 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2020) |
 | This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards. (January 2024) |
Nand Lal ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ نند لال | |
|---|---|
| Born | Unknown 1633 Ghazni, Mughal Empire (present-day Afghanistan) |
| Died | 1713 Multan, Mughal Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Resting place | Multan |
| Pen name | Goya |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Persian, Arabic, Punjabi |
| Education | Persian, Arabic, Punjabi, Mathematics |
| Period | 1633—1720 |
| Relatives | Diwan Chhaju Mal (Chajju Ram) (father) |
| Part of a series on |
| Sikhism |
|---|
 |
Bhai Nand Lal (Persian: بھائی نند لال; Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ; 1633–1720), also known by his pen name Goya (Persian: گویا; Punjabi: ਗੋਯਾ), was a 17th-century Sikh poet in the Punjab region.[1]
Bhai Nand Lal Ji was an eminent poet and scholar of extraordinary linguistic abilities. Once considered to be one of the wisest scholars of the Mughal empire of India during the 17th century, he later became known as ‘the crown jewel’ of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s court.
His in-depth and wide array of knowledge pertaining Hindu, Sanskrit, and Persian teachings, religious texts, and poetries and his devotion towards the teachings of the 10th Sikh Guru earned him the rank of ‘Court Poet Par Excellence’ among the 52 scholarly poets of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s court. The divine bliss he found at the feet of Guru Gobind Singh Ji is poetically documented by him in his works — many of which were written in Persian.
Despite being of Hindu origin, Bhai Nand Lal became a revered Sikh of the times of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and is remembered in the Sikh community for his poetic, linguistic, and literary work that sparks with spiritual enlightenment. Most of his works have also been given the approval of recitation in Gurudwaras.
- ^ Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (2014-03-27). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. OUP Oxford. p. 168. ISBN 9780191004117.