Sorry - I have just found what you are talking about. Ardaas in English is below so we can take it back to the topic.
Here is the supplication : bless Your Sikhs with the gift of freely visiting and serving at Sri Nankana Sahib and other gurdwaras and Gurus' homes from which the Panth has been separated.
I am actually glad I missed/forgot about that as it forced me to give the mention of Nankana Sahib some serious thought. What it says:
freely visiting and serving at Sri Nankana Sahib and other gurdwaras and Gurus' homes from which the Panth has been separated.
Which is true - the Panth more than ever is separated from its history. Should we make the case that everything is Maya
so who gives a fig about our history. :roll::roll: You know there are people who say "Yes we should forget our history." We should leave 1984 behind us too according to these people :roll::roll:
The Sikh Prayer*
There is but One Eternal (God). Victory to Vaheguru. May God protect us.
Ballad of God (by) the Tenth King. Having first remembered God, think of Guru
Nanak; then think of Angad Guru, and Amar Dass and Ram Dass; may they help us.
Remember Arjan, Hargobind and the great Har Rai. Let us think of the great Harkrishan
whose sight dispels all sorrow. Let us think of Tegh Bahadar; the nine treasures shall
hasten to our homes. May they help us every where.
The Tenth King, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Ji: protect us every where. Thinking of the
reading, of the sight, of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the Light of the Ten Kings, please say:
Vaheguru.
The five Beloved Ones; the four sons of the Master, the forty Saved Ones; the
steadfast, meditating and devout souls who recited the Name, shared their food with
others, ran free kitchens, plied the sword, and overlooked the faults of others;
thinking of the deeds of those dear and true ones, Khalsa Ji, please say: Vaheguru.
Those Singhs and Singhanis who sacrificed their lives for the Faith, were cut up joint
by joint, had their scalps scraped off, were broken on the wheel, were sawn alive,
sacrificed their lives for the gurdwaras, but did not give up their faith and lived their
devotion to the Sikh Way with their hair intact to the last breath; thinking of their
sacrifices, Khalsa Ji, please say: Vaheguru.
Thinking of the five thrones and all the gurdwaras, please say: Vaheguru.
First, the entire Khalsa prays to You. May the entire Khalsa remember Vaheguru,
Vaheguru, Vaheguru; and, through this remembrance, may there be complete joy. May
Your protection extend to the Khalsa wherever they might be. May their kitchens and
their swords be blessed with victory; may Your Will prevail; may the Panth be victorious;
May the Sword assist them; may the Khalsa be triumphant; please say: Vaheguru.
Grant to the Sikhs the gift of being Sikhs, of uncut hair, of Rehit, of understanding, of
faith and confidence; and the greatest gift of all, that of Your Name and a bath in Sri
Amritsar Ji. May the choirs, banners and mansions of the Sikhs abide forever and ever.
May righteousness triumph; please say: Vaheguru.
May the Khalsa be humble in mind and exalted in wisdom; may Vaheguru Himself
guide their thoughts.
O Eternal All-Pervading Merciful Giver, ever the Support of Your Panth, bless Your
Sikhs with the gift of freely visiting and serving at Sri Nankana Sahib and other
gurdwaras and Gurus' homes from which the Panth has been separated.
Our True Father, Honor of the meek, Strength of the oppressed, Savior of the lost;
Vaheguru, in Your Presence this is our Ardaas of _____** . Forgive us our errors and omissions,
any words added or missed; fulfill the purposes of all.
Give us the company of only those beloved people, meeting whom we may remember
Your Name. O Nanak, The Name is glorious. There is good for all in accepting Your Will.
Punjabi and English offered in the attachment along with translation notes.
Another moderation question. How does history contribute to who we are? If we give up our awareness of our history, where does that leave us as Sikhs?Should we vote to forget our history?