Pindan De Naa

How can these Ashoka Palms compare, my fair one?

To the sacred Pipal and Banyan trees [Pipal/Bohṛ: traditional trees central to Punjabi village life and shade].

Your lifestyle and stories are different, [Rakane: a term for a clever, sophisticated woman].

And my stories are entirely different, [Kudi: girl/maiden] [Ni/Nee: a gender-specific vocative used to address a woman directly].

The entire degree passed by while they kept calling out to us,

The entire degree passed by while they kept calling out to us,

Back then, we were just too shy to strike up a conversation.

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

Now you claim that we used to study together, [Billo: a term of endearment for a beautiful girl, often implying light/hazel eyes].

Where was I visible to you back then?

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

It wasn't just like a [Velly: a brave man or outlaw known for a tough lifestyle]'s pride in his first victory,

Nor just like the yearning wait for a second meeting.

Watching you laugh like the legendary singer Ranjit Kaur,

I felt a rush like the spirit of Javed Siddique [Refers to the legendary Pakistani Kabaddi commentator].

The elite among youth, our reputation was firmly planted,

The elite among youth, our reputation was firmly planted,

It was only in the face of love that we would ever bow.

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

Now you claim that we used to study together, [Billo: a term of endearment for a beautiful girl, often implying light/hazel eyes].

Where was I visible to you back then?

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

In the peak of the afternoon, this lad would perform intense dips,

The clinking of a glass tumbler would ring out loud.

In the peak of the afternoon, this lad would perform intense dips,

The clinking of a glass tumbler would ring out loud.

On your shoulder was the delicate chain of a handbag,

While on this lad's chest, a [Taveet: a traditional protective amulet/pendant] would dance.

On your shoulder was the delicate chain of a handbag,

While on this lad's chest, a [Taveet: a traditional protective amulet/pendant] would dance.

There is no one else like you, [Billo: girl with hazel eyes], with your feline grace.

There is no one else like you, [Billo: girl with hazel eyes], with your feline grace.

Once we were set in our ways, we settled down like a coiled cobra.

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

Now you claim that we used to study together, [Billo: a term of endearment for a beautiful girl, often implying light/hazel eyes].

Where was I visible to you back then?

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

While white-collar jobs are a struggle for some, beautiful,

Your [Habbi: slang for husband/partner] receives massive fortunes, beautiful.

Your veil could never be spread out to dry,

In the fields of the Malwa heartland, beautiful [Refers to the checkered patterns of the region].

Your playful arrogance cost you, and the village of Bhadaur stayed far away,

Your playful arrogance cost you, and the village of Bhadaur stayed far away,

For [Arjan: Self-reference to the song's lyricist/artist] doesn't fall into everyone's destiny.

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.

In bold letters on the benches, we used to carve the names of our villages.