sresht geet

tere vaal gilaad de paharra to uttar rehiya

bakkriya de ijjarr varge han.+

 2 tere dand hune-hune munnhiya gaiya bheda de ijjarr vang han

jo naha ke utaah aaiya han,

ohna sariya de jaurre han,

ohna vicho kise da ik vi nahi guaacha.

 3 tere bull surakh lal dhage varge han,

teri zabaan mithi hai.

ghund vich teriya gala*

anaar di faarri vargiya han.

 4 teri gardan+ daood de burj vargi hai+

jo pathar de radya naal banya hai

jis utte hazaara hi dhaala tangiya hoiya han,

ha, soormya diya sariya gol dhaala.+

 5 teriya chhaatiya hirni de do bachya vargiya han,

ha, chikare de jaurrya vargiya+

jo sosan de fulla vich charde han.”

 6 is to pehla ki din thanda ho jave* te parchhave bhajj jaan,

mai gandhras de paharr val

atey lobaan di paharri val javangi.”+

 7 “meri jaan, tu sir to lai ke paira tak khoobsoorat hai,+

tere vich koi nuks nahi.

 8 he meri dulhan, mere naal lebanon to aa,

ha, lebanon to mere naal chali aa.+

amanah* di choti to,

saneer di choti to, ha, hermon di choti to,+

shera de ghurnya to, cheetya de paharra to utar aa.

 9 he meri pyaariye, meri laarriye, tu mera dil chura lya hai,+

apni ik nazar naal tu mera dil moh lya,

ha, apni mala de ik moti naal hi.

tere pyaar de izhar dakhras nalo kite ziada change han+

atey tere atar di khushboo har tarha di sugandh nalo behtar hai!+

teri jeebh de thalle shehed te dudh hai+

atey tere kappdya di khushboo lebanon di mehek vargi hai.

12 meri pyaari, meri dulhan ik tale-band baag vargi hai,

ha, tale-band baag vargi, muhar la ke band keete chashme vargi.

13 teriya tahniya* anaara da baag han

jis vich vadiya to vadiya fal, mehndi te jatamasi de paude,

14 ha, jatamasi+ atey kesar, kusa*+ te dalcheeni,+

lobaan de har tarha de drakht, gandhras, agar de drakht+

atey vann-suvanne uttam khushboodar paude+ han.

15 tu baag da chashma, taze paani da khooh hai

atey lebanon to vagdiya nadiya vargi hai.+

16 he uttar di hava, jaag;

he dakhan di hava, aa.

“mera mehboob apne baag vich aave

te is de vadiya to vadiya fal khave.”