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 par wafa na mangin
Eh peer Farid da das he
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 ik phera
Ishq da charkha eh dukhan diyan pooneyan
Jivein jivein katti jaawan hon payiyan dooneyan
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
Neho katdi katdi pakka kude
Har charkhe de gehre
Main tenu yaad kardi
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
Hun aun da vela aa sajna
Tu chhad de beparwahi nu
Puchhe meri nigah hun tera pata
Har aunde jaande raahi nu
Saahn tuteya nimaniyan ankhiyan da
Sajna tera raah takde takde
Mere beparwah hun aa vi ja
Thak gayi e nigah takde takde
Aa kaga tenu churiyan paawan
Kaddi saade vi baith banere
De payam koi sajna vala
Ve main shagan manawan tere
Aa ke baith banere saade
Shayad aa jaan saajan mere
Addiyan chuk chuk yaar Fareeda
Raah takkan main shaam sawere
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
Wajja teer hijar da
Loki kehnde mainu jhalli
Aaja waasta khuda da
Nahi te ae jind challi
Jag maarda hai taane
Das kithe tera maahi
Tenu chhad gaya kalli
Kithe ho gaya raahi
Dewan ki main jawaab
Rowan kallam kalli
Har charkhe de gehre main tenu yaad kardi
Kadi aa katdi de vehde main tenu yaad kardi
Charkha mera rang rangila bann gayi teri yaad wasila
Door ankhiyan ton dil de nehde main tenu yaad kardi
Mukdi naahi gham di pooni jeon jeon kattan howe gooni
Mere dukhde kaun nabere main tenu yaad kardi
Mera eh charkha naulakha kude
Neho katdi katdi pakka kude
Main te mang ranjhan di hoyiyan
Mera babul karda dhakka kude
Lokkan bhane chaak mahinda
Mere bhanda makka kude
Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala
Ishq vi awalla ehde kam vi awalle
Jehde pesh pai janda kakh chhad da no palle
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
Majnu nazar aati hai laila nazar aata hai
Mohshid mein har ik naksha ulta nazar aata hai
Lokkan bhane ishq sukhala ishq na chhad da fakha kude
Bulleh Shah ne sach kar jaata Shah Inayat gur pakka kude
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Overall Meaning:
The lyrics to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's song Mera Eh Charkha Naulakha are rich with poetic imagery and emotional depth. The song talks about the pain of separation and the longing for love. The first stanza speaks of a friend who is a true protector and warns against those who betray trust. The second stanza talks about the charkha (spinning wheel) of love and how it weaves the threads of life. It talks about how the pain of separation never disappears and how it continues to reverberate through every part of the body. The third stanza talks about the agony of waiting for a loved one to return and the emptiness that is felt in the absence of that person.
The lyrics are deeply emotional and melancholic, portraying the pain of separation and the longing for love. They hint at the wisdom of faith and the power of love to heal even the deepest wounds. The song is a fitting tribute to the great Sufi saint Baba Farid and his legacy of love and devotion.
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