Mumbai, Oct. 31 (PTI): Actor Shah Rukh Khan has penned a special message in the form of a poem for soldiers as a tribute to the sacrifices they make to keep the country safe.

Shah Rukh, 50, shared a clip on social media as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's #Sandesh2Soldiers initiative, after other actors such as Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan posted their messages for the soldiers on Twitter.

In the clip, Shah Rukh said: "Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali all around the world and especially to our soldiers, who are serving at the borders and elsewhere in the country."

Wishing their families and children good health, Shah Rukh added that he had also written a poem for them.

Shah Rukh wrote: "Our feet on carpets, their boots on ground. Our days are steady, theirs new challenges unravel. Our nights blissful, theirs stressful. It's our life to live because it's theirs to give. The heroes should not remain unsung because we can't imagine their plight. Our country and Tricolour grows stronger and bolder. Because theirs is the fight. The fight of a soldier."