In life, we all have our mountains to climb.
Our bidding is to keep going, even when times are grim.
With prayers and effort, and a firm belief.
We long for that breathtaking view from the summit.
Once there, we may realize,
little do we understand the grand scheme.
Such unexpected is life,
that it never ceases to amaze and surprise.
When he sulked, time sulked, the whole universe sulked
What can I say, I have no words, this parting has beaten me down
Maybe he forgot my memories, but who can forget him?
My heart sinks whenever I remember my beloved
How do I console my heart, I can’t bear the loneliness
This is what I got in return for love, the world is laughing at me
Without him, the emptiness of the courtyard takes a bite out of me
My heart sinks whenever I remember my beloved
If my lord returns home, I will celebrate a hundred times
Holding him in a tight embrace, I will hide him beneath my eyelids
The wise have told the truth, no one should ever fall in love
My heart sinks whenever I remember my beloved
Original in Urdu by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
My heart sinks whenever I remember my beloved
My dearest lives far away, would someone bring him back?
My heart sinks whenever I remember my beloved
My heart’s desire is not with me, with whom shall I talk?
To me, nobody is like him, to whom shall I open my heart?
I keep begging but I am powerless
My heart sinks whenever I remember my beloved
I keep going to the roof awaiting his return
If the one who left ever peeked into my sighs
he would not have left alone, who can reason with him?
My heart sinks whenever I remember my beloved
Original in Urdu by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan