Sunday, November 11, 2012

Javi hazaar namaaz fakar di
Te tu panj ha ali(??) diyan padha
Bulle shah da eko manka
Jeda Maula hi Maula karda


Not availble anywhere, I heard this in Gurdas Mann sahib's boliyaan.

A beggar will make a thousand praises
And you pray to Ali 5 times
Par bulle shah has only one thought
That says God every time.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

I could die in your hair.

Aye sabah ek zehmat zara fir
unki zulfon mein kham reh gaye hain

I'm not sure of the meaning implied by the author
but the words translate as

sabah: morning, dawn  zehmat: takleef
Kham: bend, wave

So the author is asking the morning for one more favour
Because his sweetheart still has a few waves left in her hair

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Dil ko apne loota ke baitha hoon,
Gham ko apna bana ke baitha hoon,
kya khabar muskuraane valon ko,

kya kya chupa ke baitha hoon..
This one I heard from Gurdas Mann's song: Saade Dil vich vas jaa tu and modified it:

O teri paari jhanjhar haan, O tere haath di khaanjri haan,
Sohneya Shoiya ve,
Saaiyaan Di kanjri haan, Saayiaan di kanjri haan..

Its about devotion to God and what the singer thinks he is for him.

I am a ornament in your foot, I am a dagger in your hand
Oh my Sohi (singer's name)
I am but a lowly workmaid for a religious leaders..

Wednesday, August 29, 2012


ishq te aatish nu hi barabar
o vat ishq da tavut khera
aatish saare takht kanera
ate ishq saare dil jera
aatish nu paani bujhave
te dasso ishq da daru kehda
aakhe ghulam farida, aakhe peer farida
othe kuchh nahin bachda
ne jithhe ishq ne la leya dera

Love and Fire are the same
But love is more damaging (?)
Fire burns wood and earth
And love consumes your heart
Fire can be put out by water
What is the remedy of love?
Says Ghulam Farid, Says the poet Farid
There is utter destruction
When love finds a way to your heart


I came across this piece of poetry while watching Begum Abida Parveen perform. Its originally been written by Baba Farid.

Friday, August 10, 2012


peeta baghair izn ye kb thi meri majal,
darparda chism e yaar shea pa ke pi gya

Monday, July 30, 2012

Tera zulm nahi hai shamil gar meri barbaadi mein
Teri aankhen bheeg rahi hain kyon mere afsaane se 
Jind naame kar jaanga
Oh looki kehnde chad maahi
Je chad ta taan mar jaanda..

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Teri Surat usda naksha e
Koi rab di surat hor nahi
Mukh dekhna tera a hajj saada,
Teri deed a namaz saadi..

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Peeta hoon



Maine ne mana janab peeta hun
Ba khuda be hisaab pita hun

Log logon ka khun pite hain
Main to phir bhi sharab pita hun

Zindagi ka azab pite hun
Balke khana kharab pita hun

Mujhay mehshar e hisab ho na ska
Mai isliye be hisab pita hun