Dil Se

Shahida de sartaj

Guru Arjun Dev ji Maharaj.

Bibi Bhani de putt

Guru Amardas de dohtey

Ikk din Nana ji kol ja khalotey.

Komal haththa nal manji hilayi

Uth k Nana ji ne galvakaddi payi.

Aakhya e Mera Dohta

“Dohta bani ka bohta”

Ohna di bhavikhbani rang layi

Guru Arjun Dev ji ne Gurbani di varkha varsayi.

Sukhmani, Barah Maha, Bavan Akhri na koi visarey

2312 shabad vi 30 raga vich ucharey.

18 saal di Umar vich Gurgaddi payi

Darbar Sahib di neeh Miyan Meer ton rakhwayi.

Guruaa Mahapurkhan diya Bania da kitta sampadan

Jisda bada vadda hai mahatam.

Pehla Adi Granth Kita tyaar

Jis vich pyaar hai beshumaar.

Kaid Kita Guru ji nu kilha Lahore

Tasihe dittey ohna nu hor.

E zulam naa kita kabool

Bhave chali jave jaan zaroor.

Bekasuraan di hai jaan bachaiyi

Aapni bhaven jaan gavayi

Mathé te reha ohi tej te jalaal

Chehre te si noor bemisaal.

Rahoge tusi hamesha Shahida de Sartaj

Sadey pyaare shri Guru Arjun Dev ji Maharaj.

It is a year today

Since you left us for a higher journey

But I still cannot come to terms

That you are not with me

I miss you so...

I still see you faithfully behind me

Wagging your little tail

Looking at me with complete devotion

Even when you were so frail

I miss you so...

I see you at my bedside

More often on my bed

Licking lovingly sometimes my tears

Now I cry alone instead

I miss you so...

I still hear your little growl

Turn into a shrill bark and angry face

At anyone who came near me

Threatening to take your place

You loved me so...

You were so beautiful, inside-out

Your soulful eyes told me all

Your maaza mango and vanilla soft

The weakness to have it all

You loved it so...

As for trouble you gave me none

Even went away when I was gone

You knew I could not bear

To see you lying all limp there

You loved me so...

I know you have gone to a better world

May you always be happy and smiling there

But when you look down from where you are

Know there will be one heart pining for you always.

I miss you so...

When I bid you farewell

A part of me went with you

I felt I had nowhere to go and nothing to do

But today I feel you with me and you will be in my heart forever.

I love you so...

No-one can even take your place

It was a special bond we shared

Maybe sometime we meet again

In different forms, in different lives

We will recognise this bond and continue from where we left.

Oh Fluffy, I love you so, I miss you so...

Life is for the living

The dead are buried and gone

Pine and cry for them we may

But life goes on and on...

Cold and callous it feels today

But such is a fact of life

No one dies with the dead they say

Yet life goes on and on...

Cruel it may seem for the heart

Harsh it may sound to the ears

That dear ones mourn and condole a while

Then life goes on and on...

A part of us dies with a dear one’s death

We then feel it is a transitory world

We realize the futility of all around

But the wheel of life moves along

So life goes on and on...

There is no time to even grieve

For the loved ones today

To make both ends meet for some

Is the harsh reality of the day

And so life must go on and on...

To complete the dear ones dreams and wishes

Get back into the grind we must

There is no luxury to sit back and cry

For life has to go on and on...

Eventuality of everything we do come to realize

With the sudden shock of bereavement

Momentarily we even tend to philosophize

But soon life goes on and on...

Pain remains in our hearts for sure

Turning into fond memories through

The passage of time a love so pure

Soon we immerse into our daily chores and duties

And life goes on and on...

If you both were alive today

It would be a celebration day.

It is a day I always remember

Day 15, Month October.

Married you would be for 70 years

Life filled with joy and some tears.

We celebrated with you 60th Anniversary

You danced together and were merry.

For the 70th you are still together

In a world which is perhaps even better.

We miss you everyday

But today is a special day.

We know that you are happy together

We pray you bless us now and forever.

Will you miss me when I go

No l do not ever think so

Who has the time to think of you

There are too many important things to do.

One day to come to condole you will

For a day you may be sad still.

No one dies with the dead they say

“Rest In Peace” for them they pray

Life goes on it has to move

People to work hard, so to improve.

Where is the time for “late” and past tense

When present and future is not making sense.

So miss not much anyone can

As there is no time to fit this in their plan.

So do not expect to be remembered for long

A chance maybe of a photo on the wall when gone!

Dad why did you not wait for one more day

You knew that I was on my way.

One last hug, one flying kiss

Is one that I will always miss.

You were my hero you always will be

I was your princess for the world to see.

You were a special man loved by all

Ready to help others if anyone would just call.

Problems of others you would gladly cart

Always generous with a big heart.

Kind, caring, soft & gentle are qualities you possessed

Would attract all to bring out their best.

You were a noble soul

You were our strength and our guide.

We hope to follow your footsteps

And by your principles we abide.

To bid you farewell on your final journey to a higher plane

Your children, your friends & all you held dear

Have come from far and near.

We cherish your life and will follow your teachings

and your advice

Dad you had a great innings, lead a wonderful life.

You will depart like a king to meet your loved one

Our dear mom and your wonderful wife.

May Waheguruji bless you and keep you in his care

May you be happy and bless us from up there.

Dad we love you and will always miss you.

Mom I miss you

I don’t know what to do.

I pick up the phone to talk to you

Then realize the phone won’t go through

To where you are in your world new

Maybe you will be missing me a little too.

The vacuum you created only grew

With Dad following to be with you.

We are left to fend for ourselves though

I know one day we will also be with you.

Till then Mom O Mom I miss you

I really don’t know what to do!

You came from Heaven

You held my hand

When I look around

Beside me you stand.

I could feel the warmth

I could feel your tender touch

I kissed your head and hugged you tight

And said ‘‘I love you so much’’.

I know this is not a dream

I know this is for real

One may not believe but

The signs for me are clear.

For when I woke up and turned around

A few teardrops on the pillow I found.

Two years ago, you left us all

Without a word or even a call.

You lay in bed – a few months and more

Your eyes would speak the pain you would endure.

Dad would always be by your side

With tears that he still tries to hide.

Tend to your every need he would –

And look for just a little smile if you could.

Your children too were there for you

But had their roles in their families too.

Surely you knew this all along

So never complained or even frowned.

A silent tear we had sometimes seen

A sole reminder of what you had been.

A strong personality but always caring

Forever patient with our endless complaining.

Slowly we saw you wilt away

Sadly could not put eventuality at bay.

Perhaps it was time for you to bloom again

Bloom into the garden of the unseen world.

Free from the bondage you are for sure

Relieved eventually from the pain you bore.

One thing today to you has to be told

My love for elders has grown multifold.

Compassion and respect now is beyond measure

To meet these Young hearts is such a pleasure.

They are all so gentle, loving and kind

In all their beautiful faces

Your face is all I find.

I know you are on a higher plane today

Watching and blessing us every single day.

Mom – if I had but one more chance I’d say

I love you loads and miss you every day!

The great day by God’s grace has at last arrived

When sixty years ago

Mom and Dad became husband and wife

Sixty years filled with sharing

Six decades filled with caring

There is just no comparing

To a life filled with love and understanding.

Their happiness lies in sharing all in life

Sharing trials and triumphs joys and problems too

They know they will be together

Whether days are grey or bright

Sharing all the little things that make their daily life.

A journey through sixty years

Stories full of achievements

Dad, a leader, philanthropist and advisor to his peers

A selfless man with a generous heart

Solving problems that others can’t

Respected in the community for his precious advice

Always known to be kind and nice.

Mom is the force and his support behind

Caring for her home yet always by his side

Mom and Dad like two wheels of any train

Together you move this family train

Paving the way for us, your children to follow

Teaching us not to be superficial or shallow.

You are the diamonds in our lives

Whose luster is simply the best

You shine from afar and stand out from the rest

In the three C’s of diamonds your colour is blue - rare

Clarity loop clean and a cut above the rest

So perfectly matched as a pair.

It is our greatest happiness to have you today

As “shining” examples of Mom and Dad

May you always be there with your hands over our heads

And your luster lost never

For it is not for nothing they say “Diamonds are forever”.

May this diamond anniversary soon turn to platinum

May you have the heavenly joy of more great grandchildren

May your love grow even more today

Good health, happiness be your way

For all this and more together we shall pray

Today on your diamond wedding anniversary day.

For my parents 60th Anniversary