sanson ki mala pe simroon main pee ka naam
sanson ki mala pe simroon main pee ka naam
apne munn ki main jaanoon aur pee ke munn ki Raam

ek ka sajan mandir mein ek ka preetam masjid mein
aur mein sanson ki mala pe simroon main pee ka naam

papeehay oh papeehay tu yeh kiyoon aanso bahaata hai
zubaan pe teri pee pee kis liyeh reh reh ke aata hai

sadaye dard o gham kiyoon ddardmandoon ko sunata hai
jo khudhi jal raha hoon aur kiyoon us ko jalaata hai

kaatoon tori choonch paheeha raam daroon pe loon
mein pee ki aur pee mora tu pee kahay hai kaun

her qismat ke haath hein kiss bandhan ki laaj
mein ne tou munn likh diya sawarya ke naam

mein pee ki morat ko poojoon, mein pee ki suurat ko poojon
her dam... sanson ki mala pe simruuN main pee ka naam

pe ke naam kahoon mein pujari naam pee ka
her saans mein wari simroon mein pee ka naam

sanson ki mala pe simruuN main pee ka naam
hum aur nahi ke chupwan ke matware pee ke naam ke

sajni baati kab likhoon jo preetam ho pardes
tan mein mun mein piya basay bhejon kisay sandes mein

her her mein hai her basay, her her ko hai her ki aas
her ko her her dhoond phiri, aur her hai more paas

deen dharam sub choor ke mein to pee ki dhun mein sud bud khoyi
chit jaaon gun pee ke gaaon aur nahi koi doja kaam

...

aa piya in nainan mein jo pankh daanp ohe nu
na mein dekhon ghair ko na tohay dekhan doon

preetam hum tum aik hein, jo kehen sunan mein do
hum tum aik hein preetam hum tum aik hein

preetam tumre sung hai apna raaj suhaag
tum naahi to kacho nahi tum mile to jaage bhaag

augan pooja paat tajay aur laga prem ka roug
preetam ka bus dheyan rahay yehi hai apna joob

haath churawat jaat ho, jo nirmil jaan ke mohe
hirde mein se jaawat ho tab mein jaanon tohe

her dam dekho mora peharwa sadarahat more ghar naahi
ander baahir aap wohi hai mein naahen mein naaheen

joganya ka bhes bana ke pee ko dhondan jaaon ree
nagri nagri dwaare dwaare pee ki shabad sunaon ree

taras bikhari jag mein ho ke darshan bhichya paaon ree
tan mun un per waroon pee ki joganya kehlaoon ree

...

preetam ka kuch dosh nahi hai, wo to hai nirdosh
apne aap se baatein ker ke hoo gayi mein badnaam

prem piyala jab se piya hai, jee ka hai yeh haal
deedar pe neend aa jaye kaanton pe aaram

jeevan ka sanghar hai preetam, maang ka hai sandoor
preetam ki nazroon se gir ker jeena hai kiss kaam

sanson ki mala pe simruuN main pee ka naam
preetam ki nazroon se gir ker jeena hai kiss kaam

sanson ki mala pe simroon mein pee ja naam
apne munn ki mein janoon aur pee ke munn ki Raam

saanson ki malaa pe simroon...

The title means: "I pray the name of God on a rosary of breaths." Muslims (like Hindus and many Christians) use a string of beads to keep track of certain prayers. In this song, Nusrat is using each breath as a bead, keeping God on his mind continuously. As the song progresses, he becomes lost in the prayers, and night falls without him noticing the passage of time. Eventually, Nusrat becomes the prayers themselves.

Album - Love and Devotional Songs
Sanson Ki Mala Pe
Duration - 7:13 mins


sanson ki mala pe simruuN main pee ka naam
apne man ki main jaanuuN aur pee ke man ki Raam

(with every breath I take, I chant the name of my beloved
I know of my heart, and God knows of the heart of my beloved)

yahi meri bandagi hai yahi meri pooja

(this is my salutation, this is my prayer)

ek tha sajan mandir mein aur ek tha pritam masjid mein
par main prem ke rang mein aisi doobi ban gaya ek hi roop

(one lover was in the temple, another in the mosque
but to me, submerged in the joy of love, both seemed same)

prem ki maala japte japte aap bani main Shyam

(chanting rosary in the name of my beloved [Shyam]*, I became him)

ham aur nahin kuchu kaam ke
matwaare pee ke naam ke, har dam

( we are worthless except that
we surrender ourselves to the name of our beloved, all the time )

sanson ki mala pe simruuN main pee ka naam

(with every breath I take, I chant the name of my beloved)

pritam ka kuch dosh nahin hai wo to hai nirdosh
apne aap se baatein kar ke ho gayi main badnaam

(my beloved is not be blamed, it is no fault of his
I became infamous only because of  myself )

sanson ki mala pe simruuN main pee ka naam

( with every breath I take, I chant the name of my beloved )

* Shyam - An Indian God, sung and revered by the patrons of love.