Mera Eh Charkha Naulakha-NFAK

Original	Translation
Yaar mile lajpal mile tadd yaari lawan jas he Kaafir hai jehda yaari laa ke Pichhon aakhe medi bas he Je sir ditteyan yaar mile Pher sir dewan ki kas he Sir deveen par wafa na mangin Eh peer Farid da das he	when we meet our friend,  the protector of our honour it is a great thing to become friends with him he who once a close friend says  i have head enough is a heathenif you sacrifice yourself you meet the friend sacrifice yourself and do not demand fidelityso says pir farid
Gaflat na kar yaar Bari ton	O my love, do not forget your beloved,
Chhad jugli rehan basera	come back from your life in the wilderness
Panchhi mud gharaan nu aa gaye	The birds have returned to their homes
Kyon chit nahi karda tera	Why does your heart not return (to the beloved)?
Wal wal din ch marenda halle	Moment by moment, life keeps slipping away
Atte main teri tu mera	Yet I am yours and you are mine
Yaar Fareed karan jind qurbaani	O Farid, I would sacrifice my life for the beloved
Je yaar paawe ik phera	just to see him one more time
Ishq da charkha eh dukhan diyan pooneyan	The spinning wheel of love spins threads of sorrow
Jivein jivein katti jaawan hon payiyan dooneyan	The more I spin, the more the pain doubles
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude	This spinning wheel of mine is priceless
Neho katdi katdi pakka kude	By spinning love, it becomes stronger and deeper
Har charkhe de gehre	With every turn of the wheel
Main tenu yaad kardi	I remember you
Tere baajon dil de meherma ve	Without you, O beloved of my heart
Sadda jeona kede chaj da e	What good is my life
Mere loon loon vich meri nas nas vich	In every pore, in every vein of mine
Teri yaad da toomba wajda e	The instrument of your memory keeps playing
Hun aun da vela aa sajna	Now is the time to come, beloved
Tu chhad de beparwahi nu	Leave your carelessness behind
Puchhe meri nigah hun tera pata	Now my eyes ask for your address
Har aunde jaande raahi nu	From every passerby
Saahn tuteya nimaniyan ankhiyan da	The helpless eyes are exhausted(hope fading)
Sajna tera raah takde takde	While waiting for your path, beloved
Mere beparwah hun aa vi ja	O careless one, please come now
Thak gayi e nigah takde takde	My eyes are tired of waiting
Aa kaga tenu churiyan paawan	Come, O crow, I will adorn you with bangles (symbolic messenger)
Kaddi saade vi baith banere	Sometime come sit on my rooftop
De payam koi sajna vala	Bring me a message from my beloved
Ve main shagan manawan tere	I will celebrate your arrival as a good omen
Aa ke baith banere saade	Come sit on my rooftop
Shayad aa jaan saajan mere	Maybe my beloved will come
Addiyan chuk chuk yaar Fareeda	O Farid, I strain night and day nothing is pleasing to my sight
Raah takkan main shaam sawere	I watch the path morning and evening
Eid aayi mera yaar na aaya	Eid arrived, but my beloved did not come
Rabba khair howe ohde dam di	O God, keep my beloved safe
Haar shingaar na change lagde	Jewelry and adornment do not feel good anymore
Kisi cheez te nazar na jamdi	nothing is pleasing to my sight
Sukhan waaliyan neendran mannan	The happy ones sleep peacefully
Ta main raat guzaran gham di	while I spend my nights in grief
Yaar mile te main Eid manawan	I will celebrate Eid only if I meet my beloved
Bina yaar de Eid na kam di	Without the beloved, Eid is meaningless
Wajja teer hijar da	The arrow of separation has struck me
Loki kehnde mainu jhalli	People say I have gone mad
Aaja waasta khuda da	Come back, for God’s sake
Nahi te ae jind challi	Otherwise, this life will fade away
Jag maarda hai taane	The world taunts me
Das kithe tera maahi	They ask where my beloved is
Tenu chhad gaya kalli	They say he left you alone
Kithe ho gaya raahi	Where has your traveler gone?
Dewan ki main jawaab	What answer can I give?
Rowan kallam kalli	I cry alone in silence
Har charkhe de gehre main tenu yaad kardi	With every turn of the spinning wheel, I remember you
Kadi aa katdi de vehde main tenu yaad kardi	Sometimes while spinning thread in the courtyard, I remember you
Charkha mera rang rangila bann gayi teri yaad wasila	My colorful spinning wheel has become a medium of your memory
Door ankhiyan ton dil de nehde main tenu yaad kardi	Though far from my eyes, you are close to my heart — I yearn you
Mukdi naahi gham di pooni jeon jeon kattan howe gooni	The thread of sorrow seem to have no end; the more I spin, the stronger it grows
Mere dukhde kaun nabere main tenu yaad kardi	Who will understand my pain? I long for you
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude	This spinning wheel of mine is priceless
Neho katdi katdi pakka kude	Spinning love makes it stronger
Main te mang ranjhan di hoyiyan	I belong only to my Ranjha (beloved)
Mera babul karda dhakka kude	but my father is pressing me (to marry Khera)
Lokkan bhane chaak mahinda	People say Ranjha is just a buffalo herdsman
Mere bhanda makka kude	But he is my sacred place, my Mecca
Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala	People say that love is easy
Ishq vi awalla ehde kam vi awalle	But love is strange, and its ways are strange
Jehde pesh pai janda kakh chhad da no palle	Whoever falls into love loses everything
Ishq de mehkame gaya main ik din	One day I entered the court of love
Aggon ishq ne meri danayi thag layi	Love stole my wisdom
Main gaya si ishq ton daad lehne	I went to seek justice from love
Aggon ishq ne meri badeyayi thag layi	But love stole my pride
Es ishq ne bade bade thag laye	This love has deceived even the greatest people
Karo badshah di badshahi thag layi	It has stolen the kings’ kingdoms
Tain ki thageya aashiq daara	What has love stolen from lovers?
Es ishq ne khuda di khudayi thag layi	This love has even challenged God’s divine power
Majnu nazar aati hai laila nazar aata hai	In everything, Majnu sees Laila
Mohshid mein har ik naksha ulta nazar aata hai	In love, everything appears transformed
Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala ishq na chhad da fakha kude	People say that love is easy, but love spares nothing and no-one
Bulleh Shah ne sach kar jaata Shah Inayat gur pakka kude	Bulleh Shah bears witness to the truth — Shah Inayat was his true guide