Zafarnama

· Penguin UK
4.5
32 reviews
Ebook
152
Pages

About this ebook

When all has been tried, yet Justice is not in sight, It is then right to pick up the sword, It is then right to fight. Written in exquisite Persian verse, the Zafarnama was a defiant message composed by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, and addressed to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, following a series of fierce battles between the imperial forces and Sikh warriors. With wisdom and honesty, the Guru indicts the emperor for the moral and spiritual bankruptcy of his empire. These 111 stirring stanzas, which form the core of the Guru’s spiritual philosophy, highlight his deep understanding of the true nature of God and Creation. In this evocative translation, Navtej Sarna brings to life the valiant voice of Guru Gobind Singh and the power of his poetic genius in a passionate disavowal of tyranny that remains ever relevant.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
32 reviews
Vikram Jeet Singh
February 23, 2022
No poet has ever in history, till present written so well... This is the reason he is called SAHIB-E-KAMAAL which means "Man with the power of pen"
Deepjot Singh Thukral
March 29, 2013
When everything has been tried and justice is not in sight; Then it is right to pick up arms, then it is right to fight.
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Prashant Dave
November 6, 2022
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About the author

Navtej Sarna is a diplomat and author. Formerly the Foreign Office Spokesman and India’s Ambassador to Israel, he is Secretary in India’s Foreign Ministry. He is the author of the novels We Weren’t Lovers Like That and The Exile, and the short-story collection Winter Evenings. His non-fiction works include The Book of Nanak and Indians at Herod’s Gate.

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