Samtokh Singh (Poet)

sMqoK isMG

kvI sMqoK isMG (pu`qr dyvw isMG) dw jnm 8 AkqUbr 1787 dy idn nUrdIn ipMf ivc hoieAw sI[ aus dw ipqw krm isMG inrmly dw cylw sI qy aus qoN gurbwxI qy vydWq piVHAw hoieAw sI[ sMqoK isMG ny inrmly sMq isMG igAwnI koloN 15 swl pVHweI kIqI qy gurbwxI, vydWq qy ihMdU gRMQW dI pVHweI kIqI[ mgroN auh kwSI (vwrwnsI) clw igAw qy auQy vI qy ihMdU gRMQW dw muqwlIAw kIqw[ auh 1810 ivc bUVIAw (hirAwxw) ivc rihx lg ipAw[ auh kuJ icr pitAwlw ivc vI irhw[ 1823 ivc aus ny ‘gurU nwnk pRkwS’ iliKAw Aqy sMsikRq ifkSnrI ‘Amr koS’ dw qrjmw kIqw[ sMn 1825 ivc kYQl dy rwjy audY isMG ny aus nUM rwj kvI dw Ahudw dy ky Awpxy kol r`K ilAw[ 1829 ivc aus ny ‘grb gMjnI’ nW hyT jpujI dw qrjmw kIqw[ 1834 ivc aus ny vwlmIkI rwmwiex dw qrjmw kIqw[ 1843 ivc aus ny is`K ieiqhws dI ikqwb ‘gurpRqwp sUrj gRMQ’ pUrI kIqI qy iesy swl 19 AkqUbr dy idn aus dI moq ho geI[

sMqoK isMG dw iliKAw ieiqhws ij`Qy kwlpink khwxIAW, Zlq q`QW Aqy ihMdU imQhws nwl BrpUr hY, auQy aus ny bhuq QWvW ’qy gurU swihbwn dI S^sIAq dy ivru`D vI bhuq GtIAw drjy dy l&z vI vrqy hn[ inrmly pujwrIAW dw cylw hox kr ky, aunHW ny ies dy ieiqhws dI kQw gurduAwirAW ivc SurU krvw id`qI, ijs nwl is`KW ivc bhuq Zlq mnOqW qy DwrnwvW kwiem ho geIAW qy lokW ivc Zlq ieiqhws pRclq ho igAw[ jdoN ivdvwnW ny ienHW ZlqIAW nUM suDwrnw cwihAw qW gurduAwirAW ’qy kwbz cODrIAW Aqy bRwhmxI qy inrmlw soc dy pujwrIAW ny aunHw dy i^lw& &qvy dyxy SurU kr id`qy[ sMqoK isMG dI iek is&q zrUr mMnxI cwhIdI hY ik auh ibRj BwSw dw isrmOr kvI sI ijs ny ies zubwn ivc hzwrW si&AW dw gRMQ iqAwr kIqw[ aus qoN mgroN Aj qk vI koeI vI ieh mukwm hwisl nhIN kr sikAw.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)