40 pra [English translation]

Tikhe ni nain odhe

Beautiful are her eyes

Kaale ni waal ve jado O Hassey meinu lagdi kamaal ve

Black are her hair...when she laughs she looks just stunning

Baigya mein ode naal Puchya mein Odha haal.

I sat along side her and asked about her (Greeted her)

Meri naa fikar tu kar meri Zeena

Don't you worry about me my dear Zeena

Araban de Chali Bhra pichey mere aaye.

40 brothers of that Arab Girl started chasing me.

Naseya mein bahr nu...sidha apne ghar nu.

I ran straight to my house.

Arbi da pichhey mere lageya Toofan hai.

A storm of Arabs is chasing me

Meinu pata ki ehde ene saare bhra san.

How was I supposed to know thjat she had so many brothers.

Dooji dihadi aakey Arban da Pagal Peyo

The Next day the crazy father of the Arab Girl

Poori oh Janj le ke aageety sade boohe nu

Came with a full marriage procession at our door.

Meinu O Kehenda ve...ehde naal viaah kar hun

He said to me...Now you will have to marry her.

Socho mein kehde pangeya vich pe gaya hun

Just think in How big trouble I was!

Han Chal Tur Chaliye ve Nas ke Dubai.

Oh! Let's elope to Dubai.

Apna ve [passportv na bhul jaye

And dobn't you forget your Passport

Veeran nu ovein tu naa das dai

And Don't you tell your brothers about it.

Ohdo akh khulgayi...meri Zeena Tur gayi

When my eyes opened...My Zeena had walked away

Mere nall aake beh gayew ohde Chali ku bhra

and her 40 brothers were sitting beside me

• Artist:Imran Khan