitthe ar panjaab varage muskalaan naal bhare des de intajaam vich rujh ge| udhar begam saaddee seel kauar paas pahunchee te us noo gal baateen chhetee parachaa liaa|

begama meree pichhale janam dee bhaina kine chiraan de vichharre mile haan| aseen pichhon iko hee haan| ghabaraa ke naa naa take, main sach kahindee haan| aseen pichhon bhainaan haan| main khabare kee khotte karam kar baitthe jo turakaan de ghar jam pee, so hun nirabaah karanaa hee hoeaa naa kal sanjh noo jad main suniaa see ki toon ethe faathee aaee hain, mere pair hetthon mittee nikal gee| aakhaan haae haae kee banegaa sikh deean dheean taan kade dharam naheen haaradeean; kite vichaaree noo jind naa denee pave| inhaan vichaaraan vich hee ddubadee chalee gee| fer luk ke tainoo vekhan aaee| vekhadiaan saar bhaine mereean aandaraan futt peean| koee andaralaa moh jaag piaa, niree bhain ho lageeon| ose vele jee vich tthaan lee bhee meree jind jaae, par jaae, eis dharamaatamaa daa sat dharam zaroor bachaa denaa hai| so main bahaane

sheelaa barree ninmrataa naala tuhaanoo karataar bhaag laave ar prataap vadhaave tuhaaddaa hukam chale, tuseen jo kuchh aakhiaa hai main anaathanee te vaddee deaa keetee hai|

begama beebee kaahadee deaa par dekho naa, kee karee samaan barraa kararraa aa giaa hai| aj kal sidhe maare jaande han, chhal naal hee sukh paaeedaa hai| tuseen taan khudaa de piaare lagade ho, tuhaanoo inhaan galaan naal kee par aseen duneeandaar lok taan aiaun hee jeeaunde haanrottee khaaeee shakar siaun, duneea khaaeee makar siaun| tuseen taan pavatr devee hai, meraa jee karadaa hai ki tuhaadde charan chunm lavaan|

sheelaa sree vaahiguroo begam jee tuseen taan ho des de raaje, aseen bhaaven haan taan ser subhaau vaale par is vele haan tuhaadde kaidee, par vas pe hoe| uton tuseen keh rahe ho ki tuseen mere dharam dee raakhee karoge, eih mere te hisaan chaarrh rahe ho| mainoo koee sevaa daso

begama sevaa kee tuseen mainoo bhain banaa lavo naa|

seelaa bhainaan bananaa taan duvalee khulh vich vasadiaan ho sakadaa hai naale haiseeat iko jihee hove| hun tuseen begam te main kaidana

begama naa bhaina ih galaan chhadd dio| tusaan daa asalaa shareef hai, tuseen sache te uche lahoo vaale dis rahe ho, kaid tuhaaddee muk chukee hai| hun tuseen khulh de ghar ho| hun mainoo bhain banaa lo| tuseen gunaan dee khaan hai| tuhaadde aasare kujh main vee sikh mat paa lavaangee|

sheelaa main kauan vichaaree haan

begama hatth chhaddo, eik veree bhain aakho, naheen taan tuhaadde sir dee sahun mainoo paanee peenaa haraam je|

ih vaak thorre chir pichhon faleebhoot ho giaa ki ih hakoomat is de hath aaee|

seelaa sree vaahiguroo maithon ih naa akhavaao, auny je sevaa chaahe, je uh kharee hove taan main naabar naheen|

begama aao fer je naheen kahinde, taan main main... hath kattaar de dasate te jaa pujaa|

seelaa vaahiguroo jee hai ih kee hath farr ke bhain kahin vich mainoo koee uzar naheen, tuseen samarath te sutantar hai, nibaah sakade hai, main bandee vich haan meraa nibhanaa bhain ban ke bahut katthan hai| mitrataa barabar diaan vich te khulh vich pugadee hai| main tuhaaddee subhichhak haan, par bhain moonhon naa kadtavaao|

begama kattaar kadtake aih lo, je naheen manade taan main|

sheelaa hath farr ke naa bhaina ih kam naa kar, mainoo je kahe haazar haan| bhain pad moonhon nikalan dee dtil see ki begam ne ghutt ke chhaatee naal laa liaa ar ro pee| piaaree bhaina mere dil daa dukh vanddan vaalee daradan mere paas koee naheen mere udaale nauakaraaneean te matalab noo payaar karan vaaleean tereean han, par aj khudaa ne toon melee hain shukar hai us dee daragaah daa jinhe mere haal te rahim keetaa hai|

sheelaa sukar dee thaan taan mainoo hai jis daa aise vele akaal purakh ton chhutt koee daradee naheen, so us miharaan vaale saaneen ne aisee aauakarr de vele tuhaanoo meraa sajan banaaeaa hai ki jis vele koee kise daa naheen banadaa| is bhaaree pran noo jo aj main dhaar liaa hai | karataar sire charrhaave, mere vich samarathaa naheen, par guroo meree ttek rakhe| haan, eik dharam tuseen bee mere naal paalan daa kaual karo

begama dase bhain jee main tusaan de sukh vich sukh manaavaangee|

sheelaa is kaid vich, jis vich main haan, mere sat dharam dee raakhee tuseen karanee hovegee| meree jind jaa ke bee je dharam bache taan toon meree bhainaan vaangoo sahaaeitaa karengee|

begama alaa meraa zaaman| tainoo te tere dharam noo, jad taaneen mere dam vich dam hai, tatee vaa naa lagan diaangee|

jheelaa akhaan meett ke shukar hai mere sirajanahaar akaal purakh| toon dhan hain, toon dhan hain, toon band chherr rahim kar, mere saaneean jee noo bee hath de ke rakh te mainoo milaa |

begama bhain teraa patee kithe hai te keekoon vichhurriaa see

sheelaa jhanaan de kandte ik nagar de haakam ne maar maar ke maranaaoo karake kaid paa dite san, pataa naheen fer kee hoeaa haan aaundee ver jeeaunde dis pe san, par gal baat naheen ho sakee nain bhar aae|

begama akhaan poonjh ke bhaina ro naa, teraa patee main sadavaa diaangee ar us daa vaal vingaa naheen hovegaa, hun samajh ki sabh bipataa door ho gee|

seelaa tuseen kinaa piaar karade ho, par ik raat taan tuhaaddee kirapaa naal beetee, eis makaan vich reh ke kad tak bakare dee maan sukhanaa sukh ke langhaavegee

begama piaaree bhaina jad tak mere dam vich dam hai kise dee majaal hai ki tuhaaddee vaa val bee tak sake|

sheelaa karataar tainoo bhaag laave te aapanaa bhau bakhase|

begama bhain jee mere kahe turee chalanaa fer koee tokhalaa naheen| is prakaar galaan baataan karake begam vidaa hoee| begm de hukam moojab do ik khatraaneean ttahilanaan sevaa lee aa geean| maan put ne ishanaan keetaa, prashaad chhakiaa, kaparre vattaae| maile basatar ttahilanaan dhon de bahaane begam paas lai geean| maan putr ne saaraa din shukar karake bitaaeaa| sanjh hunde hee begam de hukam anusaar seel kauar us daalaan ton ttahilanaan sane kise duraadde chubaare vich badalee gee|

sanjh ho gee, haneraa chhaa giaa| haakam saahib ne chor kottharree vich varr ke thorree jihee peetee| jis vele saroor aayaa ar magaz ne garam ho ke aatashabaajee de chakar vaang chakar khaadhaa, baakee rahee akal te adhamoee deaa us gerre vich gerre khaan lagee,

thirrakade paireen aap us kamare val ture jithe sheelaa kaid karavaaee hoee see| jaan andar varre tad kee dekhade han ki unhaan hee maile basataraan vich uh ghundd kadtee baitthee hai| aap noo barraa gusaa aaeaa, goleean noo maariaa kuttiaa, gaalhaan kadteean, kamarion kadt ditaa| fer aap us noo thirrakade thathalaaunde bulaaun lage| ghundd vich lukee te sharam vikhe ddubee te kanbadee ne ik naa manee| haakam saahib ne talavaar dhoo lee| hun uh hath jorr ke pairaan te ddig pee, navaab saahib jite hoe kukarr vaang ttaraa utthe dekhaa ham ne apanaa hukam pooraa keeaa sikh kee beevee ke manaa leea thirrakaa ke jhokaa khaa ke ab begam banaaenge panjaab kee malakaa kahaaengee..| te is tarhaan de bakavaas te jhokiaan te nasheeleean unghaan vich see navaab ki beebee noo kaparre badalane pe. ar singaar laaune pe, par pahilon kise lukaven hath ne shamaa deeve noo vaddaa kar ditaa see| hun raat is tarhaan beet gee jikur koee kaale rang dee bijalee dupahir vele dhup roopee badalaan vichon dauarrake aiaun gunm ho jaave jinkur yogee purakh de hirade vichon sang dekh karake mand vaasnaa ik balakaa de ke kusang door hoe tegunm ho jaandeean han| maanon kameele dee ag bhabaakaa de ke suaah ho gee, par sarriaa kujh bee naan|

jaan din hoeaa begam vaisaakh de naven charrhade sooraj vaang chamakadee sheel kauar de kamare vich gee, je is vele japujee saahib de bhog paake aradaasaa sodh rahee see| doven saheleean prem naal mileean, begam ne vadhaaee ditee ki aap dee ih raat main poore bachaau vich langhaa ditee hai te agon noo hun aisaa baanhanoo bajh giaa hai ki aap daa sheel dharam sadaa lee bach giaa, aap jal vich kail ful dee tarhaan rahege. koee tuhaaddee vaa val mailee akh naheen kar sakegaa|

sheelaa bhain jee main aap deean deneean kithon de sakadee haan aap taan koee mainoo maan mil pe hai| shukar hai kalageedhar jee daa, jinhaan tuhaadde hirade vich mihar paaee, par bhain jee mainoo dase taan sahee ki tusaan keekoon meree raakhee keetee

begama ih gal dasan dee naheen|

jheelaa main hatth naheen karadee, par je haraj naheen taan chaa daso|

begama bhaina teraa meraa hun ik bhet hai, taithon kee lukaau taraan mere patee de bhaane taan uh tuhaanoo raanee banaa baitthaa hai, par main us naal hath kheddiaa hai| aap de kaparre pahin gamaratth banake, aap vaangoo galaan karake fir hanere dee madad naal ih dhokhaa banaaeaa ki hovaan main te uh samajhe tuseen hai, so patee nase vich mainoo naheen pachhaan sakiaa| umaid hai is nashe te hanere dee tufail kuchh fir taan nibh jaaegee fer hor tajaveez soch rahee haan, haneraa saare sansaar daa parade dtak hai, jo lokaan de karamaan te parade paa ke bhale bure noo ik samaan karane vaalaa hai| haan haneraa sahanasheelataa daa ghar, mahin varage jigare vaalaa hai| koee us vich khoon kare, ddaake maare, choree kare, koee bhajan kare, samaadhee laave, kise noo | noo nindadaa salaahundaa naheen, kise daa paaj naheen ugherradaa| sooraj ar chand deean nazaraan parrade paarr han, jo naa keval aap lokaan de aib dekhadeean han, sagon barrabole dee jeebh vaangoo saare jahaan vich nashar kar dendeean han| taariaan deean chor akhaan han jo kanaan vich fookaan maaran vaang lokaan de paaj malakarre ugherr dindeean han, par haneraa barraa beebaa raanaa hai, sabh de parrade dtak dendaa hai| haneraa taan dekhake anaddatth karadaa hai, par horanaan deean nazaraan ton bee parrade paaundaa hai| naa aap kise de aib dekhadaa hai, naa kise noo dekhan dindaa hai| jis tarhaan koee bhalaa purash kise noo nangaa ughaarraa dekhake aapaneean akhaan neeveean kar laindaa hai; tiven haneraa beebe purakh vaang akhaan meett ke aapane kaale rath de pahee rerrhee turiaa chaliaa jaandaa hai te kise de paap pun noo naheen vekhadaa| haneraa beebaa raanaa hai, bhain ese hanere ne teraa dharam bachaaeaa|

meree jaache taan haneraa aaraf kaamal braham giaanee hai, naheen naheen hanere vich taan uh gun hai, jo khudaa vich hai, khudaa sabh de paap pun noo jaanadaa hai par parrachaladaa naheen, dekhadaa hai par bhanddadaa

aisee chanchalataa ar parameshar dee beadabee de naa sahe jaan vaale bachan sun ke seel kauar ghabaraaee, kanbee, kuchh belee, ninakee par man noo mutth vich lai ke dheeraj dhar ke bolee bhain jee tusaan bhaaven kiven keetaa, meraa bhalaa hee hoeaa| main tusaan deean deneean kise jug naheen de sakadee, par bhain kihaa je taan ik gal meree bhee sun lavo; khudaa dee shaan vich kade halake vaak naheen kaheede|

begama sach kihaa ee, saadde vich bee ih gal manhe likhee hai|

eis prakaar dee chalaakee te val chhal deean galaan kar ke begam chalee gee te sheelaa putr samet hath jorr karataa purakh age param adheenagee naal benatee karan lagee ki he dharam punj pitaa| teree nindaa mere kanaan thaaneen mere andar gee hai, so aapanee param kirapaa naal meraa hiradaa shudh karo, ar mere aauagun bakhasho main bevas hee naheen sagon main paravas haan, mere te aapanee mihar karo ate kise khulh vich vaasaa dio|

audhar darabaar daa haal sune, meer manoo jadon aapanee kachahiree vich baitthaa see, tad soonheean vichon ik ne aa pataa ditaa ki maajhe vich sikhaan daa ik ttolaa ik thaaven lukiaa hoeaa hai|

navaab saahib rasate vich sair te shikaar karade ge, chhekarr uthe pahunche jithe aadameean daa shikaar karanaa see| panddoree pindd de laage ik kamaad daa bhaaree khet see, singh baal biradh juaan is vich luke hoe se| ih vichaare jhalaan rukhaan vich chhip ke samaan katt rahe se| khaanon peenon vee virave reh jaande san| kanddiaan te mauasam deean kararraaeean naal kaparriaan deean leeraan, laarre de chhatar deean kataaraan vaang sobh raheean san, hun ethe aa luke san ar guroo mahaaraaj jee de aradaasiaan val jhuk rahe san ki achaanak inhaan de shikaaree pahunch pe| pindd vaale katthe ho ge| saare haahaakaar kar rahe san| kamaad vich lukiaan deean maanvaan bhainaan viralaap kar raheean san| kuchh singhaneean sane ratan singh bhangoo jee dee maataa daadee de, bairaagee mahant daad raam de potare ne bhagaven kaparre puaa ke ghar lukaa rakheean san| dukheean dee pukaar te pindd vaaliaan dee haahaakaar kuchh aisee pee ki manoo daa ghorraa seekh paa ho giaa| manoo ddig piaa ar ik pair rakaab vich fasiaa rihaa te ghorraa utth bhajaa| ttib kharrabeean thaavaan vich pake hoe hadavaane vaang mottaa sir kheh kheh vajadaa ar tthahikadaa tthahikadaa paattadaa giaa, eithon tak ki nak moonh tak fis ge ar lahoo dee leek saaree ghaseett vaalee thaan te lagadee shingaraf dee lakeer vaang manoo dee karam patree dee lamaaee dee khabar sansaareean noo de gee|

1. ratan singh jee ne panddoree daa pataa ditaa hai| gi giaan singh jee ne mulaan pur de laage daa zikar keetaa hai|

2. agale pair chukake bhooe honaa|

ratan singh jee daa panth prakaas|

jindarree taan meer manoo dee ikar gee, hun deh daa haal sunejad saathee us muradaa lath noo laike shahir pahunche ar mauat dee se paanee te pe tel vaangoo fail gee, tad saareean fauajaan, je kee maheeniaan ton tanakhaah noo uddeek raheean san, gheraa paa khaloteean ar leth khoh lee| muraad begam noo kahaa bhejiaa ki tin lakh rupayaa tanakhaah daa saaddaa taar deve taan leth milegee| vichaaree begam saaree raat jorr torr karadee rahee| jad din noo begam ne tin lakh rupayaa ditaa tad leth milee; je fir paatashaahee dhoom dhaam naal dabee gee|

16. kaandd

hun suno saadde bijai singh dee dashaa kee hoee

eih taan aseen das hee aae haan ki singh saare banaan olaan parabataan vikhe khindde futte guzaaraa kar rahe san, ar baitthe samen val tak rahe san ki koee daau nikale taan desh noo sanbhaalee| inhaan de luk jaan vich panth de kirateean jaan gareebaan dee, jo dalaan de vich naheen rihaa karade san, barree duradashaa hoeaa karadee see| jad unhaan par zulam kahir de hunde tad khaalase de dal samaan taarr ke gusaa khaa ke seraan vaang banaan vichon nikal painde san ar vaireean naal de hath kar jaande, aapaniaan noo bachaa lainde te daroheean noo pachhaarr dende| hun bhee iho haal hoeaa, gher ayaachaaraan te singhaneean de dukharriaan dee khabar jad singhaan vich failee ar bijalaa singh aadik ne daradanaak honeean de samaachaar keh sunaae tad khaalase de dilaan vich roh

1. mainoo dee mauat dee taareekh hai 7 muharam 1167 hijaree dekhe khajaanaae aamaraa 98 ibarat naamaa aleeaudeena | umadaatatavaareekh ne kotak sudee 9 san1810 bi ditaa hai| ih due taareekhaan angarezee san 1753 navanbar tin chaar naal aa dtukadeean han| lateef daa san 1856 galat hai| gokal chand san 1752 ee likhadaa hai|

2. auradoo khaalasaa tavaareekh hisaa 2, panaa 85

autar aaeaa ar har jaghaa ih udam hoeaa ki ik veraan laahauar pahunchanaa chaahee| par sabh ton pahile koorraa singh daa jathaa laahauar val moonh dhar ke aiaun turiaa, jinkur dariyaa daa harrh turadaa hai| udharon bhaaee bijai singh noo bee ih khabar milee aauar naal hee saabarasaah fakeer de chhadde hoe sooheean ne khabar liaa dasee ki seel kauar bee singhaneean de ttole vich laahauar taseehe bhog rahee hai| hun singh horaan paason sabar karanaa katthan ho giaa| aap singhaan de tiaare dee pakee so sun chuke san| saabarasaah noo vairaag vich chhaddake singh horeen krorraa singh de dal vich aan rale| dal vich pahunchade hee inhaan dee barree maanataa hoee| inhaan daa jas taan saare vidat hee see ar sabh sikh ameer de put daa, jinhaan sarab sukh chhadd ke kanddiaan dee sej dukheean de hit kaboolee see, darashan karan de abhilaakhee ho rahe san| aape vich duvalee barre piaar naal mile, jaan mauake veer hunde han| aj kalh sikhaan val dekho ki kauamee muhabat dilaan vichon keekoon ghatt rahee hai| sikh de kolon sikh medtaa kheh ke aiaun aakarr noo langh jaandaa hai jinkur koee sat oparaa hundaa hai| kithe sikh noo dekhade sikh prasan hunde san ar binaan vaakafee fteh gajaa ke milade san te je mushakal aa bane taan ik dooje dee sahaaeitaa karade san|

gal kee hun khaalase de dal aa nikale, sevaa daa kam ar kuchh ku savaaraan dee jathedaaree bijai singh de hath ditee gee| khaalasaa barre barre bachaaven rasatee kooch karadaa karadaa ik din pahu futtaale ton age hee laahauar de laage jaa pahunchaa ar saare de saare bijalee dee tarhaan os thaaven jaa pe jithe singhaneean dukharre bhar raheean san| pahiredaaraan vichon, jinhaan ne ttaakaraa keetaa, eis tarhaan katte ge, jikur gaajaraan te baakee de tat fatt nas ge| bijaimaan khaalase de saradaar us dalaan vich ik nikee kandh dtaa ke jaa varre, je jimeen de andar

prem prakaash

bhore jihe vaang see| singhaneean dee dashaa dekh ke sabh deean akhaan vichon lahoo utar aaeaa| bachiaan de ttukarre khilare hoe, badab failee hoee, einhaan vichaareean deean mushakaan kaseean hoeean, kee thamhaan naal jakarreean hoeean, kee moeean peean, kee sisak raheean san| kaparre vichaareean de leeraan naal bee parale paar, chihare majanoo naalon bee lise, par jinkur mee sap dee bee manee chamatakrit rahindee hai, tiven vaahiguroo shabad dee dhun uhanaan de hiradiaan vichon acharaj piaar naal lisk de rahee see| bije singh dee furatee te saatheean dee chalaakee ne jhattapatt muskaan kattaneean suroo keeteean, daar krorraa singh hareen aapane chaadare te horanaan saatheean de vaadhoo kaparre lai lai unhaan noo deee jaa rahe han, jinhaan de kaparre fatt fatt ke pindde noo lukaaun joge bee naheen rahe hoe| pichhale jathedaaraan de eeh piaar te bhaavanaavaan hundeean san aj kal taan anekaan gharaane sharaab aad kukaramaan de sikaar ho ge han te faisnaan te dikhaaviaan magar lag ke gir rahe han| kee ayaaseean vich pai ke jageeraan te vaddiaan deean kamaaeean rurrhaa rurrhaa ke kangaal hoee jaande han|

eis vele singhaan deean akhaan dee pavitr ar neeveen drisattee singhaneean dee shukaragujaaree ar prasanataaee dekhan de jog see, sat sree akaal te vaahiguroo jee kee fate te dhan satigur de jaikaare gaj rahe han| saaraa kaaraj fate ho giaa| bhaaven laahauar vich manoo dee mauat, mainoo dee fauaj te manoo dee begam te umaraavaan de jhagarre ho rahe san, par fer bee turakaan dee paatashaahee dee raajadhaanee de paas is tarhaan pahunch ke kattaavadt karanee bhaaree daleree daa kam see

eis thaan te maseet jehee imaarat aje tak kharree hai te sikhaan de kabaje vich hai te singhaneean de dukharriaan dee pavatar yaadagaar hai| magaron dee1935 de akheer vich ih jaghaa dtaa ditee gee hai| paakisataan banan te hun pataa naheen kee haal hai|

ar chaarachufere kararre khatare naal ghiree hoee viaunt see| is lee barree furatee naal ik ik jane ne ik ik bhain noo gharre te naal bitthaal liaa, aus makaan vich baalakaan de do latharre katthe kar ke te moeaan noo vich rakh ke lakarr morre paa ke ag laa ditee ar jhattapatt tilakade hoe| door jaake jathe ne ik ban vich jaa dam leetaa| rasate vich ik pindd vichon rasat paanee lai ge| hun is ban vich aparrake singhaan ne kamarakase kholhe ar raavee dariyaa vich, je naal veh rihaa see, eishanaanapaanee keete| vichaareean singhaneean noo mudataan magaron jal naseeb hoeaa, fer langar tiaar keetaa giaa| pahile singhaneean noo chhakaaeaa giaa. fer sabh ne chhakiaa| jad sabhe prasan ho ge tad saradaar krorraa singh ar bijai singh ne chhakiaa| kiaunk ih doven bhale purakh langar varataaun dee sevaa kar rahe san| kiaunk sikhee de asoolaan moojab jathedaar bee sevaa noo jeevan safalataa samajhadaa hai| hun aisaa baanhan banhiaa giaa, jis naal harek singhanee noo usade pindd ttabar ttor vich puchaaeaa giaa| jis kise de sanbandheean vichon koee naheen see rihaa oeh jathe vich hee sevaa de kam par rahee, ar aapane bharaavaan dee bipataa vich hath vattaa ke janam maran savaaradee rahee| bijai singh horaan noo sheel kauar daa ttheek ttheek pataa naa lagaa| ih taan khabar mil gee see ki mainoo us noo kaid vichon mehalaan vich lai giaa see, par hun suniaan ki us noo raanee banaa liaa soo| is khabar noo sun ke kise noo nisachaa naa aaeaa ki ih gal sachee hovegee| bijai singh ne taan pukaar ke keh ditaa see ki je meree patanee jiaoondee hai tad zaroor sat dharam samet jeeaundee hai, je mar chukee hai tad dharam noo naal lai ke gee hai, eih gal asanbhav hai ki singhanee dharam tiaag ke jeeve| lokee taan jind de aasare jeeaunde han par singhaan dee jind dharam hai, eeh dharam de aasare jeeaunde han, jad marade han

eis thaaven magaron guraduaaraa rachiaa giaa see jo yaadagaar rahe|

tad dharam noo naal lai jaande han, jeeaunde han tad dharam noo d banaa ke jeeaunde han| ih kadee naheen ho sakadaa ki dharam haar toon koee singh jaan singhanee jeeaundee rahee hove|

eis daa kaaran ih see ki lok naam de piaare san, baaee inhaan daa aadhaar see| satiguraan de hukam majab baabe bande de vele ton jiven dasamen paatashaah de vele see tiven singhaan de dalaan vich baanee de paatth daa rojaanaa ravayaa barraa pakaa turiaa aa rihaa see | baanee ne aapanee rangan chaarrhanee hee hoee, suchaa te uchaa jeevan, kurabaanee te payaar baanee ne bhar hee denaa hoeaa|

meer manoo daa maranaa jaan saare desh vich suniaan giaa tad singh banaan vichon aiaun nikal pe, jinkur raat beetee te sooraj nikal paidaa hai| saare desh vich ik tarathal mach giaa| singhaan pahile hath unhaan lokaan noo dandd dite jinhaan ne shir vaasee singhaan, singhaan de bache te teeveean farr farr maare te maravaae san, yathaa

aun sabh chugalon taaneen chun chun| maarayo loottayo ghar singhan pun| noor deen kee luttee saraae| singh kott maarayo fir dhaae loottayo singhan nagar majeetthaa maayo janddiaalaa fir neetthaa| karame chheene daa paravaar| maar loott kai karayo khuaar| raame randhaave kaa graam| ghaneean loo ain tamaam| saide vaale kaa jatt kaalaa painch nibaahoo bhoore vaalaa| isamaaeel khaan thaa manddayaaleea| aakal daas mahant handaaleea| rangharr maare jaa butaalee| sidhe keete jatt bunddaaleee| gher aaualee khaan ko maayo| hasanaa bhattee jam ghar baaray| maalh puree gulaabe kero| fagavaarraa bhee lu badhere| itiaadik tthauaran ke log| mukhabar the jo maaran jog| so maare, saajan bahu paare| maare painch nushahire vaare le dusamanon te badd badale| singhan maar machaayo gadale| panth prakaas ttaaeep safaa 713

eis prakaar sikhaan ne thaan thaan aapane kaidee chhuddaae, aparaadheean noo dandd dite te fer desh noo sanbhaalan val lag pe, par udhar

sheel kauar te usadaa laal mahilaan vich hee rahe| jadon meer mainoo sikaar giaa see tad begam ne pooraa baanhanoo is gal daa banh liaa hoeaa see ki us de aaun ton muhare hee maan putar daa jhagarraa paar kar chhadde par udharon mainoo de mar jaan dee khabar aa gee| hun begam noo aapanee banaavattee bhain daa aapane paas rahinaa ik sukh te aasaraa hai disiaa| seel kauar dee akal te bhaliaaee us noo samajhe pai chukeean san| so hun us dee salaah mat varatan

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2. einhaan samaachaaraan noo kee itihaasakaaraan ne likhiaa hai|

lag pee| usadee sutharee akal us noo kee aauakarraan vich aiseean salaahaan dendee see ki begam vaah vaah kar utthadee see| is tarhaan begam de jee vich seel kauar daa satikaar vadhiaa ar us dee sadee muchee dee daradan ho gee| bhikhaaree khaan noo darabaaree kamaan ton baad begam kee vaar mahilaan vich sad liaa karadee see, par sheel kauar ne samajhaaeaa ki is daa ant buraa nikalegaa ar raaj bhaag naheen rahegaa| begam ne ih gal aauakhe sauakhe ho ke man lee tad usanoo pataa lagaa ki darabaaree bee is gal noo changaa naheen san jaanade| is prakaar deean utam salaahaan ne seel kauar noo kaid vich bee ameeree te puchaa ditaa| par soka seel kauar kadee khirr ke naheen baitthee, sadeev kumalaaee hoee rahindee| patee daa viyog us de chit pur aisaa pathar see, jo hirade noo umagan naa dindaa| ih dukh aisaa bhaaraa see ki sheel kauar je paramesur dee piaaree naa hundee taan jaroor gam vich ghutt ghutt ke mar jaandee, par bhaane manan de jatan ne us de sareer te aatamaa daa viyog naheen hon ditaa| jinkur ttahineeon ttutte ful tthandte mauasam ar seetal jal vich rakho hoe kee kee din sukade taan naheen, par ttaahanee vaale joban te khirraau vaale vee naheen rahinde, tiven sheelaa sochavaan, par suthare mathe vaalee, chintaatur par ronahaakee hon ton door, gam vich kutthee hoee, par kol baitthiaan noo dtatthee hoee naa lagan vaalee dashaa vich rahindee see| begam is dukh noo jaanadee see ar upaau sochadee see ki kiven is daa patee aa jaave taan vichaaree daa dukh door ho jaave ar meraa sukh hor vadh jaave, kiaunk us noo antang sahelee te sachee daradan is naalon vadheek siaanee ar piaar vaalee labhanee aauakhee see| pahilaan taan begam ne jhanaan de haakam valon pataa mangavaaeaa, jithe ki saabar shaah dee das pee see| uthon pataa lagaa ki bijai singh kite jathiaan vich chalaa giaa hai is lee begam ne bijai singh daa hooleea te ataa pataa de ke panj sat soohee chhadd dite jai singh huraan daa pooraa pooraa pataa kadt den|

sikhaan de saake, ghaalaan bahaadareean te kasattaan de samaachaar bahut taan likhe naheen ge, par jo ratee ravaal likhe vee ge se sikhaan dee

vekho itihaas hind, ailafinasattan panaa 686bahut saare sikh uthe hee maare ge par 740 chun ke bande naal dilee bheje ge jinhaan noo puttheean khalaan pahinaa utthaan te charraa tarhaan tarhaan de dukhaan naal nasar kar ke sataan dinaan vich katal keetaa par uh barree hee drirrataa naal moe, har laalach noo ghrinaan dee nazar naal dditthaa te dharam naheen haariaa| bande noo pinjare paaeaa. singhaan deean khepareean naal lattakaaeean| bilee mar ke neje naal lattakaaee| dhooee talavaar jalaad sir te kharravaaeaa, aus daa niaanaa putar jholee vich de ke kattaar hath ditee ki aapane putar noo aap maare, par us ne naanh keetee us daa putar us dee god vich kohiaa giaa ar us daa dil aandaraan kadt ke us de moonh te sitte ge| seekhaan taan taa ke us de pindde te roen uddaae ge, par band naa hilan vaalee drirrataa naal prasan man moeaa ki jaalamaan de nasal karane lee karataar ne mainoo kaaran banaaeaa hai| ih guroo gobind singh jee de ik sevak dee bahaadaree daa namoonaa hai| is de saakhee 6 vichon sabh ne sir ditaa, par dharam naheen haariaa| kise ne vee jind piaaree naheen keetee|

je kadee itihaas daa mutaaliaa karo, taan pataa lage ki ahimadashaah abadaalee zaroor hind noo sar kar ke murr patthaan raaj

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2. guroo gobind singh jee de jotee jot samaaun vele sikhaan paas ik eilaake daa bee raaj naa see, eis vele kareeb 50 varhaa beetiaa see jis vele sikhaan ne kararre vaireean de naal larr larr ke aitanaa bhaaraa ilaakaa saanbh liaa| neepoleean ar muhamad saahib te sevaa jee de samaachaaraan daa mukaabalaa keetiaan sikhaan dee bahaadaree daa ttheek andaajaa hundaa hai| binaan saare samaachaaraan de soche asal gal daa pataa naheen lagadaa|

ethe kaaeim kar laindaa, par panjaab vich aae sikh us noo at tang karade san| jad uh dilee aparradaa taan sikh panjaab vich uh aoodham machaaunde ki us noo fer pichhe paratanaa paindaa| ihanaan de ttaakare te pichhe karane aise zabaradasat san ki inhaan ne us jaalam noo hind vich murr bidesee patthaanee raaj kaaeim karan vich kaamayaab naheen hon ditaa| vadde ghalooghaare dee beerataa ne abadaalee de hauasale noo andaron bhan ditaa see| fer singhaan de kaaranaame takane hon taan kise angarejee itihaasa vich hee sahee; nushahire daa singh yudh parrh leee taan bee kuchh pataa lag jaandaa hai ki sikh kis bahaadaree de bande hoe han|

aseen taan hor hee paase chale ge, aao aapanee vithiaa dee larree noo farree piaare bijai singh dee loth saaree raat madham suaas lai lai vakat guzaaradee rahee jikur bhaadaron de vatt vich bahut uche pate rataa rataa hilade han| saver hoee taan nase bhaje lok aapane pindd sanbhaalan lee gharaan noo aae| idharon kisamat de balee panddat jee, chooharr mal de prehat hureen, jo laahauar de sooheean vichon ik san. audhar aa nikale| inhaan de naal kujh sipaahee bee san| ttoe de paason langhe taan sree vaahigaroo dee madham aavaaz kaneen pee| aavaaj sunade hee aap hureen tthitthake te kol aa ke dekhan lage| oho ih taan bijai singh luchh rihaa hai| aap de pairaan hetthon mittee nikal gee| ih aapane bhaane us noo maravaa chuke san, mul vee vatt ke

dekho grifan daa ranajeet singh| nipoleean ar ranajeet singh daa mukaabalaa karade hoe us ne singh jee daa vaadhaa dikhaaeaa hai, ki nipoleean kee saal kaid vich reh ke moeaa par singh jee daa marade dam tak hukam manindaa rihaa| jeebh maaree gee par sainat naal hukam jaaree rihaa, kise akh uchee naheen keetee| chaahe is itihaasakaar ne samaachaar kise anokhee rangat vich likhe han. par sach lukadaa naheen|

khaa chuke san, hun akhaan age fer jeeaundaa disiaa| laahauar vichon jad soheen talaash karan nikale san, tad is noo pataa lag giaa see ki begam noo soonheean dee lorr hai, kiaunk saare mukhabar aapo vich bhetee hunde san, eiho haal isadaa see| jad is ne ih gal sunee, tad begam paas darakhaasat karake aap bhee is kam daa sooheean mukarar ho giaa ar sarakaaree kharach ute desh vich firan lagaa| is de bhaane taan bijai singh mar chukaa see, par begam dee talaash ton us ne sittaa kadt liaa see ki bijai singh koee sarakaaree khunaamee kar ke kaidon nikal giaa honaa hai, taaheeon begam taangh naal bhaal karavaa rahee hai| ih gal sochanee ki begam vair naal singh noo naheen labh rahee, aus lee anahonee gal see| us ne samajhiaa ki sajaa den lee begam labhadee hai, eis lee aap bhee soonheean ban firiaa see| so hun us noo jeeaundaa vekh ke chaahios ki is noo maravaa sitte, vairee vee mar jaae, koee sansaa bhee naa rahe; mataan jeeaoondaa darabaar vich pahunche taan koee hor raas naa palattaa khaa jaave| ih soch ke sipaaheean noo kaahalee naal boliaa, aauah aadamee hai, jis noo aseen labhade firade haan, maaro golee jeeaundaa bhaj naa jaae, eih taan ikalaa tuhaanoo dohaan noo batheraa hai| sipaahee has pe ar sochan lage ki hukam hai farr ke liaao, maaran daa hukam naheen, so khabare maar ke lai giaa saaddaa inaam maariaa jaae; eis lee soonheen daa kahiaa naa man ke ttoe vich utare| bijai singh dee ttang noo ghorre hetthon kadtiaa ar patt noo sidhaa kar ke badhaa| ik paalakee vangaaree farr mangaaee| paanee pilaa ke hor daaree kar ke us noo surajeet keetaa| soonheen jee maar den de hak vich se, par sipaaheean dee zid vekh ke ose paase ulatt pe te soche ki chalo laahauar chal ke maariaa jaaegaa, sagon maaran daa zinmaa begam de sir rahoo| ih bee soch liaa ki inaam chokhaa milegaa jo koee gal saaddee sochon ulatt hor nikal pee taan chaar din

kiaa asacharaj hai bijai singh jo ttoe vich piaa maano aapane chhekarrale saas lai rihaa see, fer aapane putr te vahuttee paas pahunchaa| vahuttee te putr dee khushee dee ais vele kiharree had see, jinhaan noo piaaraan daa saaneen fer jeeaundaa jaagadaa mil piaa| vaahavaa, dhan parameshur te dhan paramesur jee de kaarakhaane seelaa jee ne siratorr patee dee sevaa keetee, din raat paas baitthee ttahil karadee rahindee| bhaaven anekaan ttahil vaale is vele haazar san, par sheel kauar aap sevaa karake dhan bhaag samajhadee| hakeemaan daa ilaaj taan see hee par vahuttee dee prem sevaa sabh kolon changaa asar rakhadee see| gal kee, khushee ar sevaa naal sareer fir aaeaa| kuchh thorre chir vich singh jee raazee khusee ho ge| kararre dandaan vich jikur jeebh rahindee hai tiven vaireean de mahilaan vich khaalase daa dukhee ttabar fer sukhee rahine lagaa| karataar ne din fere taan puttheean sidheean pai geean| kithe banaan deean bipataa kithe eeh paatashaahee sukh sheelaa val dekho basant dee saron dee gandal vaang khirr rahee hai, bhujangee val dekho taan ban vikhe haranaan de bachiaan vaang chauakarreean bharadaa firadaa hai, bijai singh val tako taan gulaab de ful vaang kis prakaar leh leh kar rihaa hai, par is aanand vich khaalasee ttabar masat naheen ho giaa, aapane bharaavaan vich pahunch ke panth dee sevaa karane daa upaau sochade hee rahinde han|

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begam vichaaree de sir hor bipataa aa pee| us deean umaidaan daa noo nihaal, panjaab daa maalak tin varhe daa navaab ikalauataa bacharraa ameenadeena seetalaa de rog naal luchh luchh ke is sansaar ton turadaa hoeaa| vichaaree de bhaa dee apadaa aa pee, saaraa sansaar akhaan age haneraa ho giaa| patee moeaa see taan raaj bhaag taan naheen see giaa, uh is bache de bahaane bach giaa see, par shoka is laaddale dee mauat naal taan sabh kujh udd giaa disadaa hai| par seel kauar dee nek salaah ne begam noo gam vich vee utam sahaaraa ditaa| raat noo begam bijai singh de paas salaah lain lee pahunchee| singh daa sundar chiharaa begm de dil vich kuchh ghar kar giaa hoeaa see| kaahanoo vichaaree ne kadee kise suddaual suhane singh daa darasn keetaa see, is pur jad singh huraan naal galaan keeteean te salaahavaan masvare puchhe, tad us dee mitthee aavaaz te lukamaan vaalee doorandesee dee akal dekh ke begm de jee vich barraa gunee te aadar den jog daanaa bhaasan lag piaa| bijai singh ne us noo samajhaaeaa ki darabaareean noo mutth vich lai ke te age vaangoo navaabee aapane naam karavaa lave| doven dhiraan tere prabandh naal khus han| idhar sikhaan naal larran dee thaaven koee sulah daa kadam chaa lo piaar naal sukh varat jaaegaa| savere hee begm ne darabaareean noo sad ke aisee gal baat keetee ki sabh noo mutth vich lai liaa ar hakoomat aap sanbhaal lee| maatabar aadamee dilee te kaabal bee bhej dite| hun begam de naam duhaan paasion ton navaabee de pravaane aa ge ar muraad begm saare panjaab dee raanee ban gee| thorre dinaan vich hee begam ne aapanaa tahit jamaa liaa ar treemat daa ddankaa bahaadaraan de des vich vajan lag piaa| par sikhaan noo milan dee salaah darabaareean ne naa ditee| singh hun kite kite sir chukade, par fer vee moman khaan dee gasatee fauaj unhaan noo lukan par majaboor kar dendee|

panth prakaash vich prasang dekho safaa 716 aiddeeshan chheveen|

eis par ik bhul ih ho gee ki begam ne bhikhaaree khaan daa manasab bahut vadhaaeaa te dilon us dee sundar shakal par masat ho gee| bhaaven ik vaar seel kauar de kahe ttal gee see| par ih ag andar dhukhadee rahee| is ameeree de tthaatth vich zahir daa beej pungar ke brichh ho giaa ar ful pai ke ih fal lagaa ki begm ne ik din pooran dee maataa vaangoon akal de kott vajeer noo mahilaan vich sad ke palion farr liaa| us de patee de loon te pale nek vajeer ne hath jorre, par viarath| begam ne heele keete, vaasate paae, hath jorre, laalach dikhaayaa, daabe dhauanse dite par vazeer ne ik naa manee| hukam morran noo begam ne barree aapanee hatak samajhiaa| us vele goleean noo sad ke vajeer havaale keetaa giaa ar tarraa tarr juteean dee maar shuroo ho gee| vichaare daa juteean naal sir khulh giaa, pindde dee khal udharr pee ar jind sisak sisak ke suhanee deh noo chhadd gee| ih kaaraa hoeaa taan mahil vich see, par is nak zulam dee khabar darabaareean teekar pahunch gee, saare ghar baitth ge, darabaar vich aaunaa chhadd ditaa, ar andaron andar singhaan noo keh ditaa ki manabhaaundeean mauajaan karo, koee bharrooaa rokan vaalaa naheen hai, odhar mate eeh mataae ki saaraa haal dilee likh ghalee|

baahar taan begam daa ih shukrit naavaan ghuliaa te andar us noo sahaaraa den vaalee seel kauar naal vigarr gee| us daa sabab ih hoeaa ki bijai singh saman buraj de sukhaan noo chhadd ke aapane bharaavaan vich pahunchanaa chaahundaa see te begm noo bijai singh daa jaanaa

tavaareekh khaalasaa te panth prakaash vich likhiaa hai ki bhikhaaree khaan naanh karan karake maariaa giaa| kaipattan kaningham nott vich likhade han ki bhikhaaree khaan begam naal buraa sanbandh rakhadaa see| muhamad lateef ne likhiaa hai ki bhikhaaree khaan ne begam noo uh naaumaidee ditee see jo teeveen dee jaat ne kade muaaf naheen keetee|

aiaun bhaasadaa see jikar seese vichon kise jarree hoee sundar moorat noo kadtanaa hundaa hai| jiaun jiaun singh ttabar turan noo tiaar hove tiau tiaun begam deean miharabaaneean vadhan lageean roopoyaa paisaa haazar bateean dandaan vichon jo nikale se haajr ithon teek ki begam singh jee de chihare ton pachhaane ki is de chit vich keeh hai te uh jhatt pooraa kar deve, begam de dil dee lagan bijai singh huraan val ulatt rahee see, so ithon teek vadhee ki begam noo kise dee suhabat naa bhaave, jad singh huraan paas baitthe tad jee lagaa rahe| kee ver adhee adhee raat tak baitthiaan raajasee charachaa hundeean rahindeean| par svachh man vaale singh jee noo kilhe daa rahinaa aiaun buraa lage jikar kise bulabul noo heeriaan daa jarrat pinjaraa| jad sabh heele reh chuke taan ik din manhere singh hureen ttabar sane chup keete utth ture| jad boohe kol pahunche tad pahiredaaraan ne rokiaa ki aap noo baahar jaane dee aagiaa naheen ar jhatt begam noo khabar pahunchee| begam aap aa ke morr ke lai gee, vakhariaan bitthaa ke minataan naal samajhaayaa| hun singh jee duthauarr fase sauanp de moonh chhachhoondhar, khaae te keharraa, chhadde taan anhaan, karataar daa bhaanaa jaan ke chaar din sasataa ke nikalane daa sankalap karake ttik ge|

singh noo taan koee hor sansaa naa furiaa, auh raajasee mushakalaan noo hee begam de attakaaun daa kaaran samajhade rahe, par seel kauar, je saare rang dtang noo ddoonghee nazar naal dekhadee see, andar andar dduban lag gee kite mere patee dee dashaa vee bhikhaaree khaan vaalee naa hove| uh vichaaree naa taan ddaradee kuchh begam noo keh sake te naa hee nikal chalane daa upaau dis aave| kee din sochaan vich rahee chhekarr patee age ronaa roee|

singh jee ne sun ke teeaurree paaee, chup ho ge, fer dandaan vich bulh ghutte, fer sahije sahije sir hilaa ke bole main bhee sochadaa see par main is soch noo apavatr jaanake aapane dil vich thaan

ih uh ttikaanaa see jithe ku vaar aj kalh bhaaee vasatee raam dee samaadh hai|

badhaa, te use noo us ne hath paa liaa ar baahee pur charrh gee| bijai singh kandh noo pair daa arrakaa de ke kharraa ho giaa ar sheel kauar palamane hee lagee see ki kise hath ne achaanak baanh aa farree, te kihaa bhain jee ais tarhaan chhadd ke nas tureedaa hai tine vichaare hake bake ho ge, saaree salaah uthe dee uthe hee reh gee, sharaminde ho ke murr ture ar fer aapane dalaan vich aa baitthe|

begama hun bole taan sahee, chup kiaun ho ge main tuhaadde naal guse taan naheen| main jaanadee haan, tuseen palaa chhuddaaunde ho main taan aasaraa paranaa tuhaanoo jaataa hoeaa hai te tuseen aiaun khahirraa chhuddaaunde ho| sach hai lorr vele daa koee belee naheen banadaa|

sheel kauara tuseen kahinde taan ttheek ho, par aseen taan aap de paason kanee naheen kataraaunde, tuseen saanoo aap kadtade hai|

begama uh kikur

sheel kauara ih patee jee dasanage|

begama kiaun mahaaraaj tthandtaa saah bharake kadee ho sakadaa hai ki koee aap aapanee jind noo aapane ton door kare

bijai singha sach hai, par kee hafeemaan khaa hee lainde han naa

begama akal vele naheen, kise niraasataa vich, par haan lamaa saah lai ke kiven

bijai singha aap jo salaah saathon lainde ho manade naheen, aapanee keetee karade ho aseen chaahunde haan ki aap bhale purakhaan noo paas rakho, aapane dharam de kam poore karo, vazeeraan te umaraavaan naal naa vigaarre, tuseen naheen manade, naa manan daa fal maarraa laganaa hai, eis kar ke fer kinaaraa hee changaa hai|

begam haan...hain...haan, par hun jo kahoge hovegaa| koee hor kaaran taan naheen

bijai singh hor bhee han, aseen nazaraband ho ke naheen rahinaa chaahunde, aseen chaahunde haan ki aseen aapane dal vich chale jaaeee,

begama main aap noo akhon uhale naheen kar sakadee te dalaan vich kithon toraan nhaavan ge na baahurre jogee kis de mita kiaa achhaa hove ki aap sikhaan daa khiaal chhadd ke mere naal iko iko ho jaave, tuseen barre change vazeer ban sakoge, fer jo karaso tuseen karo, main hukam vee naa diaangee, par musalamaan hoe baajh ih gal katthan hai, kiaunk sir te duraanee daa ddanddaa hai te dilee dee jhirrak hai|

bijai singha vaah vaaha tuseen saanoo musalamaan karade ho| aap taan kade nimaaz naheen parrhee, rozaa naheen rakhiaa, saanoo kiven banaaoge doosare je aap dee ihee marazee hai, tad saanoo bahut chhetee aapaneean jindaan pur kheddanaa pavegaa|

begama tobaa tobaa bhalee avaaz kadto main taan seh subhaa dee gal keetee hai, tuseen kiaun gusaa kar liaa jo aap noo gal naa bhaave main kade naheen karaangee|

bijai singha kee aap ih ikaraar karade ho

begama haan, main ikaraar karadee haan jo tuhaanoo naa bhaave main naheen karaangee|

bijai singha bahut changaa

begama par tuseen bhee ikaraar karo ki jaavoge naheen

bijai singha main nem karadaa haan ki jad tak tuseen nem nibaahoge main nibaahaangaa, par jad tuseen nem torroge main fer nem vich badhaa naheen rahaangaa|

begama bahut achhaa tuseen fikar naa karo, main taan har vele chhikar vich haan ki aap lee saare sukh katthe karadee rahaan| aap de dil noo rataa tthuhakar lage taan meraa dil sheese vaang choor ho jaandaa hai| is vele tuhaadde baajh meraa kauan hai sabhaneen thokeen tuseen hee ho|

eih keh ke sheelaa de gal milee| bhujangee noo gal laaeaa te us daa moonh chunm ke singh jee de modte par hath dhar ke utthee ar rottee khaan chalee gee|

sheel kauar te bijai singh kujh aapanee muskal par ghabaraae, fer hase ki dekhee hun kee banadaa hai sheel kauar ne kihaa ki aap ne jo nem keetaa hai saanoo fasaa naa deve|

bijai singha fase taan pe haan, nikalane dee soorat hee aje naheen ar aj ton begam ne pahiraa vee hor kararraa saadde magar rakhanaa hai| nemameraa nem...kachaa naheen, kiaunk us kolon aapanaa naheen nibhanaa| haaranaa use ne hai, kiaunk uh akaal de ghar vich naheen, raaj mad sir noo charrh rihaa hai| par saanoo sadaa tiaar rahinaa chaahee jhalan lee, kiaunk inasaan de sir te ajhal sattaan paindeean han| jhalanaan te naa ddolanaa hee inasaanee taakat hai|

18. kaandd

eik din tarrakasaar aje chaar naheen vaje san, bhaaee bijai singh hureen mehalaan de pichhavaarre baag vich baitthe parameshur de dhiaan vich magan ho rahe san| pichhalee raat daa chand pichhalee avasathaa de daarrhe vaangoo dharatee de chihare noo noor de rihaa see| taariaan dee chhattakee hoee raat hor vee suhaau failaa rahee see, bhinee tthandt sareer noo aisaa aanand de rahee see, jihaa gulaab deean khanbharreean noo tarel|

begam saaree raat naheen sutee, kadee kotthe kadee hetth, kadee andar kadee chhaje te machhee vaang tarrafadee firee| tap vaale noo jikur tthandt daa suaad naheen, tiven bhinee bhinee raat tapade chit lee tthandt naheen see varataa rahee| kadee rondee, kadee hasadee kadee samajh karadee, kadee bevas ho jaandee| kadee man naal galeen chhirr paindee

dekho main kis sukh de pichhe pee haan| saaraa panjaab mere hukam vich te meraa aapanaa man mereean vaagaan ton baahar| haae mere karatab pusatakaan vich likhe jaanage, sadeean beet jaanageean mereean haddeean bhee kabar vich mittee ho jaanageean, par mere naam ton vazeer vaalaa dhabaa naheen dhupegaa| jad kite meraa naam aavegaa, ih jikar chhirregaa| hun tako bebas sikh mere fandhe vich hai, uh niradesh hai, uh ithe kaidee hai; mere hukam de faahe vich hai, us daa naam kee vigarranaa hai marad sau buriaaee kare anhee khalakat kujh naheen kahindee, treemat te jhootthaa sk bhee pai jaave taan teeveen dee mittee udd jaandee hai| tade hee kahinde han ki treemataan noo barraa jat sat sanbhaalanaa chaahee; teeveen noo uchee akh kise val bee naheen takanaa chaahee| par is gal lee man kaaboo lorree,.... hachhaa ttheek hai par khbare kal kis daa hai agaa kinh dditthaa hai mataan main mar hee jaavaan, ih raaj bhaag hai, par ikalee haan, hachhaa chalo, singh jee naal gal baat taan karee| aus bhole noo taan khabar hee naheen| keddaa nek hai, daanaa hai, bandagee vaalaa hai te chan hai|

ais tarhaan de khiaalaan vich begam raat bitaave, par beete naa, fokarr ik ubaal vich utth ke udhar gee, jidhar sheel jee san| jheetaan vichon dditthaa ki seel kor te baalak baitthe paatth kar rahe han, par bijai singh naheen hai| hun begam parale chhaje te gee, baag val nazar keetee taan sankhamaramar dee silaa pur chaananaa chand bhoomakadaa disiaa| begm jhatt uthe pahunchee| jad begm ne singh jee de bhajaneek chihare daa darasn keetaa taan tthandt jihee pee ki sabh ghabaraa vaale khiaal udd ge, vaasnaa door ho geean te bevase

begama tuseen mainoo ais vele vekhake hairaan ho ge hovoge, par jikur parameshur de piaar ne tuhaanoo sauan naheen ditaa tiven tuhaadde piaar ne mainoo| hun ik araj sun lavo mere chit vich tuhaaddaa piaar pai giaa hai, main saare orrh porrh us noo kadtan de keete, par naheen nikaladaa| hun kripaa kar ke aap mere naal viaah kar lave, tuseen musalamaan ho jaave taan barree khushee, naheen taan aiven hee raho, par nikaah parrhaa lo, nikaah par zaraa lukaveen rahe gal|

singh jee he prajaa maataa doorandeshee ton kam lavo| main viaahiaa hoeaa haan; aap noo maloom hai| fer aap de sir te saare desh daa bandobasat hai; aap noo prajaa dee rakhayaa daa dhiaan chaahee| desh daa bhaar aap dee gichee te hai, eis de nibaah lee bhaliaaee te parameshar daa bhaau chaaheedaa hai| dharam barree sai hai|

begama singh jee main aapanoo koee gal dharam de viradh naheen kahee| main taan viaah vaasate kihaa hai| viaah taan paak rishataa hai| singh jee sach hai, viaah keval mandee vaashanaa vaasate naheen hundaa, viaah taan is gal daa naam hai ki do anaviaahe jeev ik dooje de dukh sukh de bhaagee ho ke sachee mitrataa ar prem bhaavanaa naal sansaar daa painddaa mukaaun daa dharam karade han, par main taan age viaahiaa hoeaa haan| fer socho taan sahee mere naal viaah karake tuhaaddaa raaj bhaag bach sakadaa hai musalamaan main honaa naheen bhaaven zimeen asamaan ttal jaae| hun daso is vahin vichon kee gun nikalegaa mere kahe lago taan tuseen kuraan de arath suniaan karo, je chaaho taan main tuhaanoo guroo jee dee baanee sunaaeaa karaan|

begama raaj bhaag dee paravaah naheen, main jo aap tuhaanoo kihaa hai prem dee koee ddoonghaan mere chit vich bee hoaoo naa jis ne mainoo aitanaan hauasalaa ditaa hai, naheen taan trimat mar jaavai, par viaah lee| benatee kade naa kare, paak muhabat taan dharam hai|

begama bahut soch chukee, meraa koee kuchh naheen vigaarr sakadaa| desh kaaboo rakhan de bathere hathakandde jaanadee haan| ik tuseen kihaa naa morro|

singh jee main ih sanjog naheen kar sakadaa, main singh haan|

begama main tuhaaddee aapanee bananaa chaahundee haan, main paraaee ban ke taan kuchh naheen kihaa| tuseen kiaun hor dhun vich chale jaande ho main viaah dee chaahavaan haan, viaah paak rishataa hai| keval choree rakhanaa hai|

singh jee meree isatree hai, main ik noo aapanee banaa chukaa haan| begama saadde vich taan chaar tak dee aagayaa hai|

singh jee main ik ton vadheek noo aapane lee changaa naheen jaanadaa| piaar hai te pavatr hai taan tuseen mainoo putr samajh lo| putr banaa ke tuseen mere naal piaar kar sakade ho te main tuhaaddee sevaa kar sakadaa haan| prem taan aiaun bee nibh sakadaa hai|

begama inhaan ttaaliaan naal kujh naheen banadaa| mere man ne bahut soch liaa hai, bahut vichaar liaa hai, hun magaz soch daa hor bhaar naheen chuk sakadaa|

eih kahinde hee begam deean akhaan laal ho geean te deh kanb pee| bijai singh daa hath farr ke ghuttio su, kujh bolee, par sangh aavaaz naa nikalee| bijai singh ne sahije hath chhuddaaunaa je chaahiaa par hath naa chhutt sakiaa| kujh chir singh jee akhaan meettake baitthe rahe par fer ik josh daa chharrakaa de ke hath chhuddaake chale ge| kujh chir noo sooraj bee charrh piaa, aus deean kiranaan begam de, jos leh jaan karake, peele te nirabal hoe chihare te pai ke us dee ik vahisat dee shakal banaaun lag peean| antrang sakheean, jo

19. kaandd

begam noo aaraam daa sauanaa, befikaree daa khaanaa, achintataaee vich hasanaa sabh bhul giaa| dil dee hainkarr te aakarr taan bhikhaaree khaan vaalaa dandd den noo kade umal paindee, par ithe ddoonghaa piaar see, jo uh josh aap morraa khaa jaandaa| naale age bhikhaaree khaan noo maravaa den naal dter badanaamee ho chukee see, eis gal ton bee ddaradee hun jorraan torraan te ttedteean chaalaan dee soch vich rahindee see| ant begam ne ih chaal chalee ki sheel kauar noo ik tang kottharree vich chupaate hee kaid kar ditaa| niaanaa baalak, maan daa vele kuvele daa sahaaee naal kaid hoeaa|

sheelaa is vich kee hai

golee hukam taan naheen dasaan par tuhaadde hasaanaan dee ladee hoee sir pattan jogee naheen; dasadee haan taan dosh hai, naheen dasadee taan tritaghan banadee haan| haae main dase binaan reh vee naheen sakadee ar lukee rahine vaalee gal vee naheen| beebee jee is vich zahir hai je tuhaadde vaasate, tuhaadde patee ne ghalee hai|

sheelaa kadee naheen, piaare patee jee valon je ih niaamat hove taan mere dhan bhaaga par patee jee dee ghalee hoee ih cheez naheen hai| meraa te patee daa aatamak sanjog hai meraa patee ih kade naheen kar sakadaa, auh sachaa singh hai, sache singh sadeev sache patee hoeaa karade han|

golee tthittharake beebee jee toon taan ddaadtee koee dilaan dee jaananahaar hain| main taithon sach naheen lukaa sakadee| ih begam dee chalaakee hai, tuhaadde patee daa dosh naheen| patee tuhaadde ne aje tak begam daa hukam naheen maniaa| duneean daa koee laalach naheen jo begam ne unhaan noo naa dikhaaeaa hove, par unhaan pur kujh asar naheen hoeaa| jis vele begam ne tuhaathon unhaan noo add keetaa hai, aus din ton anek goleean har vele unhaan de udaale rahindeean ar unhaan noo samajhaaundeean han, par unhaan ne bee manon dhaaree jaapadee hai ar ganbheer haathee de duaale makheean uddadeean vaang unhaan noo dekhade han| kal main unhaan noo ih kahinde suniaan see ki he begama tain aapanaa pran torriaa hai, hun aseen vee chale jaavaange par begam pairaan te paanee naheen pain dendee| uh kahindee hai ki teraa pitaa chooharr mal teree vahuttee noo lai giaa hai par oeh amainaan naheen karade|