Vocabulary
ਮੱਖਾਂ
makhaan
lest, in case — a dialectal Punjabi contraction from the Persian 'mabada' (مبادا), meaning 'God forbid' or 'lest.' Used here to set up the feared scenario: lest someone come asking about you.
conjunction
In this song
Avengi Ja Nahin
· Rabbi Shergill
Verse 2
ਕੇਹ ਤੋਂ ਡਰਦੀ ਐਂ ਮੱਖਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪੁੱਛੇ
keh ton dardi ain makhaan koi tainu puchhe
What are you so scared of — that someone might come asking after you?