RABBA SACHEYA

Lyrics | Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Rabba Sacheya tuN te aakheya si

Ja oye bandeya jag da Shah aeN tuN

SaddiyaaN nemataaN teriyaaN daulataaN ne

Sadda naib te aalijaaN aeN tuN

Aes laare te tor kad puchheya ee

Ki aes nimaane te beetiyaaN ne

Kadi saar vi layi O Rab saeeyaaN

Tere Shah naal jag ki keetiyaaN ne

Kitey dhauns police Sarkar di ae

Kitey dhaandali maal patwaar di ae

ainveiN haddaaaN ch kalpe jaan meri

jiveiN phahi ch koonj kurlaavandi ae

Changa Shah banaaya ae Rab SaeeyaaN

Pole khaandeyaN vaar na aavandi ae

Mainu Shahi nahiN chahidi Rab mere

Mein te izzat da tukkar mangna haaN

Mainu taang nahiN mehlaaN maadiyaaN di

MaiN te jeeveeN di naggar manganaa haaN

Meri manne te teriyaaN meiN mannaaN

Teri sauN je ik vi gal modaaN

Je eh mang nai pujhdi teiN Rabba

Pher meiN jaavaaN te Rab koi hor lodaaN

TRANSLATION

True Lord

My true Lord, you had said

Go man, you are the master of the world

My bounties on earth are your treasure

You are the viceroy of your Creator

You set me out on this false promise,

did You ever find out what became of this humble one

did you ever enquire about my well being

about what the world did with your master'

The police and the Government bully me,

There is mess around property and land

I am tormented right through to my bones

Like a bird shrieking when it is being strangulated

You made a fine king, my sweet Lord,

All I have gotten are endless beatings,

I do not desire kingship, Lord,

All I need is a morsel of respect

I have no desire to live in palaces

I just want a small nook to live my life

If you agree with me, I will agree with you,

I won't decline any of your demands, no matter how unreasonable.

But, Lord, if this request is too much for You,

Then I shall go and seek for myself another God