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The easy way to a man’s heart
Is to make a curry and bake a tart
Like a king you make him feel
Even though he may be a heel.
Dress attractive, be seductive
Be all ears and attentive
Everyone action of his your praise
Even if it is a disgrace.
Put some love notes in his pocket
When he is off on a tour or to office
Be around to applaud his deeds
Always ready to tend to his needs.
Be very considerate and feminine
Even if it may not be genuine
Be very gentle and soft spoken
Even if you are rudely awoken.
Always say “I love you darling”
Even if inside you is burning
Flutter eyelashes and with an innocent face
Do sometimes try to put him in his place.
Create some new ideas for romance
That will surely make him dance
Pamper him to a hilt
So that his affection does not tilt.
Give him gifts on Valentine’s day
Even if he doesn’t really say
His birthdays are always all important
But anniversaries also should not be forgotten.
Wear his favourite perfume
Put on his favourite dress
When he comes from office
Tired and depress.
Take his briefcase from his hand
Even if on the ground with a thud it may land
Keep the house tidy and neat
Even if this job is a great feat.
Dim all the lights and play music soft
Look into his eyes and get him all lost
Make his room warm and inviting
The atmosphere now is charged and exciting.
If the man then turns to snore
Then he actually must be a bore
Show him then your true colours
Put fangs in his ears that should virtually reduce him to tears.
And if all these recipes do not gel
Ask the man to go to hell!
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.
“Japyau jihn Arajun Dev Guru phir sankat
Jon garabh n ayau”
Guru Tegh Bahadur ji di gatha sunavan
Hind di chadur agge sees nivavan
Guru Gobind Singh ji de chotte saputur
Tapasya kiti Bakale andur.
Tyagmul si naam unhan da
Tyaag hi karna karam unhan da.
Shaant subha de maalik sun oh
Kaavy rachnawhich maahir si oh
Terah saal di umar vichkar
Jung ladi Kartarpur di bemisal
Vekh ke unah di tegh da kamaal
Guru naam rakhya Tegh Bahadur pyaar naal.
Teyi saal rahe Bakale
Jup-Tup keeta liv lagake.
Guru Harkrishan jyoti-jyot vele
Sangat jo aayi dooron nede
Hoon kaun rakhoo sir huth asade
Guru baitha which “ Baba bakale ”
Oh si Makhan Shah Lubhana
Guru si jis pehchana
Bol paya phir chutt chudh ke
“ Guru Ladho re, Guru Ladho re ”
Guru phir nava shehar vasaya
Chuk Nanaki naam rakhaya
Aj Anandpur oh kehlaya
Gobind Singh jithe Khalsa sajaya.
Gaye Benaras, Dhaka, Asam te Mathura
Prayagraj, Delhi, Kanpur te Agra
Duniya which Sikhi Phailavan
Guruaan di Bani samjhavan.
Raag jo JaiJaiwanti Bani which sajaya.
116 shabad Guru Granth Sahib da ang banaya
“ Jo nur dukh main dukh nahin maney ” Aakh sunaya.
Tyaag bairaag da mool samjhaya.
Tilak Jhanju di rakhi tuk-kar
Mazlooman noon kol baithakur
Dooje Dharam di rakhiya khatir
Ditta sees chowk chaandini jaakur.
Jaitha – “ Guru ka beta ” sees uthaya.
‘ Sees Gunj ‘ asthan kehlaya
Lakhi shah Dhur ghar le aaya
Kita saskaar ‘ Rekaab Gunj ‘ kehlaya.
Ditti shahadut kita such ujagur
Nahi misaal koi jug de andur.
Main sees nivavaan naal puran aadur
Guru Tegh Bahadur - Hind Di Chadur.
( Dedicated to Guru Tegh Bahadur ji’s 400th birth anniversary )
Tu zindagi da humsaya
Tu hi Din da sooraj,ratan da chun rushnaya
Bhala kiven eh ho sukda hai,bin surat de hove koi saya.
Zindagi diyan aukhian saukhiyan ravan vich
Bun Purbat nal tu khudya
Chit kurda tenu sub kujh devan,toon meri jind jaan hai arhia
Tere hur ikk bol de utton,main apna jivan arpun kurya.
Meri zindagi vich khaas jagah jo teri,kare byaan aisa lafaz na bunya
Mere nalon mainu behtar sumjhe,toon mera jivan sathi hai arhia
Jowhri vaang taraash savaar ke, tun mainu puththar ton Hira kurya.
Jud tere vicho lubhya tenu
Tan tera sohna chehra pudya
Hona milap jud lehar sagar da, koi aisa samaa judh bunya
Akhkhan bund hon ton pehlan
aakhri saah aun ton pehlan
Ehsas tere ne jutaya mainu tu mera jivan sathi si arhia.
Zindagi ne tan sanu samaa hai ditta
Teri aamud nal jivan mera phull bun khirya
Inj jape dhurti di hikk te, inderdhunush hai tunya.
Ikaththya beh hur supna gundya si, supnyan da rani haar hai bunya
Jud tukdi han lunghi zindagi ne, ohna supnyan da jahan hai bunya.
Hun main ki akhan
Main kinjh byaan kran
Main kinna tenu pyaar kran.
Sanu rang charea bani nirankari ilahi da
300 diwan Tuhi Tuhi da Tuhi Tuhi da.
Shukrana os nirankar da har pal
Jihne mel milaya Veer Manpreet ji nal.
Shukrana Guru ji da tuhanu vaddi sewa ditti
Mehar bharea hath rakhke apni sewa aap litti.
Har vele simran vich kehnde
“Tarle pao guru agge”.
“ Sukh vele shukrana dukh vele ardas”
“ Har vele tera Simran Waheguru ji”
Eh “journey “hai “ healing session” di
Eh “journey “ hai “ spiritual workout” di
Iss vich hunde Tuhi Tuhi de “ mango shake ” pyaare
Is vich hunde “ high intensity” de shake niare.
Guru ji,Veer ji kolo vichar karvande
Ohi veer ji fir Tuhi style ch gande.
Muskurake oh kai jokes vi sunande
Hasde hasde ik vichaar samjhande.
Har diwan vich koi sikhea hundi
Jo Guru piyarea nu samajh jaldi aundi.
Jive “KISS” matlab “ keep it simple sikha”
Ya “FEAR” hai “False evidence appearing real Sikha”
Dil ton gaande bani te dil vich ja ke vasdi hai
Mithe bola vich gehri soch har man vich rasdi hai.
187dina vich 450 shabad han gaayan kite
300 diwana vich ghante 645 beetey.
Inderpal Gurpal Tuhi Tuhi team sari
Sangat wallo tuhanu vadhai dher sari.
Sangat da shukrana tuhanu
Sangat dian asisan tuhanu.
Jug jug jio chardikala vich ravo
Sangat nu ive hi jodi rakho.
Sachi suchi rooh di paak kalami da
Tuhi Tuhi japdi Veer di sangeet zubani da.
Sanu rang charea Baani noorani ilahi da
300 diwan Tuhi Tuhi da Tuhi Tuhi da.
Rub mere toon kiven disda
Ik vaar ta jhalak dikhla de
Aasman toon ik tara todke
Meri jholi ch paade.
Tare vich hon khushiyan bhariyan
Kuj ghum vi thode lahde
Kuj maa peo da pyaar dulaar hove
Te thodiyan jhidkaan vi vich paa de.
Loki kehnde ne tu kan kan vich wasda
Mainu kyun tera noor nahi disda?
Enna hi dasde mere adrisht masiha
Main kehdi azmaish to langhdi awaan.
Main tere deedar nu har pal tarasdi
Malang waangan main turdi jandi
Fakir di tran main ruldi firdi
Apna dars tu mainu dikhade
Ik var apni jhalak dikhlade.
Tere darshan layi main sab kuj varaan
Noor ilahi ton main sadke jaavan
Akhaan meriyan taras gayiaan ne
Baavan meriyan thuk gayiaan ne
Ik vaar main tainu galvakdi pawaan
Duniya to bhaaven phir guzar jaavan.
Teri sarprasti wich meri swasaan jaan
Rooh nu sukoon te dil nu thandak le aavan.
Rubb mere toon kithy lukya
Mainu ik nishani de de.
Na khed toon nal sade lukka chhipi
Duniya di burbadi vekh lai.
Dhunddi javan main idhar udhar
Kadi girja kadi Mandir.
Ardas kran mai Gurdware ander
Shikva nahi benti har pal.
Mera ajj vi toon mera kal vi toon
Har mushkil da v hal hai toon.
Gultian sadia maaf kurde
Maalik hai toon enna upkar karde.
Karde si apne te bada garoor
Pahunch gaye asi chaand te zaroor.
Sadi aukat sanu dikha ditti
Tere bina ik kankur na hilsi.
Kur le sadi benti kabool
Duniya nu maaf kurde ohdi bhull.
Ikk bimari agey ghutne teke
Mooh apne vi bilkul dhukk laye.
Durde, na milde ikk duje nu hun
Rehnde door, ikalle te gum sum.
Hur taraf hai kehar machya
Kithy bimari te kithy hattya.
Ardas kran main tere churna vich
Khushhali leya de phir duniya vich.
Hassde khedde tere bache phirun
Ranjish ton door pyaar vich rangan.
Rubb toon phir ohi duniya vsa de
Phir dhurti te Satyug leya de.
Main, kise toon kujh nahin lehna
Ik arzoo- tere darshan karna.
Na main nachan,na main tappan
Akhan meet ke tainu labhan.
Kadi ik tera purchhavan aanda
Khabre’ eh mainu bhulekha painda.
Aaidi sohni roshnayi hai disdi
Main which apne Rub nu lubhdi.
Bund akhan wi dhundhla javan
Inna Tej jis roop which oh aavan.
Darshan deke nihaal kareya
muthe mere huth hai dhureya.
Bolaan toon mai vanchit reh gayi
Aaisa sohna dhrishya hai baneya.
Main kise toon kuj nahin lehna
Iss darshan naal umar bhur jeena.
Aj oos Punjab di yaad hai badi aundi
Jide khajane which bhareya si sona-chaandi
Maharaja Ranjit Singh da raaj si
Punjab bada khushhaal si.
Sohna Lahore vi sada apna si
O shehar hun jive ik supna si.
Aj Makki Di Roti - Sarson de saag di yaad hai aundi
Goodh, gandha te naal lassi mithi
Missi roti te makhan, dahi te achaar amm da
Baneya hove ma de hath da.
Kithe gaye kulche cholle
Rang – birange burf de golle
Ma di daal te tadka ghyo da
Pudine di chatni te choopna ganne da.
Kunka de khet lehrande
Gabhru sare bhangra paunde
Kithe gayean khushiyan saariyan
Veeraan ho gaiyaan gulliyan vhichariyan
Jawaan sade hun chitta khande
Turde-firde digde jande.
Sher – e – Punjab tusi uth ke vekho
Ki haal tuhade Punjab da
O-shaan o-shaukat lutti gayi
Aj ronda sara Punjab sada.
Aake hun sambh lavo apni kaum nu tusi
Lehraye fir khalse da jhanda dharti te usi
Har taraf hove ik lehar khushi aur umang di
Mudh yaad aandi hai phir usi Punjab di.
Ikk din mainu kise ne puchhya
Rubb sada hai kithy chhipya
Lubh lubh ehnu akhkha thukiyan
Pher vi kite na oh labhya.
Sun ke gul main pehle muskaya
Pher sanjida ho ke main, usnu samjhaya
Hur pul hur din tere nal hai turda
Pher vi ehnu nahin tun vekhya ?
Rubb nu lubhan jana kyun ji
Oh te tere ander hi vasda
Dil diyan akhkha nal je tun vekhen
Hur bande ander hai oh disda.
Rubb te kun kun vich hai vusya
Kyun tun inha phulla vich na tukkya
Ki ehna di khiri muskan vich
Tenu rubb da ehsas na hoya.
Suraj diyan rishman vich jhulke
Chann di chanani vich chumke
Kudrut de hur nazare vich vasda
Chumkde hur tare vich disda.
Basrish di hur boond vich chhulkada
Sagar di hur lehar vich jhulkada
Dhurti Patal te Arsh vi usde
Karam sade pur ishare usde
Hur shai vich sirf oh hai vasda
Phir vi tenu oh nahin labhda.
Burfilian pahhrian, vehnde jhurne
Usda ehsas dilaunde ne
Thundi hwa de jhoke vi
Usdi khushboo liaunde ne.
Chul aa mil ke kuriye sajda
Us sohne Purvidgar nu
Jehra sade ang sang hai
Mehsoos kuriye us ehsas. nu.
Rubb main tera shukar munavan
Enni mainu taufiq de de
Akhkha khulian hon jan bund
Didar tera hi hunda rave.
Mera vajood hai tun mera murshid tun hai
Tere nal hi mai chulna hai
Chhud ke kudi na javi mainu
Tere nal hi agla sufar main kurna hai.
From the publisher's feed
This is part of my ‘Dil Se’ series of poems written over a period of 25 years. This has also been self-published as a book named Dil Se - With a touch of gold.