Description
Description
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.
About the Author
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.
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Penguin Group
Pub date:
2011-03-15
Length:
152 pages
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