19 Ton 21 Lyrics English Translation – Satinder Sartaaj

Aadmi har ik raah utton hi vekh,
Everybody is only looking at what’s above,
Soche unni te kharota kiven tapp jawaan ikki.
Thinking so much to go above and higher!
Is ton aggaan taan fe gum jaan raahaan,
Beyond this point, the beautiful paths of living get lost,
Yaara fer naiyon tor hundi kaagzi kurikki.
My friend, that paper-made trap of money can never truly be broken.

Tetti sang jor ditte devte crore,
Thirty-three crore deities are spoken of together,
Khaure rehnde ne zameenan te ya rehnde asmaanan te.
Who knows whether they dwell on the earth or in the skies.

Rabb de ne bhaane, na main dekhe sune jaaye,
The ways of God are beyond what I have seen or heard,
Jehre thorre kujh siyaane sige, charr gaye chatanaan te.
Those few who were wise enough left the world and ascended the mountains.

Enna hi khyaalan vich, samay dian chaalan vich,
Lost in these very thoughts, in the rhythms of time,
Saari-saari raat vekhaan chann waali tikki.
I spend entire nights gazing at the moon’s little spot.

Is ton aggaan taan fe gum jaan raahaan,
Beyond this point, the beautiful paths of living get lost,
Yaara fer naiyon tor hundi kaagzi kurikki.
My friend, that paper-made trap of money can never truly be broken.

Aadmi har ik raah utton hi vekh,
Everybody is only looking at what’s above,
Soche unni te kharota kiven tapp jawaan ikki.
Thinking so much to go above and higher!

Chakkar chaurasi lakh joon di khalaasi,
Release from the cycle of eighty‑four lakh births,
Kiven hundi, kinne yug lagge chakkar mukaun nu.
How does it happen, and how many ages it takes to complete the circle?

Aabroo da mehal saari zindagi banaya jaanda,
The palace of honor is built over an entire lifetime,
Ik pal lagda ae ohi mehal dhaaun nu.
Yet it takes only a moment to bring that same palace down.

Taan hi taan main yaar tainu kehna baar-baar,
That is why, my friend, I tell you again and again,
Ke tu jaanein na bekaar, eh koi vi gall nikki.
Do not consider any of these matters trivial or meaningless.

Is ton aggaan taan fe gum jaan raahaan,
Beyond this point, the beautiful paths of living get lost,
Yaara fer naiyon tor hundi kaagzi kurikki.
My friend, that paper-made trap of money can never truly be broken.

Aadmi har ik raah utton hi vekh,
Everybody is only looking at what’s above,
Soche unni te kharota kiven tapp jawaan ikki.
Thinking so much to go above and higher!

Ger jo naraanvein da, chain-sukh vinnvein da,
The snare of ninety‑nine that steals peace and comfort,
Haal ki oh puchhde jo fase, ohi jaande ne.
Only those who are trapped truly know its condition.

Is ger pichhon taan haalaat aise hunde,
From this knot of life arise such circumstances,
Bande sheeshe vich vekh ke khud nu na pachhaande.
That one looks in the mirror and no longer recognizes oneself.

Aajo ral gaaiye “Sartaaj”, mithe paaiye,
Come, let us sing together, says “Sartaaj”, and add some sweetness,
Te swaadli banaaiye eh zindgaani fikki.
And make this otherwise bland life flavorful.

Is ton aggaan taan fe gum jaan raahaan,
Beyond this point, the beautiful paths of living get lost,
Yaara fer naiyon tor hundi kaagzi kurikki.
My friend, that paper-made trap of money can never truly be broken.

Aadmi har ik raah utton hi vekh,
Everybody is only looking at what’s above,
Soche unni te kharota kiven tapp jawaan ikki.
Thinking so much to go above and higher!

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