The Guru had fifty-two full-time poets in his court. The Guru was very fond of them all. He paid them handsomely for their efforts. They translated many Persian and Sanskrit works into Punjabi and Braj Bhasha. The court poets praised Guru Gobind Singh in their various compositions. An extract is translated below.
Amrit Rai:
Some say you are the most virtuous, and the silent sage adorned with jewels of knowledge;
Some say you are the greatest of all givers and the eradicator of pain.
One says that you have the way of the most wisest being;
One says your glorious beauty is the greatest ever known.
One says you are the greatest warrior and the greatest helper;
One says you are loaded with Dharma that all people sing of.
You are the vehicle of humility Sri Gobind Singh! The King of today;
mankind in the universe, obtains all of the above from you!
translated by Das Kamalroop Singh
Amrit Rai:
Some say you are the most virtuous, and the silent sage adorned with jewels of knowledge;
Some say you are the greatest of all givers and the eradicator of pain.
One says that you have the way of the most wisest being;
One says your glorious beauty is the greatest ever known.
One says you are the greatest warrior and the greatest helper;
One says you are loaded with Dharma that all people sing of.
You are the vehicle of humility Sri Gobind Singh! The King of today;
mankind in the universe, obtains all of the above from you!
translated by Das Kamalroop Singh
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