Mahi ve tere bajoN
dil deya meharma ve
sada jeuuna kere chaj da ay
meri looN looN vich meri nas nas wich
teri yaad da tumpbaa vaj ay
Akhiyan udeek diya dil vajaa mar da
Akhiyan udeek diya dil vajaa mar da aja pardesiya vaasta ii pyaar da
aaja tenu akhiyan udeek diya
sajnaa tenu akhiyan udeek diya
dholnaa tenu akhiyan udeek diya
Akhiyan udeek diya dil vajaa mar da
Akhiyan udeek diya dil vajaa mar da
aja pardesiya vaasta ii pyaar da
aaja tenu akhiyan udeek diya
sajnaa tenu akhiyan udeek diya
Jado da tu rus giya sade nal dholnaa
Jado da tu rus giya sade nal dholnaa
-Jado da tu rus giya sade nal dholnaa
pul gaya kawaaN nu banairay utte bolna
aaja sajnaa tenu akhiyan udeek diya
sajnaa tenu akhiyan udeek diya-
sajnaa tenu akhiyan udeek diya
sajnaa tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
KaliaN naii ji lagda tu chetti aja dholna
//tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
Bahar aa ke lang chali ay tu chetti aja dholna
//tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
Panchi murr gharaN nu aa gaye tu vi aaja dholna
//tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
Tere do takkiaN di naukari mere lakhaN da sawan janda ii
//nere aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
Arriaa na kar beparwaiaaN ve rutaaN pyaar karan diyaN aayiaN
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya (Chants)
Uth uth jaan namazi masjid menu tatti nu teriyaN tangaN
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya (Chants)
AmbiyaaN nu boor peyaa ve kanu tur door gaya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
PiplaaN te peengaaN payiaaN ral mil geet de gaundiaN sayiaN
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya (Chants)
Ghar aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
chetti ghar aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
Aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
//chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
Dholna, dholna ooooo
Dholna, dholna ooooo (Chants)
Dholna, dholna aaja dholna
hun ghar aaja dholna, hun aaja dholna
hun murr ghar aaja dholna, hun aaja dholna
chetti ghar aaja dholna, ghar aaja dholna
dholna dholna dholna dholna
-RawaN tak tak thakh gayi aaN meiN
kaliaN reh reh ak gayi aaN meiN
ik ik pal dil gin ke guzaar da
aaja pardesiya vasta ii pyaar da
aaja tenu akhiyan udeek diya-
Aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
-Pul gayiaaN te rus gaye chaa ve
aj pata laga ay vichora ki bala ae
aaja tenu akhiyan udeek diya-
Aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya (Chants)
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
tu chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
Poore di hawa chale dil mera dolda
Poore di hawa chale dil mera dolda
-Poore di hawa chale dil mera dolda
kamb kamb jawa jadoN kaaN kitte bolda
aawaiN te sunawaN meiN vichora kiwe marda
aaja pardesiya vasta ii pyaar da
aaja tenu akhiyan udeek diya-
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
-Tere waloN puchde ne galiaN de baal ve
gum sum howaN jedoN karde sawaal ve
marda ay taanay menu mausam bahaar da
aaja pardesiya vasta ii pyaar da
aaja tenu akhiyan udeek diya-
Aaja tenu akhiyan udeek diya
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
-Sajna ve tere bajoN lagda na jee ve
jithe jaa ke beh gaya uthe tera kii ve
aaja tenu akhiyan udeek diya-
aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
ghar aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
chetti aaja dholna tenu akhiyan udeek diya
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Overall Meaning:
The song Akhiyan Udeek Diyan by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a beautiful expression of love and yearning. The lyrics convey the pain and longing of a lover who is separated from their beloved. The opening lines "Mahi ve tere bajon dil deya meharma ve" express this pain, as the lover feels incomplete without their beloved. The entire body aches for them, with the memory of their love echoing in every part of their being.
The chorus "Akhiyan udeek diya dil vajaa mar da" expresses the extent of the lover's yearning. The eyes wait for their beloved, while the heart beats with increasing intensity. The lover begs their beloved to return with the words "aaja tenu akhiyan udeek diya, sajnaa tenu akhiyan udeek diya" as they cannot bear the separation any longer. Even the instruments seem to beckon the beloved, with the dhol and tumba adding to the sense of urgency.
The lyrics touch on the pain of separation, with lines such as "jado da tu rus giya sade nal dholna" expressing the hurt of a lover spurning their advances. But ultimately, the song is an ode to the power of love, urging the beloved to return and share in the joy that only they can bring.
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