Deh Siva Var Mohe

Deh Siva Bar Mohe (Punjabi: ਦੇਹ ਸਿਵਾ ਬਰ ਮੋਹਿ) is a 17th-century hymn (shabad) written by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, in the Dasam Granth. Written in the Swaiyya metre of Indian poetry, It is one of the most celebrated and widely quoted hymns or shabad by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. It is a verse taken from Chandi Charitar Ukti Bilas which describes the glory of Shakti (Feminine Divinity), a section of the Dasam Granth. The composition is a rousing, inspirational call to steadfastly act with courage and righteously despite seemingly insurmountable odds. The language used is Braj Bhasha.

Lyrics

Original Gurmukhi Text

ਸ੍ਵੈਯਾ ॥
ਦੇਹਿ ਸਿਵਾ ਬਰ ਮੋਹਿ ਇਹੈ ਸੁਭ ਕਰਮਨ ਤੇ ਕਬਹੂੰ ਨ ਟਰੋਂ ॥
ਨ ਡਰੋਂ ਅਰਿ ਸੋਂ ਜਬ ਜਾਇ ਲਰੋਂ ਨਿਸਚੈ ਕਰਿ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਜੀਤ ਕਰੋਂ ॥
ਅਰੁ ਸਿਖ ਹੌਂ ਆਪਨੇ ਹੀ ਮਨ ਕੌ ਇਹ ਲਾਲਚ ਹਉਂ ਗੁਨ ਤਉ ਉਚਰੋਂ ॥
ਜਬ ਆਵ ਕੀ ਅਉਧ ਨਿਦਾਨ ਬਨੈ ਅਤਿ ਹੀ ਰਨ ਮੈ ਤਬ ਜੂਝ ਮਰੋਂ ॥੨੩੧॥

Transliteration (ISO 15919)

svaiyā ..
dēhi sivā bara mōhi ihai subha karamana tē kabahūm̐ na ṭarōm̐ ..
na ḍarōm̐ ari sōm̐ jaba jāi larōm̐ nisacai kari apunī jīta karōm̐ ..
aru sikha haum̐ āpanē hī mana kau iha lālaca haum̐ guna tau ucarōm̐ ..
jaba āva kī audha nidāna banai ati hī rana mai taba jūjha marōm̐ ..231..

Translation

Svaiyā ..
O Lord, grant me this that I may not hesitate from performing good actions ..
I may not fear the enemy, when I go to fight and assuredly I may become victorious ..
And I may give this instruction to my mind and have this tempotration that I may ever utter Thy Praises ..
When the end of my life comes, then I may die fighting in the battlefield ..231..

— Translated by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa[1]

References

https://searchgurbani.com/dasam-granth/page/197

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