Saturday, November 11, 2006

The Daughter of a Shaheed

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

My dad was a proud Singh
One dark unfortunate night there was a knock on our door
It was a mob of angry people
They all attacked my daddy with sharp weapons
They set him on fire in front of my eyes
My dad is gone, he is a Shaheed
But not to worry, Guru Gobind Singh Ji is my father
Don’t feel sorry for me, I am the daughter of a Shaheed

My mum was a proud Singhni, she taught me Sikhi
In broad daylight, she was abducted by the police
The same police that was created to protect us, took away my mummy
That was the last time saw her, no one knows where she is
Will she ever come back?
By not to worry, Mata sahib Kaur Ji is my mother
Don’t feel sorry for me, I am the daughter of a Shaheed

My elder brother was a proud Singh
He was also kidnapped by the police, for being a Sikh
But my brother came back
In form of a Shaheed
His body was dumped in a ditch
His beautiful Dastaar and Bana were full of blood
I wiped blood from his face with my chuni
No one knows what they did to him
But not to worry, Singhs in the Khalsa Panth are my brothers
Don’t feel sorry for me, I am the daughter of a Shaheed

Those are my childhood memories, I have grown up now
I am a proud Sikh, just like my mum, dad and brother
I live in this place where they look after children of Shaheeds
I have been to school but cannot study further because it costs too much
I am at a marriageable age but which respectable Amritdhari family will have me?
Will I ever have a family of my own where I can live happily ever after?
But not to worry, the Guru Khalsa Panth is my family
Don’t feel sorry for me, I am the daughter of a Shaheed
By Anonymous

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"I live in this place where they look after children of Shaheeds"

i no these places exist but how would i find out where they are i would really like to visit these places when i am in india, id also like to give sum daswand here but dont really no what charity to trust so it goes to rioght place??

Mr Singh said...

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

The best thing we can do is to visit these families and help them in the way they need it most. Establishing contact with them directly.

If you don't know of any way to do this, helping institutions that support these families is also a good option. Two institutions that are doing this are the Dharam Singh Khalsa Trust and GurAsra Trust.

Their links are http://www.khalsatrust.com/ and http://www.guraasra.org/

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh