Chaananiyan Raatan

Chaananiyan raatan vich aunda eh khyaal ae
Rabb saadda saadde utte kinna e dyaal ae
Channane te thandd nu na koi main sakda ae
Ik muk karke oh enk dolh denda ae
Thande thande noor wala sauma khol denda ae
Wadda vi nehaal ae te chotta vi nehaal ae

Kache kache kothyaan te inje noor wasda
ucchyan chobaryaan te tarhaan rasda
Bhukyaan de vehrryaan ton zra nahi sangda
Maarryan de gharaan nu wala ke nahi langhda
Apniyaan rishmaan da mull nahi mangda
Jithe jehrra jaye othe chann ohde naal ae

Haathaan kade dharti nu sangh ke na wasyaan
Lissyaan di paili kolon pare nahi nassyan
Dadhyaan na khich laiyyan pa pa ke rassiyan
Iko jaihyyan sabh diyan ohnaan ne piyaliyan
Sovann vich bhar ditte Toye tibbe khalyaan
Faslaan ugaaiyan murr paalan diyan paaliyaan
Watte vichon mangya na kisse ton rawaal ae

Kirnaan ne kitiyan na wandaan kite kaaniyan
Phullan utte wakhriyan ne mehrbaaniyan
Mitti nu vi chumdiyaan noor diyan raaniyan
Jis trah chauhdary de pindde nu sakhandiyan
ese trah wahak nu vi nagh ne pachandiyan
Tolwaan salook wahwa sabhse de naal ae

Rabb ne vi zameen te eh saanjhi ee banai si
Kisse ik tabri de naan nahi laai si
Bandyaan ne karlai jiven ji aai si
Es da zawaal enj dunya te paya ae
Zindagi de role vich faraq na aaya ae
Oho borri khorri ate raam dyaal

Eh meri wand ae te oh teri wandd ae
Meri teri wandd ee tu pya hoya bhandd ae
Apna ee munh ae te apni ee chandd ae
Chanddan maar maar munh kita pya laal ae

Ohde saanjhe ditiyan nu sanjhyaan na jande
naimtaan he miliyaan da mul pae paanvde
Rajj khaan den de na aap rajj khaavnde
Bhaven thalle aawan, kandh doojiyan di dhanvnde
Kinni sohni dunya te kinna bherra haal ae
Chaananiyan raatan vich aunda khyaal ae

Reference: Jagratay, Sharif Kunjabi; 1958, Page 75 ( view source )