Morniya’n

Expensive shades resting on your eyes,

You don't believe in the slightest restraint.

Keeping the car at a slow, steady crawl,

Yet your eyes scan the scene with lightning speed.

You've truly learned how to handle my whims,

You've truly learned how to handle my whims.

I won't tolerate any scowl or stubbornness,

You enjoy your youth in the city,

But your friendship is rooted deep in the villages.

You enjoy your youth in the city,

But your friendship is rooted deep in the villages.

You enjoy your youth in the city,

But your friendship is rooted deep in the villages.

You enjoy your youth in the city,

But your friendship is rooted deep in the villages.

We bash [Government iron: referring to handcuffs or prison bars] in the villages,

People pay close attention to the width of my chest.

Oh, we walk with such a stately gait, [Haan diye: term for a female of the same age/peer],

As if it were the grand entrance of a Chief Guest.

After sharing a few rounds in our gathering,

After sharing a few rounds in our gathering.

We talk of power and of grand style.

These [Jatts: land-owning agricultural community] have [Ghughiya'n: muscular curves on thighs resembling doves],

And they are surrounded by [Morniya'n: peahens; a metaphor for beautiful, graceful women].

These [Jatts] have [Ghughiya'n] on their thighs,

And they are surrounded by [Morniya'n].

Oh, these [Jatts] have [Ghughiya'n] on their thighs,

And they are surrounded by [Morniya'n].

Now you wander around calling me [Malki: a legendary folk heroine known for her beauty],

Wandering around calling me [Malki].

There are many others like you out there.

You want to pin accusations on me,

Though many have already tried to steal my heart.

If I ever go anywhere, it will be to my husband's home,

If I ever go anywhere, it will be to my husband's home.

I won't meet you all alone like this.

If you want to claim me, put a ring on my finger,

This finger isn't sitting vacant for a mere [Challa: a plain, simple band ring].

If you want to claim me, put a ring on my finger,

This finger isn't sitting vacant for a mere [Challa].

If you want to claim me, put a ring on my finger.

Oh, circles, circles, and more circles [Gera: a flirtatious lap or round],

You are nearing twenty-one years of age.

[Yours truly] is flirting with twenty-six,

Doing rounds until the tires are worn down.

Just like you rip the stitches after doing the [Tarpai: traditional hand-hemming].

Hey, don't be in such a hurry, my dear,

Your turn comes only after my elder brother.

Don't turn your face away in a hurry, my dear,

My mother will become your mother-in-law only after the [Tai: wife of father’s elder brother].

Hey, don't be in such a hurry, my dear.

Where would you even find the time to measure my wrists?

Where would you even find the time to measure my wrists?

You are only obsessed with your biceps.

You don't keep an account of pure silver,

But you count every gram of a lead bullet.

Oh, [Haan dya: male peer/partner], with strangers,

I don't break my silence very easily.

My complexion is becoming as radiant as pure light,

As if I’ve squeezed the essence of the moon onto my face.

My complexion is becoming as radiant as pure light,

As if I’ve squeezed the essence of the moon onto my face.

My complexion is becoming as radiant as pure light.

Slipping right out of my hands,

Your beauty is like the [Chona: elite variety of rice] harvest.

I will be of use to you in hard times,

Like stored wheat or a reserve of gold.

If I ever happen to forget you,

If I ever forget you, then—

I'm as stubborn as a [Laan: a mechanical lock or a strong traditional bond].

You have a trail of noise following you,

Like a drop of [Paan: betel leaf juice] fallen on a wedding carriage.

You won't find protectors like us,

You won't find a friendship as prideful as ours.

You won't find protectors like us,

You won't find a friendship as prideful as ours.