E Doye Naina
by Babbu Maan
ਏ ਦੋਇ ਨੈਣਾ ਮਤਿ ਛੁਹੋ
e doi naiNA mati Chuho
O crow, do not touch these two eyes
ਪਿਰ ਦੇਖਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ
pira dekhana kI Asa
For they still hold the hope of beholding my Beloved
ਏ ਦੋਇ ਨੈਣਾ ਮਤਿ ਛੁਹੋ
e doi naiNA mati Chuho
O crow, do not touch these two eyes
ਪਿਰ ਦੇਖਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ
pira dekhana kI Asa
For they still hold the hope of beholding my Beloved
ਕਾਗਾ ਕਰੰਗ ਢੰਢੋਲਿਆ
kAgA karaMga DhaMDholiA
The crow has searched through my skeletal remains
ਕਾਗਾ ਕਰੰਗ ਢੰਢੋਲਿਆ
kAgA karaMga DhaMDholiA
The crow has searched through my skeletal remains
ਸਗਲਾ ਖਾਇਆ ਮਾਸੁ
sagalA khAiA mAsu
And has consumed every bit of my flesh
ਏ ਦੋਇ ਨੈਣਾ ਮਤਿ ਛੁਹੋ
e doi naiNA mati Chuho
O crow, do not touch these two eyes
ਪਿਰ ਦੇਖਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ
pira dekhana kI Asa
For they still hold the hope of beholding my Beloved
ਏ ਦੋਇ ਨੈਣਾ
e doi naiNA
These two eyes
ਏ ਦੋਇ ਨੈਣਾ
e doi naiNA
These two eyes
ਤਨੁ ਤਪੈ ਤਨੂਰ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਲਣੁ ਹਡ ਬਾਲਿ
tanu tapai tanUra jiu bAlaNu haDa bAli
My body burns like a furnace, with my bones serving as the fuel
ਸਿਰਿ ਪੈਰੀ ਕਿਆ ਫੇਰਿਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਨਿਹਾਲਿ
siri pairI kiA pheriA aMdari piru nihAli
Why wander from head to toe in search? Look for the Beloved within
ਹਉ ਢੂਢੇਂਦੀ ਸਜਣਾ
hau DhUDheMdI sajaNA
I went out searching for my [Sajjan: soulmate/beloved]
ਹਉ ਢੂਢੇਂਦੀ ਸਜਣਾ ਸਜਣੁ ਮੈਂਡੇ ਨਾਲਿ
hau DhUDheMdI sajaNA sajaNu maiMDe nAli
I went out searching for my [Sajjan: soulmate/beloved], but my Beloved was right here with me
ਨਾਨਕ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦੇਇ ਦਿਖਾਲਿ
nAnaka alakhu na lakhIai guramukhi dei dikhAli
[Nanak: Self-reference to the first Sikh Guru/Author], the Unseen cannot be perceived, but the [Gurmukhi: one who follows the Guru's path] reveals Him
ਨਾਨਕ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦੇਇ ਦਿਖਾਲਿ
nAnaka alakhu na lakhIai guramukhi dei dikhAli
[Nanak: Self-reference to the first Sikh Guru/Author], the Unseen cannot be perceived, but the [Gurmukhi: one who follows the Guru's path] reveals Him
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਹਉ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਤਿਨ ਪੰਖੀਆ ਜੰਗਲਿ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਾਸੁ
pharIdA hau balihArI tina paMkhIA jaMgali jinhAM vAsu
[Farida: Self-reference to Sufi saint Baba Farid], I am a sacrifice unto those birds who dwell in the wilderness
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਹਉ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਤਿਨ ਪੰਖੀਆ ਜੰਗਲਿ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਾਸੁ
pharIdA hau balihArI tina paMkhIA jaMgali jinhAM vAsu
[Farida: Self-reference to Sufi saint Baba Farid], I am a sacrifice unto those birds who dwell in the wilderness
ਕੰਕਰੁ ਚੁਗਨਿ ਥਲਿ ਵਸਨਿ
kaMkaru chugani thali vasani
They peck at pebbles and live on the barren ground
ਕੰਕਰੁ ਚੁਗਨਿ ਥਲਿ ਵਸਨਿ ਰਬੁ ਨ ਛੋਡਨਿ ਪਾਸੁ
kaMkaru chugani thali vasani rabu na ChoDani pAsu
They peck at pebbles and live on the barren ground, yet they never leave God's side
ਏ ਦੋਇ ਨੈਣਾ ਮਤਿ ਛੁਹੋ
e doi naiNA mati Chuho
O crow, do not touch these two eyes
ਪਿਰ ਦੇਖਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ
pira dekhana kI Asa
For they still hold the hope of beholding my Beloved
ਏ ਦੋਇ ਨੈਣਾ ਮਤਿ ਛੁਹੋ
e doi naiNA mati Chuho
O crow, do not touch these two eyes
ਪਿਰ ਦੇਖਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ
pira dekhana kI Asa
For they still hold the hope of beholding my Beloved
ਏ ਦੋਇ ਨੈਣਾ ਮਤਿ ਛੁਹੋ
e doi naiNA mati Chuho
O crow, do not touch these two eyes
ਪਿਰ ਦੇਖਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ
pira dekhana kI Asa
For they still hold the hope of beholding my Beloved
ਏ ਦੋਇ ਨੈਣਾ ਮਤਿ ਛੁਹੋ
e doi naiNA mati Chuho
O crow, do not touch these two eyes
ਪਿਰ ਦੇਖਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ
pira dekhana kI Asa
For they still hold the hope of beholding my Beloved