Page 14 - PSL Book 8A 2023

This poem covers the ethics and the history of Sikhi and Sikhs. Read it, understand it and feel
pride in being a Sikh. You will read it fluently in class next week. So read it a few times at home to
get the rhythm.
auh ikhVw bUtw ey?
hr QW jo pldw ey-Awry idAW dMidAW qy,

rMbI dIAW DwrW qy, ^Ybr idAW d`irAW ivc,
srsw dIAW lihrW qy, sqluj dy kMFy qy,
l`KI dy jMgl ivc, roVW ivc, r`kVW ivc,
bMjr ivc, J`KVW ivc, giVAW ivc, mIhW ivc,
srhMd dIAW nIhW ivc, ij`Qy vI lw deIey,

EQy hI pldw ey, ijqnw ieh CWg deIey, auqnw ieh Pldw ey[
auh ikhVw bUtw ey?
Bu~iKAW qirhwieAW nUM, jo Pl KvWdw ey,
Q`ikAW qy tu`itAW nUM, CW ivc svWdw ey,

ijhVw vI Srn lvy, aus qWeI bcWdw ey,
jy J`KV Aw jwvy, jy ‘nHyrI Aw jwvy,
AbdwlI Aw jwvy, koeI nwdr Aw jwvy,
mwsUm gutwrW nUM, bydoSIAW icVIAW nUM,

bylosIAW Gu`gIAW nUM, kUMjW dIAW fwrW nUM,
ieh qurq Cupw lYNdw, ieh Awhlxy pw lYNdw, qy rwKw bx bihMdw[
pYr ies dy DrqI ’qy, pr Awp aucyrw ey[
jylHW dIAW koTVIAW, zMjIrW h`QkVIAW,

ieh r`sy PWsI dy, qy qVIAW rwj dIAW,
jwgIrW dy ckmy, dunIAW dIAW qMg-idlIAW,
qyVW qy pwVW, gumrwhIAW rMg-rlIAW,
qy kuVIAW JMg dIAW, iehdy goifEN Q`ly ny,
iehdy ig`itEN Q`ly ny, iehdy pYroN Q`ly ny,

ijQy idl ies dw ey, ijQy isr ies dw ey
auh QW aucyrI ey, auh KulHI hvw ivc ey,
auh pwk i&zw ivc ey, auh Kws ^udw ivc ey[
ijQy nw vYr koeI[ ijQy nw ZYr koeI[

kI hoieAw jy?
Aj SwKW eys dIAW, Aj lgrW eys dIAW,
Awpo ivc pwt geIAW, Awpo ivc iqVk geIAW,
koeI pUrb clI geI, koeI p`Cm clI geI,

koeI ipMfI m`l bYTI, koeI BYxI jw bYTI,
pr mu`F qW ieko ey, pr KUn qW sWJw ey[ (262 Sbd)
Read the poem at least three times during the week. Then copy one stanza. Write its meaning
– not word by word, but the gist of it.

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