Interpretation and reception
A History of the Sikhs
Joseph Davey Cunningham; H. L. O. Garrett, editor of the 1918 edition
Cunningham’s history includes a translated reply attributed to Nanak, accompanied by his criticism of its attribution.
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Edition and location
Joseph Davey Cunningham, A History of the Sikhs from the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the Sutlej, edited by H.L.O.Garrett, new and revised edition (Oxford University Press,1918), Appendix XX, item 2, “The Reply of Nānak to Karun, the Lord of Medina,” pp.371–372. Complete historical translation, collated with scan; verse line breaks retained, line wraps joined, spacing normalized. The appendix’s attribution note is separate commentary; its footnote 1 is separately anchored.
Appendix XX item 2, pp.371–372 and attribution note p.370