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BUp Anru~D isMG TwFo huqo sÎwm qIr hirjU iblok kY inikt bol lXo hY ]

bhoop anaru'dh si(n)gha, thaaddo huto sayaam teera; harijoo bilok kai, nikit bol layo hai ||

The king Aniruddh Singh was standing near Krishna, seeing him, Krishna called him

kIno snmwn GnsÎwm khXo jwhu qum rQih Dvwie clÎo rn mWJ gXo hY ]

keeno sanamaana, ghanasayaam kahayo jaahu tuma; ratheh dhavai chalayo, ran maa(n)jh gayo hai ||

Giving him great respect, he asked him to go for fighting, receiving the command, he entered the war-arena

qIr qrvwrn ko sYQI jmdwrn ko Gtkw duie iqhI Taur mhW ju`D BXo hY ]

teer taravaaran ko, saithee jamadhaaran ko; ghatakaa dhui tihee thaura, mahaa(n) ju'dh bhayo hai ||

A violent war was fought there with arrows, swords and lances

jYsy isMG imRg ko iscwno jYsy icrIAw ko qYsy hir bIr ko smr isMG hY ]1294]

jaise si(n)gh mirag ko, sichaano jaise chireeaa ko; taise har beer ko, samar si(n)gh hai ||1294||

Just like a lion kills a deer or a falcon kills a sparrow, in the same manner this warrior of Krishna was killed by Samar Singh.1294.

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jYsy koaU AauKD ky bl kib sÎwm khY dUr krY siq bYd rog sMnpwq ko ]

jaise kouoo aaukhadh ke bala, kab sayaam kahai; dhoor karai sat baidha, rog sa(n)napaat ko ||

jYsy koaU sukib kukib ky kib`q suin sBwbIc dUiK kir mwnq n bwq ko ]

jaise kouoo sukabi, kukab ke kabi't suni; sabhaabeech dhookh kari, maanat na baat ko ||

The poet Shyam says, just as someone removes a grave ailment with the help of medicine or a good poet on listening to a poem of poetaster does not appreciate it in the gathering,

jYsy isMG nwg ko hnq jl Awg ko Amul sur rwg ko sicMq nr gwq ko ]

jaise si(n)gh naag ko, hanat jal aag ko; amul sur raag ko, sachi(n)t nar gaat ko ||

Just as a lion destroys a snake and the water destroys the fire or the intoxicating objects destroy a melodious throat,

qYsy qqkwl hir bIr mwr fwrxo jYsy loBhUM qy mhW guin nwsY qm pRwq ko ]1295]

taise tatakaala, har beer maar ddaarano; jaise lobhahoo(n) te mahaa(n) guni, naasai tam praat ko ||1295||

In the same manner this warrior of Krishna was also killed by Samar Singh, the life-force went out from his body like the virtues speeding away on account of greed or the darkness running away at day-dawn.1295

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bIr BdR isMG bwsdyv isMG bIr isMG bl isMG kop kir Air swmuhy Bey ]

beer bhadhr si(n)gha, baasadhev si(n)gh beer si(n)gha; bal si(n)gh kop kari, ar saamuhe bhe ||

The warriors named Virbhadar Singh, Vasudev Singh, Vir Singh and Bal Singh, in their fury, confronted the enemy

smr ky bIc jhw TwFo hY smr isMG qwhI ko inhwr rUp pwvk sy hYÍ gey ]

samar ke beech jahaa, thaaddo hai samar si(n)gha; taahee ko nihaar roopa, paavak se haivai ge ||

On seeing Samar Singh, standing in the battlefield, they blazed like fire

AwXuD sMBwir lIny ju`D mY sBY pRbIny sÎwm jUky bIr cwro Er hUM qy Aw Key ]

aayudh sa(n)bhaar leene, ju'dh mai sabhai prabeene; sayaam jooke beera, chaaro or hoo(n) te aa khe ||

qhI smy blvwn qwn kY kmwn bwn cwro inRp hir jU ky mwr iCn mY ley ]1296]

tahee same balavaana, taan kai kamaan baana; chaaro nirap har joo ke, maar chhin mai le ||1296||

Holding their weapons, these skillful warriors of Krishna fell upon Samar Singh from all the four sides, at the same time, that mighty warrior pulled his bow and knocked down all the four warrior (kings) of Krishna in an instant.1296.