“Daahay shiva bur mohaay eaahay sub karman tay kabhuun na taruun
Na daruun aar saun jab jaayaay laruun nischaay kar apuni jeet karuun
Aar sikh ho apanay hi man ko eah laluch ho gun tau uchuruun
Jab aav ki audh nidhan banaay aut hi run main tab jhonnj maruun”
from Chandi Charitar by Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Shiva, God Almighty
Pray do confer
A blessing on me
From Pious deeds
I should not flee
And in a battle
There shouldn’t occur
Any fear in me
Determined I may spur
Myself to victory
And Pray Almighty
Let my mind gather
A lesson for me
A craving to utter
Praises of Your Majesty
When the end is nigh
Let me then stir
Myself to ecstasy
And enter
The battlefield and die
translation by J S Chadha