Sayonee Lyrics

Roman script

Har dam naam sambhaal saaeen da
Har dam naam sambhaal saaeen da
 Ta toon asthar theevein
Cling to your Lord’s name at every moment
and with each breath
You may thus become steadfast and firm
Har dam naam sambhaal saaeen da
 Ta toon asthar theevein
Cling to your Lord’s name at every moment
and with each breath
You may thus become steadfast and firm
Kahwe Husain Faqeer saaeen da
 Main nahi bas tu
Husain, God’s lowly servant, says
There is no me, only You!
Sayonee
Sayonee
Chain ik pal nahi
Chain ik pal nahi
Chain ik pal nahi
 Aur koyi hall nahi
O my dear friends
O my dear friends
Not a moment of peace
Not a moment of peace
Not a moment of peace
And no way out
Sayonee
 Sayonee
O my dear friends
O my dear friends
Kaun mode muhaar
Muhaar
Kaun mode muhaar…
 Kaun mode muhaar…
Who will turn the camel round?
…turn the camel round?
Who will turn the camel round?
Who will turn the camel round?
Koyi saanwal nahi
Chain ik pal nahi
Chain ik pal nahi
Chain ik pal nahi
 Aur koyi hall nahi
Punnun, my lover, is long gone
Not a moment of peace
Not a moment of peace
Not a moment of peace
And no way out
Sayonee
 Sayonee
O my dear friends
O my dear friends
Kya bashar ki bisaat
Bisaat
Kya bashar ki bisaat
 Kya bashar ki bisaat
What is the worth of a mortal being?
…worth…
What is the worth of a mortal being?
What is the worth of a mortal being?
Aaj hai kal nahi
Chain ik pal nahi
Chain ik pal nahi
Chain ik pal nahi
 Aur koyi hall nahi
Here today, and gone tomorrow
Not a moment of peace
Not a moment of peace
Not a moment of peace
And no way out
Sayonee
 Sayonee
O my dear friends
O my dear friends
Zaahir har ik manzar mein
 Tu har pas-manzar mein tu (x2)
You are manifest in all seen and unseen things
Masjid mein tu
Mandir mein tu
 Jeewan saagar mein tu
In the mosque
In the temple
In the ocean of existence
Saaeen tu hi
Mera saccha saaeen tu hai
Saaeen tu hi
Mera saccha saaeen tu hai
Main tera banda, tu hi mera maula saaeen
Tu hi mera maula saaeen
Sayonee
Sayonee
Sayonee
Sayonee
Allaah
Allaah
Allaah
 Allaah
In the mosque
In the temple
In the ocean of existence
O Lord, only You
You are my true Lord
O Lord, only You
You are my true Lord
I am your servant, and you are my beloved Master
You are my beloved Master
O my dear friends
O my dear friends
O my dear friends
O my dear friends
Allah!
Allah!
Allah!
Allah!
Translation by Zahra Sabri