Dastaar Lyrics English Translation – Varinder Brar

Dastaar Lyrics

Sooraa sau pehchani ae
[He alone is known as a warrior]
Jo larai deen ke het
[Who fights for the sake of righteousness]
Purjaa-purjaa katt marae
[He may be cut into pieces]
Kabool chhade khetaa
[But he never leaves the battlefield]

Ikk sacche sardar di pachhaan dastaar
[The turban is the identity of a true Sardar]
Saanu guraan valon miliaa e maan dastaar
[We have received this honor of the turban from the Gurus]
Seer laa diaange keraa ih laan dastaar
[We will sacrifice our heads before letting anyone remove this turban]
Ikk sacche sardar di pachhaan dastaar
[The turban is the identity of a true Sardar]

Ih mili saanu dekh ke shahidi dastaar
[We received this turban after giving martyrdoms]
Assi dil di ameeri na kareedi dastaar
[We bought this turban with the richness of the heart, not money]
Kallaa kappada ni sardaa taaj dastaar
[It is not just a cloth, the turban is the crown of the head]
Maare jigre jameer nu aawaaz dastaar
[The turban calls out to the courage and the conscience]

Har larh vich saambh di vibhaagi dastaar
[The turban preserves our legacy in every fold]
Kare mot ton hi ijjataan di raakhi dastaar
[The turban protects honor even from death]
Har jang vich mange kurbaani dastaar
[In every war, the turban demands sacrifice]
Banne phir ton panjaab di javaani dastaar
[May the youth of Punjab tie the turban again]
Banne phir ton panjaab di javaani dastaar
[May the youth of Punjab tie the turban again]
Banne phir ton panjaab di javaani dastaar
[May the youth of Punjab tie the turban again]

Kinne jamme soorme te kaum de raakhe
[How many warriors and protectors of the community were born]
Hai dastaar di hond lai kinne sehle saake
[How many tragedies were endured for the existence of the turban]
Dharh lahaa le guruaan te band-band kataaye
[The Gurus sacrificed their heads and had their bodies cut joint by joint]
Kujh banda singh bahaadar je bande si aaye
[Some men like Banda Singh Bahadur came along]
Kujh banda singh bahaadar jai bande si aaye
[Some men like Banda Singh Bahadur came along]

Kalle kalle larh vich kurbaaniaan
[There are sacrifices in every single fold]
Ih taaj lai siaane bahut haaniaan
[We endured many losses for this crown]
Hai guraan di dittiaan nishaaniaan
[These are the symbols given by the Gurus]
Jehdi duniyaa ton vakhraa banaave kirdaar
[Which makes our character distinct from the rest of the world]

Ikk sacche sardar di pachhaan dastaar
[The turban is the identity of a true Sardar]
Saanu guraan valon miliaa e maan dastaar
[We have received this honor of the turban from the Gurus]
Seer laa diaange keraa ih laan dastaar
[We will sacrifice our heads before letting anyone remove this turban]
Ikk sacche sardar di pachhaan dastaar
[The turban is the identity of a true Sardar]

Ih mili saanu dekh ke shahidi dastaar
[We received this turban after giving martyrdoms]
Assi dil di ameeri na kareedi dastaar
[We bought this turban with the richness of the heart, not money]
Kallaa kappada ni sardaa taaj dastaar
[It is not just a cloth, the turban is the crown of the head]
Maare jigre jameer nu aawaaz dastaar
[The turban calls out to the courage and the conscience]

Har larh vich saambh di vibhaagi dastaar
[The turban preserves our legacy in every fold]
Kare mot ton hi ijjataan di raakhi dastaar
[The turban protects honor even from death]
Har jang vich mange kurbaani dastaar
[In every war, the turban demands sacrifice]
Banne phir ton panjaab di javaani dastaar
[May the youth of Punjab tie the turban again]
Banne phir ton panjaab di javaani dastaar
[May the youth of Punjab tie the turban again]
Banne phir ton panjaab di javaani dastaar
[May the youth of Punjab tie the turban again]