Ghungat Chuk Le Sajna Sajna
Ghungat Chuk Ou Sajna Sajna, Je Hun Sharmaan Kahnun Rakhiyyan Way
Ghungat Chuk Le Sajna Sajna
Ghungat Chuk Hun Sajna
Lift this veil (reveal yourself) beloved one! Why this modesty now?
Aj Muk Jaan Hasrataan Deed Diyan Tu Kund Nu Utha Ke Betha Reh
Saadi Jaan Jandi Ey Te Payi Jaway
Tu Zulf Saja Ke Betha Reh Sajna
Ghungat Chuk Hun Sajna
Let my desire to get a glimpse of you come to an end and just remain seated before me.
Let me die watching you, you just keep your hair locks intact.
Hoiyaan Mudattan Namaazan Netian Nu
Per Sajda Karan Nu Tars Gaya
Qaza Hoiyaan Namaazan Ada Houn
Sade Samne A Ker Betha Reh Sajna
Ghungat Chuk Hun Sajna
For ages I have been praying, and still I lust for your glimpse.
I have done all kinds of prayers, you please remain seated before me.
Ghungat Chuk Hun Sajna Sajna
Ghungat Chuk Hun Sajna, We Hun Sharmaan Kahnun Rakhiyyan Way
Lift this veil (reveal yourself) beloved one! Why this modesty now?
Zulf Kundal Nai Ghaira Paya
Bishyar Ho Ke Dang Chalaya
Waikh? Azawal? Dard Na Aaya
Kar Ke Khooni Akhiyaan Way
Ghungat Chuk Le Sajna, Je Hun Sharmaan Kahnun Rakhiyyan Way
Ghungat Chuk Le Sajna, Je Hun Sharmaan Kahnun Rakhiyyan Way
— Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Your curls ambush me, become poisonous, sting me!
Do you feel no pity when you look at me, a glance that stabs.
Do Nainaan Da Teer Chalaya
Mein Aajiz Day Seenay Laya
Ghayal Ker Ke Mukh Chupaya
Choriyan Eh Kin Dasyaan Way
Ghungat Chuk Le Sajna, Je Hun Sharmaan Kahnun Rakhiyyan Way
Your eyes. Arrows that pierce my helpless chest.
You wounded me, then hid your face. Who taught you such trickery?
Binhoon Katari Kas Ke Maari
Tad Mein Hoyi Bay Dil Bhaari
Mur Na Lai Teen Saar Hamari
Baataan Taireyaan Kachiyaan Way
Ghungat Chuk Le Sajna, Je Hun Sharmaan Kahnun Rakhiyyan Way
You pierced me with the separation-dagger and my heart became heavy.
Not a care did you show for me, all your words were false.
Neooh Laga Ke Mun Har Leta
Phair Na Apna Darshan Deta
Zehr Piyala Mein Aeh Peta
Aqloon Si Mein Kachiyaa Way
Ghungat Chuk Le Sajna, Je Hun Sharmaan Kahnun Rakhiyyan Way
You made me love you, won my heart and never showed your face again.
My wisdom was surely impaired for I drank this poison myself.
Saah Inayat Mukj Na Bola
Surat Teri Har Dil Tola
Sabut Ho Ke Phair Kyun Dhola
Aj Kaloon Mein Sachiyaan Way
Ghungat Chuk Le Sajna, Je Hun Sharmaan Kahnun Rakhiyyan Way
Shah Inayat, I cannot speak of this, but I look for your face in every face.
I am complete, why do I stumble? I have been true to my word.
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Overall Meaning:
The song Ghunghat Chuk O Sajna by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a passionate love song that speaks about the intense desire to see the beloved's face behind the veil. The singer is pleading with his lover to lift the veil hiding her face and reveal herself so that he can die watching her gaze. The lyrics vividly paint a picture of the singer's undying love, longing, and devotion towards the woman he loves. He entreats, "Let my desire to get a glimpse of you come to an end and just remain seated before me."
The song captures the essence of romantic love, highlighting the power of longing, desire, and passion. The lyrics speak of the frustration of not being able to see the loved one and the pain that comes with it. The singer is mesmerized by the curls of the woman he loves and is stung by their beauty. He implores her to reveal herself, saying, "Lift this veil (reveal yourself) beloved one! Why this modesty now?"
The song further reveals the singer's pain and melancholy, as he laments about his woeful state. He is wounded, and his heart is heavy, but the object of his affection does not care. Despite all this, the singer remains devoted and true to his lover. The song paints a picture of a deep and powerful love that transcends all boundaries, and the singer is willing to do anything to see his beloved's face.
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