Thursday, 24 November 2011

Tere Bin - Rabbi Shergill

I found this Translation online and it makes me smile everytime i read it :)


tere bin                                               /  besides you
sanu sohnia                                         /  my love
koi hor nahio labhna                             /  i shan't find another
jo dave                                               /  who'll give
ruh nu sakun                                       /  peace to my soul
chukke jo nakhra mera                         /  and indulge me
ve main sare ghumm ke vekhia             /  i have gone and seen it all
amrika , roos, malaysia                        /  america, russia, malaysia
kittey vi koi fark si                               /  there wasn't much difference
har kise di koi shart si                          /  they all had some condition
koi mangda mera si sama                     /  some asked for my time
koi hunda surat te fida                         /  some were fascinated with my face
koi mangda meri si vafa                       /  some demanded my fidelity
na koi mangda merian bala                   /  none wanted my demons
tere bin                                              /  besides you
hor na kise                                          /  no one else
mangni merian bala                             /  wanted my demons
tere bin                                              /  besides you
hor na kise                                          /  no one else
karni dhup vich chhan                          /  shall shade me in the sun
tere bin                                              /  besides you
sanu soneya                                       /  my love
koi hor nahio labhna                            /  i shan't find another
jo dave                                               /  who'll give
ruh nu sakun                                       /  peace to my soul
chukke jo nakhra mera                         /  and indulge me
jiven rukia                                          /  (the) way you paused
si tun zara                                          /  slightly
nahion bhulna                                     /  i shan't forget
main sari umar                                    /  all my life
jiven akhia si akhan chura                    /  you said, looking away
"rovenga sanu yad kar"                       /  "you shall weep in my memory"
hasia si main hasa ajeeb                      /  i laughed a strange laugh
(par) tu nahi si hasia                           /  but you didn't laugh at all
dil vich tera jo raaz si                          /  you had a secret in your heart
mainu tu kyon ni dasia                        /  why didn't you tell me
tere bin                                             /  besides you
sanu eh raz                                       /  none shall tell this
kise hor nahion dasna                        /  secret to me
peerh da ilaaj                                    /  what druid
kis vaid kolon labhna                          /  has the cure to my ills
milia si ajj mainu                                /  i found today
tera ik patra                                       /  a note of yours
likhia si jis 'te                                     /  on which you had scribbled
tun shayr varey shah da                      /  a varis shah couplet
park ke si osnu                                   /  upon reading which
hanjnu ik duliya                                  /  a teardrop fell
akhan 'ch band si                                /  what was locked in the eye
seh raaz ajj khulia                               /  was revealed today
ki tere bin                                          /  that other than you
eh mere hanjnu                                  /  these tears of mine
kise hor                                             /  won't be kissed by
nahio chumna                                    /  none else
eh mere hanjhu                                  /  these tears of mine
mitti vich rulnha                                 /  will wither in the dust

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