6. gzikph ;[wB wkf;e wkou 2013
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Guru Nanak Dev Answers His Critics
;fsekos pkpk BkBe ih, e' J h nky? @G[ s Bk#, e' ej? @p/ s kbk#,
csfj gqtkB eoBh ih e' J h nky? , @nkdwh, BkBe[ t/ u kok# !
pkg{ ih nkg ih ;'ud/ j't'r/ fe wjhB/ ftu fJe fumh gk d/Idk @GfJnk fdtkBk ;kj ek, BkBe[ pT[ o kBk
J/. pkeh edh :kd jh BjhI eodk. eh eoK pkpk ih o[M/t/I jh fJzB/
B/. jcs/ ftu fJe S[ZNh fwbdh J/ xo d/ ezw th BjhI j' gKd/ feUfe jT[ jfo fpB[ nto[ B ikBk# wko{ 991
;wK jh BjhI fwbdk w"iK pDhnK j'JhnK B/ jo n?stko r[o{g[op . Some Call me a goblin, some a sprite
;zrs, w/bk ns/ bzro, Bkb/ g[zB s/ Bkb/ cbhnK. some call me just a forsaken man.
eh nkg ih ~ gsk j? fe n;h j[D se (brGr fJe wjhBk bzx But I, the mad God-intoxicated Nanak
ikD s/ th) nkg ih d/ d;t/I ikw/ r[o{ r'fpzd f;zx ih d/ iBw fdB wBk have lost my reason in pursuit of Him,
oj/ jK, Gkt/ fgSbh fdBh nkg ih d/ ;st/I ikw/I r[o{ jfo okfJ ;kfjp the Sovereign Lord.
dk iBw fdB nkfJnk ;h. go FkfJd jh fe;/ ew/Nh B/ fJ; g[op ~ For, I know none else but God.
Maru, 991
tZv/ gZXo s/ wBkfJnk j't/ j? T[; s'I pkd th nkgd/ d;t/I ikw/I dk
iBwfdB wBkfJnk ik fojk t/I. sT[ d/ t kBk ikDhn? , ik ;kfjp Xo/ fgnko[
gsk BjhI feIU. gqpXek eh ;zrsK dh fJj ;'u J/ fJj feT BjhI
z wz d k ikD? nkg eT[ , nto[ Gbk ;z ; ko[
;wMd/ fe ;ko/ r[o{ fJe i's ;B fJe nkw ftnesh ~ f;Zy fco f;zx wko{ , 991
pBkT[D d/ ;co ftu jo r[o{ B/ nkgDk wjst g{oB o'b ndk ehsk He, indeed, is truly mad (after God)
J/ r[o{ jor'fpzd ;kfjp tb'I bVhnK izrK fisK ;qh nekb s]s ;kfjp who holds the Lord dear;
dh f;oiDk ns/ jkewK dh u[B'shnK d/ itkp s'I pkd gzE dh nrtkjh considers himself as unworthy
eoB bJh r[orZdh fe;/ pj[s :'r ftnesh ~ fwbBh ;h fi; bJh and the rest of the world as good.
r[o{ jfo okfJ ;kfjp dh u'D j'Jh fiBK B/ jo jkbks bJh g{oh Maru, 991
fsnkoh ehsh j'Jh ;h 2200 x[V;tko fsnko po fsnko oZy/. fJj w;fN eoT[ , @w{ o y[ # ifr ejhnk,
tyoh rb J/ fe jkew n'ozri/p ngD/ fgsk s/ GoktK ~ pzB/ bkT[D
ns/ rZdh gqkgs eoD ftu o[ZMk ;h. go r[o{ ;kfjp B/ g{oh fsnkoh nfXe peT[ s/ o h fbt ojhnk
ehsh ;h. feT[ BjhI f;Zy r[o{ jfo okfJ ;kfjp d/ gqekF g[op ~ dkwB G{ b u{ e s/ o ? dopkfo, Bkw fpBk e? ; / nkuko <
;ze/u ub' dh rZb, iK jo jkbks ~ w[y oy fsnko po fsnko dh n? ; / M{ f m w[ m / ;z ; kok, fBz d e[ fBz d ? w[ M / fgnkok
GktBk s' gqoBk b? Sikh Environment Day d/ o{g ftu wBKdk, pkDh
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~ pdbD ekoD ;Ze/ g[so ~ fsnkr d/D s'I gqoDk b? r[opkDh ;fseko
Z / gq G ksh, 1330
fdt; d/ o{g ftu feT[ BjhI wBkT[Idk. If I keep silent,
pkpk ih w?~ brdk, gqpzXe ;'ud/ B/ r[o{ jfo okfJ ;kfjp d/ people call me stupid.
BK s/ ;zrs BjhI nkT[Dh T[rokjh BjhI j'Dh gq'rokw dh sVe GVe If I talk too much.
BjhI ofjDh. eEk tkueK ~ ftFk BjhI fwbBk FkfJd fJ;/ bJh ;ko/ I cannot be attuned to You.
My shortcomings are to be judged
r[o{nK d/ g[op BjhI wBkT[d/ fJ;/ bJh ;k~ fto;/ dh ikDekoh BjhI in Your court, O God.
f;Zy s'I ykb;/ dk g{ok g?vK fet/ s?n j'fJnk. ;k~ BjhI gsk. fJ;/ bJh And I believe that without cherishing
n;h nrbh ghVQh ~ ;/X d/D' n;woE jK fijVk ekoi 1469 s'I 1699 Your name.
se 230 ;kbk ftu :'iBkpX sohe/ Bkb Step by step j'fJnk T[; d/ my deeds are of no avail.
e/tb nkozG s/ ;wkgsh dh rb eoKr/ sK ftek; fet/I j'T{. People are so engrossed in falsehood
pkpk ih ;kv/ s/ feogk eo' n;h nkg ih dh d{odqFNsk ns/ that I have come to love those
ekoi ftXh ~ ;wM ;ehJ/. Who are slandered
fywk ;fjs. and condemned by them
nkg ih dk Prabhati, 1330.
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24. gzikph ;[wB wkf;e wkou 2013
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fijVk ehVh th wko Bk ;edk ;h, T[j~ d[FN w[ekT[D dh iku dZ;h.
pdbD bJh r[bkwh dh ;'u sKJh, T[BQK yzvk yVekT[D dh iku dZ;h.
fJe jZE wkbk s/ d{i/ sbtko d/ e/, ;Z[sh nDy irkT[D dh iku dZ;h.
n" o z r i/ p ;h T[ d ' I c[ o wkB ehsk, EK EK #s/ J/ d K gq u ko j' t / .
d/ t K ihj~ dopkoh dopko nz d o, gZ r pDB dk T[ j h jZ e dko j' t / .
Bk e' J h uVQ / x' V / , Bk yVekJ/ X" I ; / , fe;/ jZ E Bk e' J h jfEnko j' t / .
T[ j ~ ;dk dh BhI d ;[ n k d/ t / , fijVk wz B D s' I eodk fJBeko j' t / .
d;w fgsk B/ u? f bz i ep{ b ehsk, T[ j sK x' V / s/ c" i K oykT[ D bZ r / .
w[ Z y s/ jfo s/ fus w? I :[ Z X tkb/ , X" I ; / ns/ Brko/ tikT[ D bZ r / .
ebrhXo d/ j[ e w ~ wz B e/ s/ , f;z x d{ j o/ d;sko/ ;ikT[ D bZ r / .
b' e h oz r dhnK j' b hnK y/ v d/ B/ , T[ j sK y{ B d/ j' b / fyvkT[ D bZ r / .
T[ B Q K fejk fe Fk;so ns/ FFso, e" w K fiT[ I d hnK d/ w[ Z y nz r f;z x ' .
x' V ;tkoh s/ y/ v K d/ Bkb f;y' , iz r h ukb tkb/ c" i h Yz r f;z x ' .
Bebh ozr fJe d{i/ #s/ gkT[D dh EK, Bkw ozr #u nkgk bT[ ozr f;zx'.
M[eDk ed/ BjhI ipo s/ }[bw nZr/, jZe ;Zu bJh eoBh J/ izr f;zx'.
;[ D e/ ;kfjp/ ewkb dh roi Ud' I , ;[ Z s / j' J / fJB;kB ;h ikr T[ Z m / .
GkiV gkT[ D bJh G/ v K d/ tZ r sKJhI , F/ o fdb itkB ;h ikr T[ Z m / .
g? o K j/ m wX' b / i' ik oj/ ;h, dZ p / e[ u b/ nowkB ;h ikr T[ Z m / .
y/ v D bJh sbtko dh B' e T[ Z s / , pho, pKe/ pbtkB ;h ikr T[ Z m / .
d;w fgsk dh gktB nrtkJh j/mK, f;zx eod/ ;h izrh nfGnk; J/E/.
u' N K brdhnK X" I ; / BrkfonK #s/ , t/ y D tkbk B}kok ;h yk; J/ E / .
jZ b k F/ o h T[ j fdz d / ;h :' f XnK ~, oD sZ s / #u p? m e/ gk; J/ E / .
g? I d h id' I ;h r{ z i i? e kfonK dh, r{ z i T[ m dk ;kok nekF J/ E / .
T[BQK Grsh dh oZfynk eoB d/ bJh, ehsk Fesh dk Bkb ;zuko j?;h.
csfj eoB bJh yk; n;EkB sKJhI , g? I d / N[ Z N e/ pKe/ pbeko j? ; h.
fijV/ fiZ s d/ , gksFkj nkg jZ E hI , f;o' g k d/ e/ eod/ ;fseko j? ; h.
j' b / wjZ b / d/ o{ g #u T[ d ' I s' I jh, iz r K :[ Z X K dk pfDnk fsT[ j ko j? ; h.
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fJE/ ethnK B/ @ikuek# ebw ftZu'I, ;{owrsh dk ehs? fJfsjk; g?dk.
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