In Heer-Ranjha, Ranjha leaves home after quarrelling with his brothers and arrives in Heer's village, where he instantly falls in love with Heer and Heer falls in love with Ranjha. Heer's parent's are told by Heer's evil uncle Kaido...that they have been secretly meeting together...this makes Heer's parents to force Heer into marrying someone else from their own clan. Ranjha converts to Heer's religon and returns to Heer's village for a marriage proposal, Heer's parents accept and the wedding begins. Unfortunately Kaido poisons a ladoo tha is given to Heer and she eventually dies on the day of her wedding before the ceremony begins...Ranjha takes the ladoo and kills himself...resting beside Heer.
Simillarly in Mirza-Sahiba both characters are of different Clans, Mirza is sent by his family to relatives house near Sahiba's village to study. Mirza meets Sahiba upon arrivng and instantly falls in love with her and so does Sahiba. However, Sahiba's parents have already arranged a marriage between her and a suitor of their choice and so it is impossible for her to be with Mirza. Sahiba sends a letter to Mirza but Mirza's sister asks him not to try to rescue Sahiban, as it is the day of her own wedding and she wants her brother to be there. Mirza is informed by his family that her brother's will also come after him if he tries to take Sahiba their sister. Mirza inafatuated in Sahiba's love pays no heed, leaves his sister's wedding and takes Sahiba away on a horse to be live happily ever after. Ironically in the song, the girl wants to be called Sahiba instead of Heer, even though Mirza and Sahiba die at the end of story due to Mirza being found and killed by Sahiba's brothers and Sahiba then killing herself.
Heer Heer na akho odiyo, Main te Sahiba hoye,
Ghodi leke aaye le jaaye, Ghodi leke aaye le jaaye,
Le jaaye Mirza koi, Le jaaye Mirza koi,
Don't call me Heer, o' companions, I'm Sahiba.
I hope he comes on a horse and takes me away,
I wish some Mirza comes for me and takes me away
Ohde je hi main te oh mere warga,
hansda ae sajra sawere varga,
ankha bandh kar la te thande hanere varga
I am like him, he is like me only..
He smiles like it's morning,
and if he closes eyes, it's like cold dark..
ohde je hi main te o Mirza mere varga
Naal naal tur na te vith rakhna
hadd rakh lena wich dil rakhna,
chhanve chhanve paawe assi teri parchhawe tur na
walk close with me only, don't keep any distance in between,
mark a boundary, and keep the heart in between.
I have to walk under your shade only.
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