Saturday, September 11, 2010

“Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae”

Baba Bulleh Shah, a 12th Century Punjabi mystic
 

Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae, Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae
What’s on the tongue must be said

Jhoott aakhaan kuch bachda ae
I speak what is not true, and something remains unsaid

Sach aakhaan baambar machda ae
I speak the truth and the fire is lit

Donhaan galaan toun ji jachda ae
I am afraid of both outcomes

Jach jach ke jibhaan kehndi ae
Apprehensively my tongue quivers

Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae, Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae
What’s on the tongue must be said

(chorus)

Jiss paya bheit qalandar da
He who puts on the garb of the dervish ...

Raah khojya apne andar da
... and searches within himself for the way ...

O waasi hai sukh mandar da
... will live eternally in the temple of peace ...

Jithay charhdi ae na laindi ae
... Where there is no waxing and waning

Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae, Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae
What’s on the tongue must be said

(chorus) Na Raindee Ae

Ik laazim baat adab di ae
A point to be noted if I may ...

Saanu baat maloomi sab di ae
... I know the eternal secret ...

Har har vich soorat rabb di ae
... Within each of us is the face of God ...

Kitte zaahir kitte chhup behndi ae
... Sometimes visible, and yet sometimes hidden it flows ...

Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae, Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae
What’s on the tongue must be said

(chorus) 

Ae tilkan baazi vehrha ae
The world is a slippery place

Thamm thamm ke ttur anhera ae
Tread carefully for ‘tis dark

Varh andar wekho kehrha ae
Go into yourself and get to know the person there

Kyun khalkat baahar ddhunddindi ae
I wonder why people search unceasingly outside

Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae, Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae
What’s on the tongue must be said

(chorus) 

Bullah shou asaan toun vakh nahi
Bullah, the beloved is not different from me ...

Bin shou te dujja kakh nahi
... And besides the beloved, there is naught ...

Parr vekhan vaali akh nahi
... But what is missing, is the discerning eye ...

Taain jaan judaiyaan sehndi ae
... And therefore we endure the pain of separation for a lifetime ...

Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae, Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae
Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae, Munh aayi baat na rehndi ae
What’s on the tongue must be said

Parh parh ilm kitaabaan da tu naam rakh leya qaazi
Learning from books by rote, you call yourself a scholar ...

Hath vich parh ke talvaaraan tu naam rakh leya ghaazi
Grasping a sword in your hand, you call yourself a warrior

Makke Madinay ghoom aya tu naam rakh leya haaji
Having visited Mecca and Medina you call yourself a pilgrim

Bullah tu ki haasil kita je yaar na rakhya raazi!
Bullah, what have you really accomplished, if you have not remained true to your friend!

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