Then Hussian thundered striking his arms and prepared for attack with all his brave warriors.1.
Hussaini marched after gathering the army.
Hussain assembled all his forces and advanced. At first he plundered the houses of the hill-people.
Then he subjugated (the king of) Dhadwal
Then he conquered the Raja of Dadhwal and brought him under submission. The sons of the Raja were made slaves.2.
Then thoroughly plundered the valley (Doon).
Then he plundered the Doon thoroughly, none could face the barbarian.
(He took away the grain from the people) and distributed it among (his) army.
He took away forcibly the foodgrains and distributed them (amongst the soldiers), the big fool thus committed a very bad act.3.
DOHRA
Many days passed by paying him (such) homage
Some days passed in such acts, the turn of meeting the Raja of Guler came.4.
If they did not meet (Hussaini) for two days, the enemy would have come (here).
If he had met (Hussain) for two days more, the enemy would have come here (towards me), but the Providence had thrown a device of discord towards his house.5.
CHAUPAI
(When) Guleria came to meet (Husaini).
The Raja of Guler came to meet Hussain and with him came Ram Singh.
They met at the fourth watch.
They met Hussain after the four quarters of the days had passed. The slave Hussian become blind in vanity.6.
DOHRA
As the sun heats up the sand,
Just as the sand becomes heated by the heat of the sun, the wretched sand doth not know the might of the sun and become proud of itself.7.
CHAUPAI
In the same way the slave (Husaini) became blind
Slimilarly the slave Hussain was puffed up with ego, he did not care to notice them.
Seeing Kehluriye (Bhim Chand) and Katoch (Kripal Chand) together
With the Rajas of Kahlur and Katoch on his side, he considered himself peerless. 8.
The money they (Gupal and Ram Singh) had brought with them
(The Raja of Guler and Ram Singh) offered money to Hussain, which they had brought with them.
There was a conflict between them while giving and taking.
A dispute arose in giving and taking, therefore the Rajas returned to their places with the money.9.
Then the body of Ghulam (Hussaini) became hot with anger
Then Hussain was enraged and lost the power of discriminating between good and bad.
(He) did not think of any political strategy
He made no other consideration and ordered the beating drum against the Raja of Guler.10.
He did not do anything as bad as Rata.
He did not think of any tactical consideration. The hare surrounded the lion for frightening him.
He laid siege for fifteen hours
He besieged him for fifteen pahars (about 45 hours) and did not allow the items of food and drink to reach the state.11.
Without food and drink, the warriors became furious.
Being without food and drink, the warriors were filled with ire, the Raja sent the messengers for the Purpose of making peace.
Ghulam (Husaini) saw the army of Pathans who came with him
Seeing the Pathan forces around him, the slave Hussain lost his balance and did not consider the request of the Raja.12.
(Hussaini clarified that) Give ten thousand rupees now
He said, “Either give me ten thousand rupees immediately or take death on year head.”
(Hearing this Raja Gupal returned home and rebelled) (Bhim Chand) sent Sangatia Singh to him.
I had sent Sangatia Singh there for making peace (among the chief), he brought Gopal on oath of God.13.
Gopal's Bhima was not made with Chand
But he could not reconcile with them then Kirpal thought within his mind:
That such an opportunity will not come again.
That such an opportunity will not be available again, because the circle of time deceives everybody.14.
Let's catch Gopal now,
He decided to catch hold of Gopal immediately, either to imprision him or kill him.
When Gopal got some idea (of this),
When Gopal got scent of the conspiracy, he escaped to his people (forces).15.
MADHUBHAAR STANZA
When Gopal Chand left,
When Gopal was gone, Kirpal was filled with anger.
By Courage Hussaini (by)
Himmat and Hussain rushed for fighting in the field.16.
because of pride
With great pride, more warriors followed.
Shouts and shouts
The drums and trumpets resounded.17.
The bells started ringing,
On the other side, the trumpets also resounded and the horses danced in the battlefield.
(Arrows) are shot with bow tie
The warriors enthusiastically strike their weapons, creating clattering sound.18.
(Warriors shout) in disbelief
The fearless warriors blow their horns and shout loudly.
The kirpans go on
The swords are struck and the warriors are lying on the ground.19.