I am just a Thought

Song: Manzil-i Sufi – The Sufi’s Station
Singer: Sanam Marvi
Poetry: Sachal Sarmast (1739-1829)

mullaan maar na maikon jhirkoon
O Mullah, don’t rebuke me

maikon apnaan yaar manaawan de
let me cajole my beloved

kanjri ban ke saadi izatt naan ghatdi
becoming a dancing girl does not cheapen us

saakoon nach ke yaar manaawan de
let us cajole our beloved by dancing

jogan theesaan yaar de picchhon
I’ll become a roaming beggar-mystic in pursuit of my beloved

saakoon gal wich maalhra paawanr de
let us wear the devotee’s beads around our neck

ghulaam fareeda ondi oah jaane
Ghulam Farid – he knows his own heart best

saakoon apni tor nibhaawan de
let us just fulfill our own pledge to the utmost

main taan koi khayaal haan
I am really just a thought

hun milsaan naal
now I can only be met with

milsaan naal khayaal de
I can only be met with through a thought

main taan koi khayaal
I am really just a thought

main deedar deedar main wich
I am the vision and the vision is in me

pahriyam des wisaal de
I rove in the land of union

hun milsaan naal
now I can only be met with

milsaan naal khayaal de
I can only be met with through a thought

main taan koi khayaal
I am really just a thought

sachal sach karenda zaahir
“Sachal” makes the Truth apparent

illah kaan qitaal de
except it would result in battle

hun milsaan naal
now I can only be met with

milsaan naal khayaal de
I can only be met with through a thought

main taan koi khayaal haan
I am really just a thought

main taan koi khayaal
I am really just a thought