Healed by Your Glimpse

دِلبرو مےٚ دِلَس کاس گانگلے

Dilbaro me dilas kaas gaangalay

O beloved, untangle the worldly mess from my heart

بۄ بلے چانے دیٖدار سٟتؠ

Bo balay chaanay deedaar sity

I shall heal only through a glimpse of you

آفتاب رویو شیٖن زن گلے

Aaftaab rooyo sheen zan galay

O sun-faced one, I melt away like snow

یخ گلہ چانے گرمی سٟتؠ

Yakh gali chaanay garmi sity

The ice within will melt by your warmth

آب میلہ آبَس کیا مُجادلے

Aab meeli aabas kya mujaadalay

When water merges with water, what dispute can there be?

بۄ بلے چانے دیٖدار سٟتؠ

Bo balay chaanay deedaar sity

I shall heal only through a glimpse of you

آسمٲن دِدر زَن وٲجتَھس جَلے

Aasmaan didar zan waajithas jalay

Like a termite consuming wood, I am burning within

دۄدُر ژام ام چٲنؠ ملؠ دے سٟتؠ

Dodur tshaam ami chaani mal'day sity

I have become hollowed out and decayed in your absence

تلخ گو روغن بۄ جگر تلے

Talkh go roghan bo jigar talay

The oil has turned bitter as I fry my own heart (liver) in grief

بۄ بلے چانے دیٖدار سٟتؠ

Bo balay chaanay deedaar sity

I shall heal only through a glimpse of you

زاگ ہؠتھ ژھاگس پھلؠ لے ملے

Zaag hyath tshaagas phali lay malay

Taking alum, I rub it upon my wounds to cure them

واش کڈ زُلفن شانے سٟتؠ

Waash kad zulfan shaanay sity

Untangle the knots of your hair with a comb

ہیِہ میٖلہِ دٲن پوش پھۄلہ مسولے

Hee meeli daan posh pholi masolay

The white jasmine will unite with the blooming red pomegranate flower

بۄ بلے چانے دیٖدار سٟتؠ

Bo balay chaanay deedaar sity

I shall heal only through a glimpse of you

اَستہ والہِ اَستہ پکھ بیٚیہ حیسہ دلے

Asta waali asta pakh beya heesi dalay

Walk slowly and gently, lest my heart beats erratically

مس گیہ مستانہ مستی سٟتؠ

Mas gayi mastaani masti sity

The wine itself became intoxicated by your sheer intoxication

اوٚش بالہِ چُھم یِوان وۄنؠ کور پِلے

Osh baali chhum yiwaan woni koor pilay

Tears flow like a mountain stream; where can I even reach now?

بۄ بلے چانے دیٖدار سٟتؠ

Bo balay chaanay deedaar sity

I shall heal only through a glimpse of you.

گَرِ گَرِ کدلہ نیر ڈل تہ نَو ڈلے

Gari gari kadali neer Dal ti Naw Dalay

Time and again, cross the bridge to the Dal and Nigeen (Naw Dal) lakes

نبیسؐ شوٗبان ژور یار سٟتؠ

Nabis (SAW) shoobaan tsoor yaar sity

The Prophet (PBUH) is beautifully adorned by his four companions

خاک مَلہ رویَس عام خاص تلے

Khaak mala rooyas aam khaas talay

I will rub the dust from beneath the feet of the common and elite on my face

بۄ بلے چانے دیٖدار سٟتؠ

Bo balay chaanay deedaar sity

I shall heal only through a glimpse of you

ہم کھور پرٛٲوتھ اَتھ کھۄر چھلے

Him khor praawith ath khor chhalay

Having found your feet, I shall wash those very feet

دمہ دمہ نؠماز پَرِژمےٚ سٟتؠ سٟتؠ

Dami dami namaaz paritshmay sity sity

With every breath, I offered my prayers alongside you

سر کر نعمؔہ تراو سر برتلے

Sar kar Nyama traaw sar bartalay

Bow your head, O Nyama, and surrender it at the threshold

بۄ بلے چانے دیٖدار سٟتؠ

Bo balay chaanay deedaar sity

I shall heal only through a glimpse of you