Ādarś Police Station and Bābā Nānak

Originally posted on The Anād Foundation:
A poem (Punjabi. See bottom for its transliteration in English) by Bhai Baldeep Singh in wake of the gruesome destruction of precious heritage by the Sultanpur Lodhi Police Station cops on May 13, 2018: ਓਏ ਨਾਨਕ ਤੂੰ ਕੌਣ ਹੈਂ ਵੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੋਈ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੈਂ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਥਾਣਾ…

Saṅgīt?

saṅgīt ō nahīṅ jō tusīṅ samajhdē hō saṅgīt tāṅ ō âē jo gūṅgā bhī gāvē bēhrā bhī suṇē aṅnāh bhī dēkhē mōēā bhī jīvē ēh tāṅ allāh-rām bnāē ēh tāṅ allāh-rām mnāē ēh tāṅ allāh-rām suṇāē