Ki Puchdeo Haal Fakiran da…
Ki puCHdiyo ho haal fakeeraaN da
Ask not the fate of us fakirs…
SaaDa nadiyoN viCHRe neeraaN da.
…we…the river-separated droplets…
SaaDa haNjh di joone aaiyaaN da
…we… the tear-form-bound arrivals-to-life…
SaaDa dil jaleyaaN dilgeeraaN da!
…we…the heart-forsaken, heart-bound souls!!
Eh jaandiyaaN kujh shokh jahe
Conscious that a few wanton stray
RaNgaaN da hi naaN tasveeraaN hae
…colors are named images …
Jad haT gaye aseeN ishke di
On entry to the realm of love…
Muhl kar baeTHe tasveeraaN da!
…i fell for these same images !
Sahnu lakhaaN da tan lahb gaya
Countless in flesh I encountered…
Par ik da man vi na miliya.
…not one in spirit did I find…
Kiya likheya kise mukadar si,
written thus was the fate…
HathaaN diyaaN chaar lakeeraaN da!
…of the lines on the hands.
Takdeer taaN apni sauNkan si
My destiny was but elusive…
TadbeeraaN saathoN na hoeeyaaN.
…planning..I could not accomplish.
Na jhaNg CHuTeya na kan paaTe
….couldn’t leave Jhang, couldn’t pierce ears (like Ranjha)…
JhuND laNgh giya iNjh heeraaN da.
,,,Bevy of Heers passed me by.
Mere geet vi lok suneeNde ne
My songs people fondly listen to …
Naale kaafir aakh sadeeNde ne,
…and also call me out as kafir…
MaeN darad nu kaaba keh baeTHa
As Pain I called out as Kaaba,
Rab naaN rakh baeTHa peeRaaN da.
…God..as I named sorrows.
MaeN daanashvaraaN suneeNdiyaaN saNg
In company of so called intellectuals.
Kai vaari uchi bol piya,
Many times loudly have I spoken.
Kujh maan si saahnu ishke da,
Bit pride had I of love…
Kujh daava vi si peeRaaN da!
,,,bit claim I had for my sorrows!
TooN khud nu aakal kehNda haeN
An intellectual yourself you call…
MaeN khud nu aashik dasda haaN
…me, I declare myself a lover…
Ih lokaaN te CHaD daeeye
This we let humanity decide…
Kihnu maan ne daeNde peeraaN da!
…whom they respect, bestow as Pirs!