Rait pay ghar banaa lena Aqalmandi nahin (Building a home on sand is not wise)

Rait par hee ghar banaa lena aqalmandi nahin 

Ishq mein khud ko mitaa lena aqalmandi nahin 

Doosron ko aasmanon par chadhaanay kay liye 

Hasraten apni mitaa lena aqalmandi nahin 

Sair beshaq keejiye is duniya kay baazar ki 

Dil magar is say lagaa lena aqalmandi nahin  

Ek din to chhod kay sab ko chalay jaana hai par 

Aaj hi doori banaa lena aqalmandi nahin 

Chaar din ki zindagi mein khaamkha hi dosto 

Har kisi ki bad-dua lena aqalmandi nahin 

Aur ik udtaa parinda bhi pakadnay kay liye 

Haath mein jo hai gavaa lena aqalmandi nahin 

Maazi ko to hum badal saktay nahin hargiz magar 

Mustaqbil ko bhi gavaa lena aqalmandi nahin

Baantnay say Gyan 'Rajan' kam nahin hotaa kabhi 

Ilm ko paakar chhupaa lena aqalmandi nahin 

             " Rajan Sachdeva "

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             English translation:

Building a home on sand is not wise.

Losing one's own self entirely in love is not wise.

To elevate others to the skies 

Extinguishing one's own desires completely is not wise.

By all means, wander through the marketplace of this world,

But letting your heart become attached to it is not wise.

One day, we must leave everything behind and depart,

But creating distance while we are still here is not wise.

In this transient, fleeting life, O my friends, 

Incurring the ill-will of others is not wise. 

To catch another bird that is in flight, 

Losing what is already in your hand is not wise.

(To make new friends, acquaintances, supporters, or followers, 

Losing the ones we already have is not wise) 

Certainly we cannot change the past, but

Squandering the future as well is not wise. 

Sharing knowledge never diminishes it, 'O Rajan 

Concealing the wisdom one has gained is not wise. 

              " Rajan Sachdeva "