Zafarnama – was a victory letter sent by Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 to the Mughal Emperor of India, Aurangzeb

Audio – Bhai Inderjit Singh (Hazoori Ragi  Sri Darbar Sahib)

ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮੁਖਵਾਕ ਪਾਤਿਸ਼ਾਹੀ ੧੦॥
srī mukhvāk pātishāhī 10॥
The Sacred Utterance of the Tenth Sovereign.

ਕਮਾਲਿ ਕਰਾਮਾਤ ਕਾਯਮ ਕਰੀਮ ॥ ਰਜ਼ਾ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ੋ ਰਾਜ਼ਿਕ ਰਿਹਾਕੁਨ ਰਹੀਮ ॥੧॥
kamāli karāmāt kāyam karīm ॥ razā baḵẖshō rāzik rihākun rahīm ॥1॥
The Lord is perfect in all faculties. He is Immortal and generous. He is the Giver of victuals and Emancipator.1.

ਅਮਾਂ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਿੰਦਹ ਓ ਦਸਤਗੀਰ ॥ ਖ਼ਤਾ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ ਰੋਜ਼ੀ ਦਿਹੋ ਦਿਲ ਪਜ਼ੀਰ ॥੨॥
amāń baḵẖash baḵẖash baḵẖshindah ō dastagīr ॥ ḵẖatā baḵẖash rōzī dihō dil pazīr ॥2॥
He is the protector and Helper; He is Compassionate, Giver of food and Enticer.2.

ਸ਼ਹਿਨਸ਼ਾਹਿ ਖ਼ੂਬੀ ਦਿਹੋ ਰਹਨਮੂੰ ॥ ਕਿ ਬੇਗ਼ੂੰਨੋ ਬੇਚੂੰਨੋ ਚੂੰ ਬੇਨਮੂੰ ॥੩॥
shahinshāhi ḵẖūbī dihō rahnamūń ॥ ki bēġūnnō bēchūnnō chūń bēnmūń ॥3॥
He is the Sovereign, treasure-house of qualities and Guide; He is unparalleled and is without Form and Colour.3.

ਨ ਸਾਜ਼ੋ ਨ ਬਾਜ਼ੋ ਨ ਫ਼ੌਜੋ ਨ ਫ਼ਰਸ਼ ॥ ਖ਼ੁਦਾਵੰਦ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਿੰਦਹਿ ਐਸ਼ਿ ਅਰਸ਼ ॥੪॥
n sāzō na bāzō na faujō na farash ॥ ḵẖudāvand baḵẖshindhi aishi arash ॥4॥
Through His Generosity, He provides Heavenly Enjoyments to one without any wealth, falcon, army property and authority.4.

ਜਹਾਂ ਪਾਕ ਜ਼ਬਰਸਤ ਜ਼ਾਹਿਰ ਜ਼ਹੂਰ ॥ ਉਜ਼ਾਮੀ ਦਿਹੋ ਹਮ ਚੁ ਹਾਜ਼ਿਰ ਹਜ਼ੂਰ ॥੫॥
jahāń pāk zabrasat zāhir zahūr ॥ uzāmī dihō ham chu hāzir hazūr ॥5॥
He is the Transcendent as well as Immanent; He is Omnipresent and bestows honours.5.


Zafarnama (Gurmukhi: ਜ਼ਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਹ or ਜ਼ਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ, Persian: ظفرنامہ‎ ) means the “Declaration of Victory” and is the name given to the letter sent by the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 to the Emperor of India, Aurangzeb. The letter is written in exquisite Persian verse. In this letter, Guru Ji reminds Aurangzeb how he and his henchmen had broken their oaths taken on the holy Koran. Zafarnama is included in Hikayats and it’s the first Hikayat.

Despite this deception, this treacherous leader could not harm the Guru. Guru Ji states in this letter that in spite of his several sufferings, he had won a moral victory over the crafty Mughal who had broken all his vows and had resorted to underhand behaviour. Despite sending a huge army to capture or kill the Guru, the Mughal forces did not succeed in their mission.

http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Zafarnama

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Listen more to Zafarnama,

https://gurvichar.com/2016/11/25/zafarnama/