Zafarnama: Special Collectors' Edition

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 after a series of fierce battles between imperial forces and Sikh warriors. With wisdom and candor, the Guru indicts the emperor for the moral and spiritual bankruptcy of his empire. These 111 stirring stanzas, forming the core of the Guru’s spiritual philosophy, reflect his profound understanding of the true nature of God and Creation. In this stunning collector’s edition, Navtej Sarna brings to life the valiant voice of Guru Gobind Singh and the power of his poetic genius—a passionate disavowal of tyranny that remains as relevant today as it was centuries ago.