Mehnat Chaddni Ni Lyrics English Translation – Satinder Sartaaj

Chhadd dittiyan zarbaan-taqseeman, chhaddiyaan manfi-jod;
Ke mehnat chhaddni ni!
Bhaavein kuchh na mile, te bhaavein mil jaaye lakh-karod;
Ke mehnat chhaddni ni!
I have left multiplications and divisions, abandoned gains and losses;
I will never stop doing the hard work!
Whether nothing comes of it, or whether millions arrive;
I will never stop doing the hard work!

Main suneya ke palla bhaara rahe hamesha sach da,
Baaki tu jaane!
Aapan siraj-siraj ke tainu dena tohfa kacch da,
Baaki tu jaane!
Teri marzi saambh ke rakh lai, teri marzi tod;
Ke mehnat chhaddni ni!
I have heard that truth always outweighs everything;
The rest is for You to decide!
We keep creating and offering You gifts of glass;
The rest is for You to decide!
Preserve them carefully or break them, as You wish;
I will never stop doing the hard work!

Tu apne kar farz mukammal, baaki aggon saari;
Marzi Maalak di!
Apni thaan tu poora reh, par kad auni ae vaari;
Marzi Maalak di!
Arak amulle beshak Maalak raah te devan rorh;
Ke mehnat chhaddni ni!
You complete your duties in full;
All that lies ahead is the Master’s will!
Stand complete in your own place, but when your turn arrives;
That too is the Master’s will!
Even if priceless essences are scattered along the path;
I will never stop doing the hard work!

Edaan aksar hunda hi ae, tu eh gall mann ke challi;
Rasta saukha nahi!
Pehli, dooji, teeji vaari, ohi dwaara mallin;
Rasta saukha nahi!
Ki hoya je thakkiyaan nu vi dar ton ditta morh;
Ke mehnat chhaddni ni!
This often happens, accept it and keep walking;
The road is not easy!
First time, second time, third time
Keep returning to the same doorway; the road is not easy!
What if even the weary are turned away from the threshold;
I will never stop doing the hard work!

Sidq sirrṛ naal paalan waale yaari laaun aaraam naal,
Gall jachdi ni!
Tarhke uth ke dauran waale sair karan je shaam naal,
Gall jachdi ni!
Sek deve je talkh duphehra, chhaan vi de dau boharr;
Ke mehnat chhaddni ni!
Those who nurture faith and perseverance
Do not suit a life of comfort!
And those who rise at dawn to run,
Do not stroll leisurely in the evenings
It does not suit them!
If the harsh afternoon gives you heat,
The banyan will also give you shade;
So never stop doing the hard work!

Main suneya ke udyam baare badiyaan ne tahreeraan,
Suni bazurgan ton!
Aapas vich ki gall karan taqdeeraan te tadbeeraan,
Suni bazurgan ton!
Jekar kise kitaab ’ch labbhya, rakh laini varq marorr;
Ke mehnat chhaddni ni!
I have heard many writings speak of enterprise and endeavour;
Listen to the elders!
What destiny and planning say to one another,
Listen to the elders!
If you find it written in any book,
Fold that page and keep it close;
Never stop doing the hard work!

Gall taan vaise jaayaz nahi, par azalōn hi chaldi aayi ae,
Hun ki kariye!
Kaame te karindeyaan de lekhaan vich hi aukhiyaai ae,
Hun ki kariye!
Mehnat-kash lokaan nu lekin rehndi nahi koi thor;
Ke mehnat chhaddni ni!
The matter may not seem fair,
But it has gone on since eternity
What can we do?
Hardship is written mostly in the fate of workers and labourers;
What can we do?
Yet for those who labour sincerely,
There is never any real lack;
So never stop doing the hard work!

Eh zindagi da sabak bana lai te fitrat da hissa,
Ehi kaam auna!
Sabr-shukar de lafzaan de vich likh lai saara qissa,
Ehi kaam auna!
Eh gall likh ke rakh Sartaaja, sada hi paini lorh;
Ke mehnat chhaddni ni!
Make this the lesson of your life,
A part of your very nature
This alone will serve you!
Write the whole story in the words of patience and gratitude;
This alone will serve you!
Write this down, O Sartaaj, and keep it close
You will always need it:
I will never stop doing the hard work!

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