Thanks be to the Lord

My amateur translation of Pankaj Udhas' ghazal titled "Khuda ka Shukr Hai"

http://youtu.be/BnHb72Lx4Pg

Thanks be to the Lord
translated by Ujjwal Dey

Thank the Lord
there is wine and whiskey
Thank the Lord
how else would we spend the evening
Whoever invented wine and whiskey
my salutations to you Sir!

Thank you Lord
there is wine and whiskey

It takes us to Heaven
while we are still alive
Maybe that's why drinking they call a sin!
Whoever invented wine and whiskey
my salutations to you Sir!

Thank you Lord
there is wine and whiskey

This is a pub folks
the rules here are topsy-turvy
The one who couldn't stumble after a drink
is now infamous and shamed
Whoever invented wine and whiskey
my salutations to you Sir!

Thank you Lord
there is wine and whiskey
how else would we spend the evening
Thank you Lord
there is wine and whiskey
how else would we spend the evening

Wine and whiskey is so honorable a thing
that a drunk speaks only the truth morning to evening
Whoever invented wine and whiskey
my salutations to you Sir!

Thank the Lord
there is wine and whiskey
how else would we spend the evening


:-)