Apnay bhi ab begaanay say lagtay hain - Our own people seem like strangers now

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Badlay badlay chehray anjaanay say lagtay hain 

Apnay bhi ab kitnay begaanay say lagtay hain 

Vo hee manzar, deevaar-o-dar, vo hee kashaanay

 Ye rastay to apnay pehchaanay say lagtay hain 

Rehti thi har vaqt jahaan  raunak deevaali see

Ab vo mehal chubaaray veeranay say lagtay hain 

Khul jaataa hai bhaid shamaa kay jaltay hee un ka 

Shaql-o-soorat mein jo parvaanay say lagtay hain 

Dil mein jaanay kitnay duhkh chhupaaye baithay hain 

Chehray say jo  gam say anjaanay say lagtay hain 

Prem huaa phir shaadi aur phir jeevan bhar aanand 

Ye kissay to filmi afsaanay say lagtay hain 

Suntay thay bachpan mein jis kee laathi us ki bhains 

Ab ye kissay jaanay pehchaanay say lagtay hain 

Jaanay kya dekha rindon nay saaqi mein 'Rajan'

Jis ko  bhee dekho vo deevaanay say lagtay hain 

                                " Rajan Sachdeva "

Manzar                = Scene, Scenery, Panorama, Decor 

Deevaar-o-Dar   = Walls and doors

Kashaanay          = Buildings, Dwellings 

Anjaanay             = Unknown, Unfamiliar, Unaware 

Rind                     = fond of drinking, Intoxicated 

                                      Translation

All familiar faces have changed now and seem so unfamiliar 

Our own people seem like strangers now 

Same decor, same walls and doors, and same dwellings 

This place, these streets look so familiar. 

It used to be as bright and lively as Diwali all the time.

But now it looks like an abandoned, deserted place.

The secret is revealed as soon as the candle is lit 

- about those that resemble moths in appearance

We never know how many sorrows are hidden in their hearts - 

Whose faces seem to be oblivious to sorrows.

First love, then marriage, and then lifelong happiness.

Such stories seem like stories from the movies only.

In childhood, we heard that he, who has the stick, owns the buffalo.

Now - we see such phenomena every day around us.

Don't know what they saw in the bartender (the leader) 

Everyone seems to be so intoxicated and engaged. 

                               "Rajan Sachdeva"