Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Sanson Ki Mala Pe

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Album - Love and Devotional Songs
Sanson Ki Mala Pe
Duration - 7:13 mins

sanson ki mala pe simruuN main pee ka naam
apne man ki main jaanuuN aur pee ke man ki Raam

(with every breath I take, I chant the name of my beloved
I know of my heart, and God knows of the heart of my beloved)

yahi meri bandagi hai yahi meri pooja

(this is my salutation, this is my prayer)

ek tha sajan mandir mein aur ek tha pritam masjid mein
par main prem ke rang mein aisi doobi ban gaya ek hi roop

(one lover was in the temple, another in the mosque
but to me, submerged in the joy of love, both seemed same)

prem ki maala japte japte aap bani main Shyam

(chanting rosary in the name of my beloved [Shyam]*, I became him)

ham aur nahin kuchu kaam ke
matwaare pee ke naam ke, har dam

( we are worthless except that
we surrender ourselves to the name of our beloved, all the time )

sanson ki mala pe simruuN main pee ka naam

(with every breath I take, I chant the name of my beloved)

pritam ka kuch dosh nahin hai wo to hai nirdosh
apne aap se baatein kar ke ho gayi main badnaam

(my beloved is not be blamed, it is no fault of his
I became infamous only because of myself )

sanson ki mala pe simruuN main pee ka naam

( with every breath I take, I chant the name of my beloved )

* Shyam - An Indian God, sung and revered by the patrons of love.