What is Deputy by Mankirt Aulakh about?

'Deputy' is a Mankirt Aulakh flex anthem built on family power, crew loyalty, and open contempt for rivals. The hook turns the jutti (shoe) into a weapon of memory: he has humiliated his enemies so completely that he has moved on while they cannot forget it. Across the verses he stacks status symbols specific to rural Punjab, including a thanedaar (SHO) uncle, a sitting Deputy SP uncle, a second year holding a local presidency, and a city full of officers who run with his crew. The music is by Avvy Sra and the words are by Preeta, Mankirt's longtime lyricist, who even gets name-checked in the third verse as the one who sets rivals straight. It lives in the same gangster-flex lane as his 'Judge' and 'Khauf', trading romance for swagger, police connections, and the shoe motif that gives the track its bite.

What does Deputy by Mankirt Aulakh mean?

The hook sounds like a throwaway chant, but 'our shoe forgot the enemy, the enemy never forgot the shoe' is one of the most savage flexes in Punjabi, and the verses stack police-uncle clout, a crew thirty-five deep, and a 10th-grade sickle scar worn like a medal.

What does "taaya" mean in Deputy?

taaya (ਤਾਇਆ) means "father's elder brother."

What does "thaanedaar" mean in Deputy?

thaanedaar (ਥਾਣੇਦਾਰ) means "SHO, the officer in charge of a police station."

What does "chacha" mean in Deputy?

chacha (ਚਾਚਾ) means "father's younger brother."

What does "maujuda" mean in Deputy?

maujuda (ਮੌਜੂਦਾ) means "current, present, in-office (Persian-origin)."

What does "pardhaangi" mean in Deputy?

pardhaangi (ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨਗੀ) means "presidency, chairmanship (of a body, union, or committee)."

What does "muhda" mean in Deputy?

muhda (ਮੂਹਦਾ) means "face-down, prone, turned upside-down."

What does "khaab" mean in Deputy?

khaab (ਖਾਬ) means "dream (Persian-origin)."

What does "barhyaan" mean in Deputy?

barhyaan (ਬੜਿਆਂ) means "many, a lot of (people)."

What does "jatt" mean in Deputy?

jatt (ਜੱਟ) means "Jatt, the agrarian community of Punjab; in songs a marker of pride and rootedness."

What does "jutti" mean in Deputy?

jutti (ਜੁੱਤੀ) means "shoe; invoking it signals utter contempt, since hitting someone with a shoe is a grave insult."

Deputy by Mankirt Aulakh: Punjabi Lyrics Meaning & English Translation

verse 1

ਓ ਤਾਇਆ ਥਾਣੇਦਾਰ ਚਾਚਾ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਮੌਜੂਦਾ,

o taaya thaanedaar chacha deputy maujuda,

Taaya's the SHO, chacha's the sitting Deputy

ਉੱਤੋਂ ਸਾਡਾ ਸਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨਗੀ 'ਚ ਦੂਜਾ

utton saada saal pardhaangi 'ch dooja

and on top of that, we're two years deep in the presidency

ਓ ਤਾਇਆ ਥਾਣੇਦਾਰ ਚਾਚਾ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਮੌਜੂਦਾ,

o taaya thaanedaar chacha deputy maujuda,

Taaya's the SHO, chacha's the sitting Deputy

ਉੱਤੋਂ ਸਾਡਾ ਸਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨਗੀ 'ਚ ਦੂਜਾ

utton saada saal pardhaangi 'ch dooja

and on top of that, we're two years deep in the presidency

ਯੂਨੀ ਦੀ ਤੂੰ Miss Universe ਅਾ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ,

uni di tu Miss Universe aa kehnde,

They're calling you the uni's Miss Universe

ਖੱਦਿਆਂ ਦਿਮਾਗੋਂ ਬੰਦਾ ਕਰ ਦਈਏ ਮੂਹਦਾ

khaddiaan dimaaghon banda kar daiye muhda

and the clever-headed type? we'll lay him out flat on his face

ਓ ਖਾਬ ਬੜਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਜੱਟ ਨੂੰ ਹਰਾਉਣ ਦਾ, ਬੜਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਜੱਟ ਨੂੰ ਹਰਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਨੀ ਪਰ ਇਹ ਰਹਿਣਾ ਖਾਬ ਆ

o khaab barhyaan da jatt nu haraun da, barhyaan da jatt nu haraun da ni par eh rehna khaab aa

Beating the Jatt is a dream a lot of them carry, but a dream is all it'll ever be

ਉਹ ਸਾਡੀ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਨੀ ਵੈਰੀ ਤੇ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਯਾਦ ਆ

Oh saadi jutti nu yaad ni vairi te vairiaan nu jutti yaad aa

Our shoe's forgotten the enemy, but the enemy hasn't forgotten the shoe

ਉਹ ਸਾਡੀ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਨੀ ਵੈਰੀ ਤੇ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਯਾਦ ਆ

Oh saadi jutti nu yaad ni vairi te vairiaan nu jutti yaad aa

Our shoe's forgotten the enemy, but the enemy hasn't forgotten the shoe

verse 2

ਉਹ ਅੱਖ ਤੇਜ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਅਾ Dubai ਵਾਲੇ ਛੁਰਤੇ ਖਾਸ occasion'an ਤੇ ਪਾਉਂਦਾ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਕੁੜਤੇ

Oh akkh tej jivein aa Dubai vaale chhurte khaas occasion'an te paunda chitte kurte

Eyes sharp as Dubai's falcons; for the big days, it's crisp white kurtas

ਲਾਰਾ ਲੱਪਾ ਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਨੀ ਉਹ ਰੋਲੇ ਰੱਪੇ ਵਾਲੇ ਆ ਖੇਡੀ ਆ ਕਬੱਡੀ ਤਾਂ ਅਸੀਂ ਧੋਲ ਤੱਫੇ ਵਾਲੇ ਆ

laara lappa launde ni uh role rappe vaale aa khedi aa kabaddi taan assi dhol taffe vaale aa

They're all empty talk and racket; but when it's real kabaddi, we're the ones who throw down for real

ਦਾਤ ਦਸਵੀਂ ਚ ਯਾਰੀ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਵੱਜਿਆ,

daat dasvin ch yaari picche vajjya,

A sickle caught me back in 10th, all over loyalty

ਦਸਵੀਂ ਚ ਯਾਰੀ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਵੱਜਿਆ, ਛਾਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਜੀਦਾ ਦਾਗ ਆ

dasvin ch yaari picche vajjya, chaati utte jeeda daag aa

Got struck in 10th over loyalty, the scar of it still sits on my chest

ਉਹ ਸਾਡੀ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਨੀ ਵੈਰੀ ਤੇ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਯਾਦ ਆ

uh saadi jutti nu yaad ni vairi te vairiaan nu jutti yaad aa

Our shoe's forgotten the enemy, but the enemy hasn't forgotten the shoe

ਉਹ ਸਾਡੀ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਨੀ ਵੈਰੀ ਤੇ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੁੱਤੀ ਯਾਦ ਆ

uh saadi jutti nu yaad ni vairi te vairiaan nu jutti yaad aa

Our shoe's forgotten the enemy, but the enemy hasn't forgotten the shoe

verse 3

ਉਹ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਕਰਾਂ ਖੜਕੈਂਤੀ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਦੱਸ ਦੇਣਗੇ ਭਾਵੇਂ ਮਿੱਤਰਾਂ ਦੇ anti' ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਦੱਸ ਦੇਣਗੇ

uh kivein karaan khadkainti eh vi dass denge bhavein mitraan de anti' taan vi dass denge

How I hand out a hiding? they'll tell you that too; even the ones lined up against my boys can't help but vouch for it

ਇੱਕ - ਇੱਕ ਨੂੰ ਚਪੇੜਾਂ ਤਿੰਨ ਤਿੰਨ ਆਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਬੰਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਪੈਂਤੀ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਦੱਸ ਦੇਣਗੇ

ikk - ikk nu chaperan tinn tinn aundiyaan bande naal hunde painti eh vi dass denge

Three slaps land on every single one, and there's thirty-five deep behind him; they'll tell you that too

ਬਿਣਾਂ ਬੂਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਭਜਾਏ ਵੈਰੀ ਜੱਟ ਬੂਟ ਨੇ ਹੱਥ ਮੁੱਛਾਂ ਤੇ ਵੀ ਫੇਰੇ ਨਾਲੇ ਫੇਰੇ ਜੂਤ ਨੇ

binaan bootaan de bhajaaye vairi jatt boot ne hatth muchchaan te vi fere naale fere joot ne

Ran 'em off bootless; the Jatt stands rock-solid, twirls the 'tache, and the jutti follows

ਉਹ ਕੀਹਦੀ ਕੀਹਦੀ ਚੂਲ ਕਸੀ ਆ ਪ੍ਰੀਤੇ ਨੇ

uh kihdi kihdi chool kasi aa preete ne

Preeta's tightened the screws on more than a few

ਮੋਗੇ ਥਾਣੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਿੱਲੋ ਬੰਦ ਪਏ ਸਬੂਤ ਨੇ

moge thaane vicch billo band paye saboot ne

Down at the Moga thana, darling, the evidence sits locked away

'ਸਾਬ ਮਿੱਤਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਸਾਰੇ ਰੱਖਦੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਾਲੇ ਜਿੰਨੇ ਸਾਹਬ ਆ

'Saab mitraan naal saanjha saare rakhde shehar vaale jinne saahib aa

Every officer in the city keeps it tight with my crew, every last sahib of them