Lyrics Translation in English

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 te wafa na mangin
Eh Peer Farid da das he
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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 heathen
if you sacrifice yourself you meet the friend
sacrifice yourself and do not demand fidelity
so says pir farid
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Gaflat na kar yaar "Bari" ton
Chhad jugli rehan basera
Panchhi Mud gharaan nu aa gaye
Kyon chit nahi karda tera
Wal wal din ch marenda halle
Atte main teri tu mera
Yaar Fareed karan jind Qurbaani
Je yaar Paawe ek Phera

Yaar Fareed karan jind Qurbaani
Je yaar Paawe ik Phera
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O my love, do not forget your beloved, 
come back from your life in the wilderness
The birds have flown home, 
why do you not do the same?
Love overwhelms me again and again, 
I am yours and you are mine
O Farid, I will sacrifice myself, 
just to see him one more time

O Farid, I will sacrifice myself, 
just to see him one more time
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Ishq da charkha 
Ishq da charkha te dukhan diyan pooneyan
Jivein jivein katti jaawan hon payiyan dooneyan
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The spinning wheel of love

The spinning wheel of love, the unspun balls of grief
The more I spin them, they more they seem to double
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Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
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My spinning wheel is priceless
My spinning wheel is priceless
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Mera eh charkha naulakha kude

Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude

Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
Neho Katdi Katdi Pakka Kude

Neho Katdi Katdi Pakka Kude

Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
Neho Katdi Katdi Pakka Kude
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My spinning wheel is priceless

My spinning wheel is priceless
My spinning wheel is priceless

My spinning wheel is priceless
as I spin, so my love grows stronger

as I spin, so my love grows stronger

My spinning wheel is priceless
as I spin, so my love grows stronger
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Mera eh charkha
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My spinning wheel
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Har charkhe de Gehre
Main Tenu Yaad Kardi
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And at every turn of the wheel,
I remember you
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Har charkhe de Gehre
Main Tenu Yaad Kardi

Har charkhe de Gehre
Main Tenu Yaad Kardi
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And at every turn of the wheel,
I remember you

And at every turn of the wheel,
I remember you
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Tere Baajon Dil De Meherma ve
Tere Baajon Dil De Meherma ve

Sadda jeona kede chaj da e
Sadda jeona kede chaj da e
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What good is my life, 
What good is my life

without you, my dear love
without you, my dear love
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Tere Baajon Dil De Meherma ve
Sadda jeona kede chaj da e
Mere loon-loon vich meri nas nas vich
Teri yaad da toomba wajda e
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What good is my life, 
without you, my dear love
The heart strings of my memory resound in every pore, 
every vein of my being
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Aaja Har Charkhe de Gehre
Main, Tainu yaad Kardi

Main Tainu Yaad Kardi
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Come And at every turn of the wheel, 
I remember you

I remember you
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Hun aun da vela aa sajna
Tu chhad de beparwahi nu

Hun aun da vela aa sajna

Tu chhad de beparwahi nu
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This is the time to return, 
my love and leave your independence

This is the time to return, 

my love and leave your independence
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Tu chhad de beparwahi nu
Puchhe meri nigah hun tera pata
Puchhe meri nigah hun tera pata
Har aunde jaande raahi nu
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my love and leave your independence
My eyes are longing for you 
My eyes are longing for you 
and asking every traveller where you might be
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Aaja Har Charkhe de Gehre
Main, Tainu yaad Kardi


Main, Tainu yaad Kardi
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Come And at every turn of the wheel, 
I remember you

I remember you
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Saahn tuteya nimaniyan ankhiyan da
Saahn tuteya nimaniyan ankhiyan da

Sajna tera raah takde takde
Sajna tera raah takde takde

Mere beparwah hun aa vi ja
Mere beparwah hun aa vi ja
Thak gayi e nigah takde takde
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My useless eyes are exhausted
My useless eyes are exhausted

looking out for you, my love
looking out for you, my love

O independent one, come back now, 
O independent one, come back now, 
my eyes are weak from looking for you
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Aaja Har Charkhe de Gehre
Main, Tainu yaad Kardi


Har Charkhe de Gehre
Main, Tainu yaad Kardi

Tainu yaad Kardi
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Come And at every turn of the wheel, 
I remember you

Come And at every turn of the wheel, 
I remember you

I remember you
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Aa Kaga tenu churiyan paawan
Aa Kaga tenu churiyan paawan

Kaddi saade vi baith banere
Kaddi saade vi baith banere

De payam koi sajna vala
De payam koi sajna vala

Ve main shagan manawan tere
Ve main shagan manawan tere

Aa ke baith banere saade
Shayad aa jaan saajan mere
Shayad aa jaan saajan mere

Addiyan Chuk-Chuk yaar Fareeda
Raah takkan main shaam sawere
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Come O crow, I will feed you 
Come O crow, I will feed you 

fancies if you come and sit on my roof
fancies if you come and sit on my roof

Give me news of my beloved and I will honour you
Give me news of my beloved and I will honour you

Come and sit on my roof 
my beloved may come
my beloved may come

O Farid, I strain night and day 
to see the path you have taken
to see the path you have taken
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Te Aakha, Har Charkhe De Gehre
Tainu yaad kardi
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and say, at every turn of the wheel, 
I remember you
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Eid aayi mera yaar na aaya
Eid aayi mera yaar na aaya

Rabba khair howe ohde dam di

Haar shingaar na change lagde
Kisi cheez te nazar na jamdi
Sukhan waaliyan neendran mannan
Ta main raat guzaran gham di

Yaar mile te main eid Manawan
Bina yaar de eid na kam di
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Eid has come, but my beloved has not
Eid has come, but my beloved has not

may God look after him

Adornments do not seem right, 
nothing is pleasing to my sight
The happy ones sleep peacefully 
while I spend my nights in grief

I will celebrate Eid when my love comes back, 
without him Eid is empty
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Te Aakha, Har Charkhe De Gehre
Tainu yaad kardi
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and say, at every turn of the wheel, 
I remember you
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Wajja Teer Hijar Da
Loki kehnde mainu jhalli
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Pierced by the arrow of loss
people call me mad
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Wajja Teer Hijar Da
Loki kehnde mainu jhalli

Wajja Teer Hijar Da
Loki kehnde mainu jhalli

Wajja Teer Hijar Da
Loki kehnde mainu jhalli

Ae, Wajja Teer Hijar Da


Loki kehnde mainu jhalli
Aaja waasta khuda da
Nahi te ae jind challi
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Pierced by the arrow of loss
people call me mad

Pierced by the arrow of loss
people call me mad

Pierced by the arrow of loss
people call me mad


Pierced by the arrow of loss, 
people call me mad
For God's sake, come back, 
or else this life is over.
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Jag maarda hai taane
Das kithe tera maahi
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Everyone taunts me, 
'where is your love?
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Tenu chhad gaya kalli
Kithe ho gaya raahi

Tenu chhad gaya kalli
Kithe ho gaya raahi


Dewan ki main jawaab
Rowan kallam kalli
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'He has left you 
and taken to the road'

'He has left you 
and taken to the road'

What can I answer? 
I weep alone
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Har charkhe de gehre main tenu yaad kardi

Har charkhe de gehre main tenu yaad kardi

Har charkhe de gehre main tenu yaad kardi

Har charkhe de gehre main tenu yaad kardi
Kadi aa katdi de vehde main tenu yaad kardi


Kadi aa katdi de vehde main tenu yaad kardi

Kadi aa katdi de vehde main tenu yaad kardi
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At every turn of the spinning wheel, I remember you

At every turn of the spinning wheel, I remember you

At every turn of the spinning wheel, I remember you

At every turn of the spinning wheel, I remember you
Come back to the courtyard, to this one who longs for you

Come back to the courtyard, to this one who longs for you

Come back to the courtyard, to this one who longs for you
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Charkha mera rang rangeela
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My spinning wheel is colourful
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Charkha mera rang rangeela

Charkha mera rang rangeela
Charkha mera rang rangeela
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My spinning wheel is colourful

My spinning wheel is colourful
My spinning wheel is colourful
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Rang Rangeela
Rang Rangeela
Rang Rangeela
Rang Rangeela
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colourful
colourful
colourful
colourful
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Charkha mera rang rangeela

Charkha mera rang rangeela
Bann gayi teri yaad wasila

Charkha mera rang rangeela
Bann gayi teri yaad wasila


Door ankhiyan ton dil de nehde
Door ankhiyan ton dil de nehde
Main tenu yaad kardi


Door ankhiyan ton dil de nehde
Main tenu yaad kardi

Door ankhiyan ton dil de nehde
Main tenu yaad kardi
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My spinning wheel is colourful, 
it is the vehicle of your remembrance
You are far from my eyes, 
but close to my heart and I yearn for you
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...SARGAM...


Door ankhiyan ton dil de nehde
Main tenu yaad kardi

Door ankhiyan ton dil de nehde
Main tenu yaad kardi

Door ankhiyan ton dil de nehde
Main tenu yaad kardi
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You are far from my eyes, 
but close to my heart and I yearn for you

You are far from my eyes, 
but close to my heart and I yearn for you

You are far from my eyes, 
but close to my heart and I yearn for you
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Ahey! Mukdi naahi gham di pooni
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The strands of sorrow seem to have no end
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Mukdi naahi gham di pooni
Mukdi naahi gham di pooni

Mukdi naahi gham di pooni
Jeon jeon kattan howe gooni
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The strands of sorrow seem to have no end
The strands of sorrow seem to have no end

The strands of sorrow seem to have no end
and as I spin, they double
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Mukdi naahi gham di pooni
Jeon jeon kattan howe gooni

Mukdi naahi gham di pooni
Jeon jeon kattan howe gooni
Mere dukhde kaun nabere
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The strands of sorrow seem to have no end
and as I spin, they double

The strands of sorrow seem to have no end
and as I spin, they double
Who will put an end to my sorrow?
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Mere dukhde kaun nabere
Main tenu yaad kardi

Mere dukhde kaun nabere

Main tenu yaad kardi...
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Who will put an end to my sorrow? 
I long for you.

Who will put an end to my sorrow? 

I long for you...
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Neho katdi katdi pakka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude

Neho katdi katdi pakka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude



Ahey! Main te mang ranjhan di hoyiyan
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I am bound to Ranjha
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Main te mang Ranjhan di hoyiyan
Main te mang Ranjhan di hoyiyan


Main te mang Ranjhan di hoyiyan...
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I am bound to Ranjha
I am bound to Ranjha

I am bound to Ranjha...
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Main te mang Ranjhan di hoyiyan
Mera Babul karda dhakka kude
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I am bound to Ranjha
but my father is pressing me (to marry a Khera)
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Mera Babul karda dhakka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude

Mera Babul karda dhakka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
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but my father is pressing me (to marry a Khera)
but my father is pressing me (to marry a Khera)

but my father is pressing me (to marry a Khera)
but my father is pressing me (to marry a Khera)
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Ahey! Lokkan bhane chaak mahinda
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People say he is just a buffalo herdsman
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Lokkan bhane chaak mahinda

Lokkan bhane chaak mahinda

Lokkan bhane chaak mahinda
Mere bhanda Makka kude
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People say he is just a buffalo herdsman

People say he is just a buffalo herdsman

People say he is just a buffalo herdsman
but for me, he is my Mecca
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Mere bhanda Makka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude

Mere bhanda Makka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude

Mere bhanda Makka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude

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but for me, he is my Mecca
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Ahey! Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala
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People say that love is easy
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Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala

Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala
Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala

Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala
Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala
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People say that love is easy

People say that love is easy
People say that love is easy

People say that love is easy
People say that love is easy
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yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
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it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
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aey Ishq vi awalla ehde kam vi awalle
Jehde pesh pai janda kakh chhad da no palle

Lokkan bhane
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
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people say
it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
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yeh hai Ishq-Ishq

yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
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it is love-love
it is love-love
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Ishq de Mehkame gaya main ik din
Aggon ishq ne meri danayi thag layi

Main gaya si ishq ton daad lehne
Aggon ishq ne meri badeyayi thag layi

Es ishq ne bade-bade thag laye
Karo badshah di badshahi thag layi

Tain ki thageya aashiq daara
Es ishq ne khuda di khudayi thag layi


yeh hai Ishq-Ishq

yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
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it is love-love

it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
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Majnu nazar aati hai laila nazar aata hai
Mohshid mein har ik naksha ulta nazar aata hai

Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq

yeh hai Ishq-Ishq...
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love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love

it is love-love
it is love-love...
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Ishq-Ishq Ishq-Ishq Ishq-Ishq Ishq-Ishq
Ishq-Ishq Ishq-Ishq Ishq-Ishq Ishq-Ishq
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love-love love-love love-love love-love 
love-love love-love love-love love-love 
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yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
yeh hai Ishq-Ishq
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it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
it is love-love
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Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala 
Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala

Ishq na chhad da fakha kude

Ishq na chhad da fakha kude
Ishq na chhad da fakha kude
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People say that love is easy
People say that love is easy


but love spares nothing and no-one

but love spares nothing and no-one
but love spares nothing and no-one
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"Bulleh Shah" ne sach kar jaata 
"Bulleh Shah" ne sach kar jaata 


"Bulleh Shah" ne sach kar jaata 
Shah Inayat gur pakka kude
Shah Inayat gur pakka kude

Shah Inayat gur pakka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude

Shah Inayat gur pakka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
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Bulleh Shah bears witness to the truth
Bulleh Shah bears witness to the truth

Bulleh Shah bears witness to the truth, 
that Shah Inayat is the perfect teacher
that Shah Inayat is the perfect teacher

that Shah Inayat is the perfect teacher
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Neho katdi katdi pakka kude
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
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My spinning wheel is priceless
as I spin, so my love grows stronger
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