uddi ja uddi ja
soar freely soar freely
bin murshad de dar dar dur dur bin murshad de dar dar dur dur rang chadha jehṛa jaave na khur khur
rang chadha jehṛa jaave na khur khur salle ‘ala da wird paka ke salle ‘ala da wird paka ke murshad de hatth ḍor phada ke ja
without your spiritual guide you’ll just be spurned at every door you must take care your blessed colour doesn’t wear off
repeating in devotion blessings on the prophet submitting yourself to his tender guidance
uddi ja uddi ja
soar freely soar freely
haq haq labhna en haq man andar haq haq labhna en haq man andar baat ‘ishaq di waang samandar baat ‘ishaq di waang samandar
yaar jo aakhe bhes wata ke yaar jo aakhe bhes wata ke chor andar de nu phaahe la ke
you go around searching for god but god is right here in your heart the reality of love is boundless as the sea
changing your guise at the beloved’s instruction throttling the base desires of your heart
uddi ja uddi ja
soar freely soar freely
aakhe murshad kamli waala pa gale illal-laah di maala bauhkar andron maar ve bandiya mattha ghisiyaan rabb naeen milda ‘aabid ban ban maan ee khaṭṭiya
main da but dilon nah kaḍḍhiya tu main waali kheḍ ee koyi naeen shah-rag wasda sooli chaṛhda jeewen chaahwe yaar oh karda jeewen chaahwe yaar oh karda
the beloved black-cloaked prophet says wear the prayer-beads of ‘nothing except god’ around your neck cleanse your heart from within o human
you won’t gain god by rubbing your forehead in prostration you have been at pains to earn the reputation of a pious worshipper but you have failed to remove the idol of ‘i’ from your heart
where everything is ‘he’ there can be no possibility of ‘i’ he is nearer to us than our jugular vein and it was he who said ‘i am the truth’ and went to the gallows
uddi ja uddi ja
soar freely soar freely
