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

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