pRo. swihb isMG jI dw nwm is`K jgq ivc iek isqwry vWg rOSn hY[ aunHW ny swrw jIvn gurbwxI dy ivAwkrxk qy isDWqk pihlUAW nUM dyKdy hoey tIkw Aqy ieiqhwsk pihlUAW nUM dyKdy hoey keI hor pusqkW BI ilKIAW hn[ inqnym Aqy AMimRq sMcwr smyN pVHIAW jwx vwlIAW bwxIAW jwpu swihb qy svYXY BI tIkw kIqy hn, pr byh`d ruJwn jW iksy vjHw krky auh cOpeI dw tIkw nw kr sky[ b`s ieMnIN g`l dw nwjwiez Awsrw lYky dsm gRMQ swihb bwry byloVw vwd ivvwd CyVn vwly kih idMdy hn, ik 'bynqI cOpeI' dsmyS rcnw nhIN, ies krky hI pRo. swihb isMG jI ny iesdw tIkw nhIN kIqw[ pRo. swihb isMG jI dw dsmyS bwxIAW bwry kI ivcwr sI, ieQy iehI is`D krn dw Xqn, aunHW dy Awpxy hI lPzW ivc kIqw jw irhw hY[ isMG bRdrz v`loN CwpI inqnym stIk dy pM:100 aupr jwpu swihb dw tIkw pRo. swihb isMG jI ies qrHW SurU krdy hn:

"jwpu] sRI muK vwk pwiqSwhI ñú]

ArQ: pwiqSwhI dsvIN jI dy piv`qr muK dw vwk[ …eysy qrHW 'pwiqSwhI ñú' ivc 'AMk ñú' dw pwT 'ds' ASu`D hY, 'dsvIN' pwT TIk hY, iesdw Bwv ieh hY, jo bwxI hux pVHn l`gy hW, auh dsvyN pwiqSwh jI dI hY[ 'Ardws' dy pihly Sbd v`l BI hryk is`K dw Kws iDAwn dyxw zrUrI hY, auh Sbd ieauN hn:

vwihgurU jI kI Pqih]sRI BgauqI jI shwey]pwiqSwhI ñú]

eyQy Sbd pwqSwhI ñú dw Bwv ieh hY ik Ardws 'ipRQm BgauqI' qoN lYky 'sB QweIN hoie shwie' q`k sRI gurU goibMd isMG jI dI aucwrI hoeI hY]eyQy AMk ñú dw pwT 'ds krnw ASu`D hY,su`D pwT dsvIN' hY]…hW, Ardws vwlI bwxI sRI gurU goibMd isMG jI dI aucwrI hoeI hY, ies vwsqy iesdy SurU ivc pVHnw hY 'sRI muKvwk pwiqSwhI dsvIN'"[

pRo.swihb isMG jI dI iek hor, isMG bRdrz v`loN CwpI pusqk, 'jIvn ibRqWq gurU goibMd isMG jI' hY[ pM:88 qy BMgwxI Xu`D bwry ilKdy hoey, auh imswl idMdy hn:

"ieiqhwsk gvwhI- jMg qoN ip`CoN Cy mhIny hor siqgurU jI pwauNty swihb hI itky rhy[ BMgwxI dy jMg dw swrw hwl aunHW auQy hI bIr-rs-BrI kivqw ivc iliKAw, jo 'bicqR nwtk' dy A`TvyN AiDAwey ivc drz hY"[

pRo. swihb isMG jI iesy pusqk dy pM:92 qy ilKdy hn:

"vyly dI sMBwl-pr inry hiQAwr iksy kMm nhIN, jy hiQAwr PVHn vwly mnu`K dy AMdr bIr rs dw hulwrw nhIN[ijvyN gurU hirgoibMd swihb ny sRI Akwl qKq swihb dI iemwrq bxvw ky, ausdy swhmxy FwfIAW pwsoN joiDAW dIAW vwrW dy pRsMg SurU krvwey sn, iqvyN gurU goibMd isMG jI ny BI kIqw['…rmwiex' Aqy 'mhWBwrq' dy jMgW dIAW sdIAW qoN purwxIAW kQwvW sMsikRq ivc ilKIAW mOjUd sn[ siqgurU jI ny aunHW nUM nvyN s`cy ivc Fwl ky nvyN rUp ivc ilAWdw"[

pM:105 aupr pRo. swihb isMG jI ilKdy hn:

"husYn Kwn-'…bicqR nwtk' dy XwrHvyN AiDAwie ivc 'husYnI Xu`D' dy nwm hyT ies jMg dw izkr hY[siqgurU jI v`loN Byjy hoey ku`J is`K BI BweI sMgqIey smyq ShId hoey[ieh Xu`D sMn 1688-89 dy isAwl ivc hoieAw sI"[

iPr iesy pusqk dy pM:127 qy pRo. swihb isMG ilKdy hn:

"gurU goibMd isMG jI ienswnI jIvn nwl sMbMD r`Kx vwly keI AsUlW dw sRoiqAW Aqy drSkW dy mnW ivc fUMGw pRBwv pwx leI hws-rs dy kOqk jW bcn vrqw idAw krdy sn[ bRwhmxW dw kRoD m`Tw krn leI siqgurU jI aunHW nUM h`s ky AwKx l`gy ik swnUM quhwfw cyqw nhIN sI irhw[ gurU pwqSwh ny qW rmz Bry qrIky nwl aunHW nUM smJwieAw sI ik cyqw auhnW bwry hI ivsrdw hY, ijMnHW dI loV nw rhy, pr auh Ajy BI Awpxw h`k jqwauxo n tly[ AwKr siqgurU jI ny KulHy lPzW ivc bRwhmxW nUM kih id`qw, ik syvw krwaux dw h`k aunHW dw hI huMdw hY, ijMnHW ny Awpxw Awp dUijAw leI kurbwn kr id`qw hovy, ijhVy duKIAW grIbW dI Kwqr isr qlI auqy r`KI iPrdy hox[ qusW auc-zwqIey bRwhmxW ny sdIAW qoN kroVW bMidAw nUM SUdr AwK AwK ky pYrW hyT lqwiVAw hoieAw sI[ gurU nwnk pwqSwh Awey, auhnW dw s`d suxky ieMnHW lokW ny quhwfI gulwmI dw jUlw lwhux leI isr qlI auqy r`K ilAw[ qusIN ieMnHW nUM Awpxy nwloN nIvIN zwqI dy smJdy ho, pr Asl ivc iehI hn dwn syvw dy AslI h`kdwr, ikauNik ieMnHW ny Awpxw sB ku`J dUijAW dI Kwqr kurbwn kIqw hoieAw hY[ ieh sux ky bRwhmxW dw l`k tu`t igAw, ik jwgI jnqw nUM lu`tx dy Avsr Gtdy jw rhy hn[ siqgurU jI ny hyT ilKy svYXy AMikq kIqy:

jo ikCu lyKu iliKXo ibDnw soeI pweIAq imSR jU Soku invwro]
myro kCU AprwD nhIN gXo Xwid qy BUil n kopu icqwro]
bwgo inhwlI pTY dY hON Awj Bly qum ko inhcY jIAa Dwro]
CqR sBY ikRq ibpRn ky ienhU pY ktwC ikRpw ky inhwro]1]
juD ijqy ienhI ky pRswid ienhI ky pRswid su dwn kry]
AG EG trY ien hI ky pRswid ienhI kI ikRpw Pun Dwm Bry]
ien hI ky pRswid suibidAw leI ien hI kI ikRpw sB sqR mry]
ien hI ikRpw ky sjy hm hYN nhIN mo so grIb kror pry] 2]
syv krI ien hI kI Bwvq AOr kI syv suhwq n jI ko]
dwn dXo ien hI ko Blo Aaur Awn ko dwn n lwgq nIko]
Awgy PlY ien hI ko dXo jg mY jsu Aaur dXo sB PIko]
mo igRh mY qn qy mn qy isr lau Dn hY sB hI ien hI ko]3]
doihrw
ctptwie ic`q mY jirE iqRx ijauN kru`Dq hoie]
Koj roij ky hyiq lig dXo imSR jU roie]4]

pRo. swihb isMG jI iesy pusqk dy pM:133 qy ilKdy hn:

"KulHw AMimRq prcwr: siqgurU jI dI hdwieq Anuswr pMj* ipAwirAW ny iPr nvyN isry iqAwr krky 25 hor isMGW nUM AMimRq CkwieAw[ ies qrHW AgWh AMimRq Ckwx leI Cy j`Qy iqAwr ho gey[ iesy hI qrHW hor hor j`Qy iqAwr huMdy gey, Aqy Swm q`k pihly hI idn hzwrW isMGW ny AMimRq Ck ilAw[

*AMimRq iqAwr krn vwly isMGW vwsqy zrUrI hY, ik aunHW nUM pMj bwxIAW zubwnI Xwd hox, ijhVIAW AMimRq iqAwr krn vyly pVHIdIAW hn[auhnW ivc gurU goibMd isMG jI dIAW BI iqMn bwxIAW hn-jwpu, svYXy qy cOpeI[

ies qoN suqy hI Anumwn l`g jWdw hY ik siqgurU jI dy smyN is`K sMgqW ivc gurbwxI zubwnI Xwd krn dw auqSwh Awm sI, Aqy gurU goibMd isMG jI dIAW bwxIAw BI AnykW is`KW nUM Xwd sn"[

ies dsmyS jI dy jIvn ibRqWq vwlI pusqk dy pM:212 qy swihb isMG dI ilKq:

"jdoN ipMf dIny qoN ieh Kbr iKlrnI SurU hoeI sI, ik gurU goibMd isMG jI AwnMdpur qy cmkOr dIAw lVweIAW qoN ip`CoN mwlvy ivc Aw gey hn, qW keI hzUrI kvI BI muV Aw imly, ijMnHW nUM hzUr ny jMg dy Kqry qoN bwhr r`Kx leI AwnMdpur qoN qor id`qw sI[ dUroN dUroN auqSwh nwl isMGW nUM AwauNidAw dyK ky aus vyly dw idRS ieauN ibAwn kIqw hY[(dsm gRMQ ivc):

l`KI jMgil Kwlsw, Awie dIdwr kIqo ny]
sux kY s`du mwhI dw, myhIN pwxI Gwhu mu`qo ny]
iks hI nwil n rlIAw kweI, iehu kI SOku pieE ny]
igAw iPrwk imilAw imqR mwhI, qWhI Sukr kIqo ny"](dsm gRMQ)

hux pRo. swihb isMG jI dIAW isrP do pusqkW dyKx qoN hI pqw l`g jWdw hY, ik auhnW dy idl ivc gurU goibMd isMG jI dIAW bwxIAW pRqI ikMnI SrDw Aqy siqkwr dI Bwvnw sI[ Koj dy sMbMD ivc BI aunHW dw koeI swnI nhIN, Aqy aunHW nUM bwxIAW bwry sB pqw sI, ik ikhVI bwxI iksdI hY, Aqy ikQoN leI geI hY[ kI iksy qrHW dI koeI S`k dI guMjwieS rih jWdI hY? jW pRo. swihb isMG ieMny hI Boly sn ik auh ibnW ku`C dyKy prKy dy hI ilKI gey[ Fu`crW fwhuxIAW qW vYsy hI 'Akl dy DnI' hox dw sbUq huMdw hY, pr dsm gRMQ bwry pRo.swihb isMG jI dw nwm AKOqI ivroDI iDr vjoN vrqx dw kukrm krnw sB qoN v`fI mUrKqw hY[ ijs qrW AKwx hY ik 'ku`iqAW dy l`ikAW dirAw plIq nhIN huMdw' TIk iesy qrW pRo. swihb isMG jI dI sKSIAq nUM qW koeI Prk nhIN pYx l`gw, pr ies 'JUTI-qrPdwrI' krn vwly dI Akl dw jnwzw zrUr inkl jWdw hY[

AmrjIq isMG Kosw, 17 sqMbr, 2003