Gurmukhi

ਝੂਠ ਆਖਾਂ ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਬਚਦਾ ਏ, Jhooth aakhaan te kujh bachda ae If I speak a lie, I can save a little ਸੱਚ ਆਖਿਆਂ ਭਾਂਬੜ ਮਚਦਾ ਏ, Sach aakhiyaan bhaanbadh machda ae Speaking the truth creates chaos. ਜੀ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਜਚਦਾ ਏ, jee dohan gallan to jachda ae From both of these things, the heart shrinks ਜਚ ਜਚ ਕੇ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਕਹਿੰਦੀ ਏ । jach jach ke jehbaa kahindi ae Trembingly, the tongue says ...

Kis wal akheya wey majnu nu, O teri Laila disdi kaali wey [“Your Laila is of dark complexion,” someone remarked to Majnun] Majnun ne jawaab ditta, O teri akh na vekhan vaali wey [To which Majnu relplied, you don’t have eyes to see her beauty] Je tu dekheyn meri akh naal, teri surat na jaye sambhali wey [If you could see Laila from my eyes, you couldn’t even comprehend her beauty] Ved vi chitte te Quran vi chitti, vich syahi rakh ditti kaali wey [Ved and Quran are nothing but white pages, but real value comes from the black ink] Ghulam Farid jithe akhiyaan lagiyaan, othe kya gori kya kaali wey [Ghulam Farid, where one’s eyes are set; there black or white doesn’t matter] ...

Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya to me, I am not known Na main momin vich maseetaan Na main vich kufar diyan reetaan Na main paakaan vich paleetaan Na main moosa na firown Not a believer inside the mosque, am I Nor a pagan disciple of false rites Not the pure amongst the impure Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh- Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya! to me, I am not known ...