Mainu sochan diyan de geya saugatan
Sukh maahi naal le geya
Sukh maahi naal le geya
Naal dukhan de kara ke mulakaatan
Sukh maahi naal le geya
Mainu sochan diyan de geya saugatan
Sukh maahi naal le geya Naal dukhan de kara ke mulakaatan
Sukh maahi naal le geya
Mainu sochan diyan de geya saugatan
Akhiyan de wich athroo le ke
Vekhan ohdiyan raahan beh ke
Akhiyan de wich athroo le ke
Vekhan ohdiyan raahan beh ke
Kis nu dil da haal sunawan
Aj vi taahne den oh thaavan
Jithe karde saan
Jithe karde saan Beh ke gallan baatan
Sukh maahi naal le geya
Mainu sochan diyan de geya saugatan
Bedardi ne mukh partaaya
Aun da keh ke mud nahin aaya
Bedardi ne mukh partaaya
Aun da keh ke mud nahin aaya
Aasan de jo mehal usaare
Vichdeya maahi deh gaye saare
Mainu bhul gayian
Mainu bhul gayian eedan shabraatan
Sukh maahi naal le geya
Mainu sochan diyan de geya saugatan
Ronde rehn nain nimaane
Jis nu lagdi oho jaane
Ronde rehn nain nimaane
Jis nu lagdi oho jaane
Kaun kise da dard wandave
Yaar kise da door na jaave
Nit akhan wich
Nit akhan wich langh diyan raatan
Sukh maahi naal le geya
Mainu sochan diyan de geya saugatan
Sukh maahi naal le geya
Naal dukhan de kara ke mulakaatan
Sukh maahi naal le geya
Mainu sochan diyan de geya saugatan
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Overall Meaning:
The lyrics of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s song, Sukh Dukh, are imbued with a sense of melancholy and longing. The song captures the pain of separation and the seeking of solace in love. The opening lines speak of the singer’s state of mind and how he has been taken over by his thoughts. He mentions how his happiness has been taken away from him, along with the person he loved. But instead of wallowing in sorrow, he continues to meet people who bring him pain, keeping the memory of his lost love alive. He finds comfort and happiness in his memories, and even in his sorrows, because they allow him to hold onto the memories of his love.
The second verse talks about the singer’s struggle to move on from his lost love. He sees her footsteps everywhere, and her eyes in everything. He wishes to confide in someone, to tell them what he’s going through, but nobody can understand the depth of his pain. The lines “Bedardi ne mukh partaaya/Aun da keh ke mud nahin aaya” seem to express his disappointment and bitterness towards the world, which seems to be unsympathetic to his pain. The last verse speaks of the universality of love and pain, and how they are a part of the human experience. He talks of how everyone has their own pain to bear, and how some can handle it better than others. But even in these difficult times, he finds solace in the memories of his love.
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