Main Nikla Gaddi Leke

I Stepped Out with the Car

Main Nikla Gaddi Leke

I stepped out, oh with the carMain nikla, o gaddi leke
On the road, oh on the streetO raste par, o sadak mein
A turn came, I picked up my heart and left...Ek modh aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya...

God knows when I passed, Amritsar, oh whenRab jaane kab guzra, amritsar, o kab jaane
Lahore came, I picked up my heart and leftLahore aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya
A turn came, I picked up my heart and left...Ek modh aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya...

At that turn, I met my belovedUs modh pe woh mutte yaar mili
The Jatt went crazyJatt yamla paagal ho gaya
In the shade of her hairUski zulfon ki chhaaon mein
I laid down and fell asleepMain bistar dalke so gaya
Oh when I woke up, I ranO jab jaaga, main bhaaga
All the crossings, all the signalsSab phaatak, sab signal
I broke through, I picked up my heart and leftMain todh aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya
Oh a turn came, I picked up my heart and left...O ek modh aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya...

Just one glance at herBas ek nazar usko dekha
Her image was etched in my heartDil mein uski tasveer saji
What was her name, God knowsKya naam tha uska, rab jaane
I felt like Ranjha's HeerMujhko raanjhe ki heer lagi
Oh I saw a dreamO maine dekha ek sapna
With her name by my sideSang uske naam apna
I tied up, I picked up my heart and leftMain jodh aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya
A turn came, I picked up my heart and left...Ek modh aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya...

Blushing, she shrank awaySharmaake woh yoon simatt gayi
As if she had woken up from sleepJaise woh neend se jaag gayi
I said listen, oh girlMaine kaha gal sun, o kudiye
She ran away in fearWoh darr ke peechhe bhaag gayi
She thought her homeWoh samjhi o ghar uske
Secretly, oh stealthilyChori se, o chupke se
Someone stole, I picked up my heart and leftKoi chor aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya
A turn came, I picked up my heart and left..Ek modh aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya..

I stepped out, oh with the carMain nikla, o gaddi leke
On the road, oh on the streetO raste par, o sadak mein
A turn came, I picked up my heart and left...Ek modh aaya, main utthe dil chhod aaya...