Guru Gobind Singh Ji Penning Letter to Raja of Nahan requesting Opium

During the encirclement of Anandpur Sahib when supplies were running low, Guru Gobind Singh sent a letter to the Raja of Nahan, Mediniprakash, requesting supplies of opium be sent for the troops.⁣ ⁣

ਜਲ ਥੰਮਣ ਬੈਰਾਗ ਰਿਪੁ ਥੱਕਿਆ ਬੈਹਣ ਨ ਦੇਹ |⁣

That which keeps moisture away, tears away from one's eyes, and doesn't allow one to sit with fatigue ⁣

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ਚੰਪਾ ਤੁਮਾਰੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਮੇਂ ਭੇਜ ਹਮਾਰੇ ਦੇਹਿ |⁣

The opium in your land, send those supplies to me ⁣

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Audio: Sant Giani Inderjit Singh Raqbawale