5/12/09

Sanu ik pal

Sanu ik pal chain na aawe sajjna tere bina.

Great qawwali by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. 


I cannot find a moments peace
My beloved, without you

My foolish heart sinks lower and lower,
My beloved, without you

May the lord not even give an enemy the illness of separation.

The world taunts me while this separation eats away my soul.

Nobodys beloved should leave to foreign lands,
Nobody should be presented with [the dilemma] separation
At night, I light the lantern with tears in place of oil,
Oh Lord, why dont you hurry and reunite me with my beloved?