ਸੂਰਾ ਸੋ ਪਹਿਚਾਨੀਐ ਜੁ ਲਰੈ ਦੀਨ ਕੇ ਹੇਤ ॥
sooraa so pahichaanee-ai jo larai deen kay hayt.
He alone is known as a spiritual hero, who fights in defense of religion.
ਪੁਰਜਾ ਪੁਰਜਾ ਕਟਿ ਮਰੈ ਕਬਹੂ ਨ ਛਾਡੈ ਖੇਤੁ ॥੨॥੨॥
purjaa purjaa kat marai kabhoo na chhaadai khayt. ||2||2||
He may be cut apart, piece by piece, but he never leaves the field of battle. ||2||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who fights for the faith and for the helpless is known as a hero.
Even if he is cut down piece by piece, he never leaves the field.
The truest courage is standing for the helpless and never backing down.
'Sooraa so pahichaanee-ai jo larai deen kay hayt' — the hero is known by fighting 'deen kay hayt,' for the sake of the faith and of the downtrodden and the helpless. 'Purjaa purjaa kat marai kabhoo na chhaadai khayt' — cut piece by piece, yet never leaving the field: a picture of total, unwavering commitment. Heroism is courage in defense of the weak.
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