Teri yaad nu bura kyun kahiye, Jehri har pal saath nibhaundi ae,
Tere naalo ta teri yaad hi changi, Jehri haale v saanu milan aundi ae,
Dukh dil vich luko ke hanju naina vich pro k, Tere aan di udeek asi layi baithe ha,
Kar tu Yakeen sanu bhul jaan waleya, Asi tere piche duniya bhulai baithe ha.
Rahat de pal sakoon de baat,
Maa tere anchal toh bina nhi mili sanu koi zindgi de sogaat,
If not for you, I wouldn’t know
What true love really meant.
I’d never feel this inner peace;
I couldn’t be content.
If not for you, I’d never have
The pleasures of romance.
I’d miss the bliss, the craziness,
Of love’s sweet, silly dance.
I have to feel your tender touch;
I have to hear your voice;
No other one could take your place;
You’re it; I have no choice.
If not for you, I’d be adrift;
I don’t know what I’d do;
I’d be searching for my other half,
Incomplete, if not for you.
By Joanna Fuchs
