ਸੈਦਪੁਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੱਚ ਦੀ ਬਾਣੀ

The Truth at Saidpur

Bilingual Punjabi + English From Sikh history: Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Saidpur All ages

ਜਦੋਂ ਬਾਬਰ ਦੀ ਫ਼ੌਜ ਨੇ ਸੈਦਪੁਰ ਨਗਰ ਉਜਾੜ ਦਿੱਤਾ, ਤਾਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਬੋਲੇ। ਭਾਈ ਲਾਲੋ ਜੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਬੋਧਨ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਉਚਾਰੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਹਮਲਾਵਰ ਬਾਰੇ ਵੀ ਸੱਚ ਆਖਿਆ, ਅਤੇ ਨਗਰ ਦੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਹਾਕਮਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਵੀ।

When Babar's army left the town of Saidpur in ruins, Guru Nanak Dev Ji spoke. In a shabad to Bhai Lalo Ji, He told the truth about the invader, and about the town's own rulers.

ਸੈਦਪੁਰ ਤਲਵੰਡੀ । , ਲਾਲੋ , ਰਹਿੰਦੇ । ਸੈਦਪੁਰ ਆਉਂਦੇ, ਲਾਲੋ ।

The town of Saidpur was not far from Talwandi. Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Sikh, the carpenter Bhai Lalo Ji, lived there, and whenever Guru Ji came to Saidpur, He stayed in Bhai Lalo Ji's home.

ਬਾਬਰ ਫ਼ੌਜ , ਫ਼ੌਜ ਸੈਦਪੁਰ ਗਈ। , ਗਏ।

In those years, Babar, the ruler of Kabul, came down with a great army, and his soldiers reached Saidpur. The rulers of the town had not made ready to protect the people, and they were beaten.

ਫ਼ੌਜ । ਲਏ ਗਏ। , , ਉੱਜੜ ਗਏ ।

The soldiers looted the town and left it in ruins. Many people were taken away as prisoners. Those who were left were frightened and grieving, and their homes were gone.

। ਲਾਲੋ ਉਚਾਰਿਆ:

Guru Ji spoke. In a shabad addressed to Bhai Lalo Ji, He said:

ਆਵੈ ਤੈਸੜਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਲਾਲੋ ॥

As the Word of the Master comes to me, so do I express it, O Lalo. (Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Ang 722)

ਫ਼ੌਜ " " , ਨਾਲ । ਫ਼ਰਮਾਇਆ ਲੁਕ ਗਏ , । ਫ਼ਰਮਾਇਆ , ਸੁਣਾਉਂਦੇ ।

In that shabad Guru Ji called the army a wedding party of sin, come from Kabul to demand gifts by force. Modesty and righteousness had gone into hiding, He said, and falsehood was walking about like a leader. And Guru Ji said that He speaks the Word of Truth, and proclaims the truth at the right time.

ਕਰਤਾਰ । - ਆਖੀਆਂ: , ।

In another shabad, Guru Ji told the Creator Himself of the people's pain. And in other shabads He spoke plainly about the rulers of the town: they had lost themselves in pleasure in their palaces, He said, and had not made ready to protect the people in their care.

ਹਮਲਾਵਰ - , ।

Guru Ji told the truth about the invader and about the town's own rulers alike, plainly, as the Master's Word came to Him.

ਸੈਦਪੁਰ ਕੋਲ , । ਤੁਰ ਪਏ।

Guru Ji stayed on in Saidpur with the frightened people for some days, to give them comfort, before He set out again.

A painting of a gurdwara at Saidpur, now Eminabad: a white wall of arches trimmed in gold, with two golden domes, in a stone courtyard under trees
ਸੈਦਪੁਰ (ਹੁਣ ਏਮਨਾਬਾਦ) ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ A gurdwara at Saidpur, now Eminabad

ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਅਰਥ · Glossary

ਸਾਖੀ sakhi
A true story from the lives of the Gurus and Gursikhs, told to teach and inspire.
ਸ਼ਬਦ shabad
A hymn of Gurbani.
ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ Gurbani
The Word of the Gurus, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
ਬਾਣੀ Bani
The Word; here, the Word that came to Guru Ji from the Creator.
ਖਸਮ Khasam
The Master; in Gurbani, the Creator.
ਪਾਪ ਕੀ ਜੰਞ paap ki janj
"A wedding party of sin": Guru Ji's words for the invading army.
ਕੂੜ koorh
Falsehood.
ਸੰਗਤ sangat
The Sikhs gathered together.
ਅੰਗ Ang
A page of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
ਭਾਈ Bhai
"Brother": a title of respect for a Sikh.

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Frequently asked questions

What did Guru Nanak Dev Ji say about Babar's army?
In a shabad to Bhai Lalo Ji, on Ang 722 of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Guru Ji called the army a wedding party of sin that came from Kabul to demand gifts by force, and said that modesty and righteousness had gone into hiding while falsehood walked about like a leader.
Where is Saidpur?
Saidpur is the town known today as Eminabad. Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Sikh Bhai Lalo Ji lived there, and Guru Ji stayed in his home.

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