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aus BwjI nUM nlUey moV vKwieAw sI[ Turning the tide Nalwa avenged that wrong
Syry-pMjwb dy rwj gvwhI dyxI hY[ Shere- Punjab’s Raj was a witness to
pgVI is~K dI bxI inSwnI rihxI hY[ The Turban will continue to be a symbol of the Sikh identity.
kUky, b~br, ZdrI ies dy jwey sI[ Kukas, Babbars and Ghadrites, its worthy sons
dys AzwdI leI jo rMg ilAwey sI[ Showed their colors in revolutionizing the country’s freedom
sIs qlI qy r~K ky ijnHW ivKwey sI[ Placing their heads on open palms
‘cuk lY PrMgIAw fyrw’ nwhry lwey sI[ Shouting out loud to British occupiers to quit
C~t gulwmI dI hux AsW nW sihxI hY[ Because of them we don’t carry the burden of slavery today
pgVI is~K dI bxI inSwnI rihxI hY[ The Turban will continue to be a symbol of the Sikh identity.
pr A~j dOr AnoKw sWhvyN AwieAw hY[ But today a strange phenomenon is unfolding
AwpixAW vI v~Krw ruK ApnwieAw hY[ Our own people have adopted a strange attitude
jM\U Kwqr sI jo ho kurbwn geI, Standing up for a Janju that had sold out
auh vI iml ky p~g auqwrn AwieAw hY[ That same Janju conspired to eradicate the turban
aultI BwjI cVHI sdw nw rihxI hY[ But this ingratitude will not last forever
pgVI is~K dI bxI inSwnI rihxI hY[ The Turban will continue to be a symbol of the Sikh identity.
qMdW dI ieh sWJ Atut inSwnI hY[ The bond of these threads are a symbol of inviolability
mwnuK dI kurbwnI BrI khwxI hY[ Telling a human story full of sacrifices
QW QW iliKAw drj ijvyN gurbwxI hY[ Over and over again as it is written in Gurbani
qMd nhIN kyvl sWJI, sWJI qwxI hY[ We do not share the thread alone, we share the lot
ieh g~l swrI mwnvqw nUM kihxI hY[ This entire story must be told to all
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pgVI is~K dI bxI inSwnI rihx The Turban will continue to be a symbol of the Sikh identity.
jug jug qMdIN sWJ qxI ieh rihxI hY[ These threads are to remain bonded forever
pgVI is~K dI bxI inSwnI rihxI hY[ The Turban will continue to be a symbol of the Sikh identity.
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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pwT 8 roz jpx leI iek bhuq ipAwrw Sbd
PSL Punjabi Reader 8A 2023 Edition 15
