Piāriā sañbhal ke nehuñ lā
Take care before you love
Two ways into the same verse. Tap a line to find its echo.
Go, then never turn back: there no one indulges you.
जांदा जा ना आवीं फेर, ओथे बेपरवाही ढेर,
Lions tremble there. You too will be taken.
ओथे डहल खलोंदे शेर, तूं वी फद्ध्या जावेंगा ।
Take care, dear one, before love makes you rue it.
प्यारिआ संभल के नेहुं ला पिच्छों पछतावेंगा ।
Joseph went from well to market, sold from hand to hand.
खूह विच यूसफ पाइओ ने, फड़ विच बज़ार विकाइओ ने,
A skein bought Joseph; a shell will buy you.
इक्क अट्टी मुल्ल पवाइओ ने, तूं कौडी मुल्ल पवावेंगा ।
Take care, dear one, before love makes you rue it.
प्यारिआ संभल के नेहुं ला पिच्छों पछतावेंगा ।
Look at Zulaikha: see how lovers writhe.
नेहुं ला वेख ज़ुलैखां लए, ओथे आशक तड़फन पए,
Majnun cries in pain. What will you gain there?
मजनूं करदा है है है, तूं ओथों की ल्यावेंगा ।
Take care, dear one, before love makes you rue it.
प्यारिआ संभल के नेहुं ला पिच्छों पछतावेंगा ।
There skin is stripped and bodies meet the saw.
उथे इकना पोसत लुहाईदे, इक आरिआं नाल चिराईदे,
Some climb the gallows; you too will give your head.
इक्क सूली पकड़ चढ़ाईदे, उथे तूं वी सीस कटावेंगा ।
Take care, dear one, before love makes you rue it.
प्यारिआ संभल के नेहुं ला पिच्छों पछतावेंगा ।
Beside you stands the tavern; the thirsty reel inside.
घर कलालां दा तेरे पासे, ओथे आवन मसत प्यासे,
Cup after brimming cup: your heart will crave it too.
भर भर पीवन प्याले कासे, तूं वी जिय ललचावेंगा ।
Take care, dear one, before love makes you rue it.
प्यारिआ संभल के नेहुं ला पिच्छों पछतावेंगा ।
Beloved, where have you gone? Who knows tomorrow?
दिलबर हुन ग्युं कित लोउं, भलके की जाणां की हो,
Stand with the drunk, and drunk they will call you.
मसतां दे ना कोल खलो, तूं वी मसत सदावेंगा ।
Take care, dear one, before love makes you rue it.
प्यारिआ संभल के नेहुं ला पिच्छों पछतावेंगा ।
Bullah, stay safely within the law; sleep in peace.
बुल्ल्हआ ग़ैर शर्हा ना हो, सुक्ख दी नींदर भर के सो,
Say “I am the Truth”: the gallows will hear your songs.
मूंहों अनुलहक्क बगो, चढ़ सूली ढोले गावेंगा ।
Take care, dear one, before love makes you rue it.
प्यारिआ संभल के नेहुं ला पिच्छों पछतावेंगा ।