Vocabulary

ਤੋਬਾ
toba
1

a natural pond or rainwater reservoir common in rural Punjab; also an exclamation of surrender ('enough!'). Here primarily the pond — love has overflowed like a village reservoir.

noun
In this song
Jinni Sohni · Kulbir Jhinjer
Verse 1
ਇਸ਼ਕੇ ਨੇ ਤੋਬਾ ਭਰਿਆ, ਗੱਲ ਅਸੀਂ ਵੀ ਨਾ ਦਿਲ ਚ ਲੁਕੋਈ
ishqe ne toba bharya, gall assi vi na dil ch lakoyi
Love's filled the reservoir to the brim — we haven't hidden this feeling in our hearts either
2

exclamation of surrender: 'Enough! I give up!' From Arabic tauba (repentance). The dyers throw up their hands because they cannot match her natural skin tone with their craft.

interjection
In this song
Tere Tille Ton · Kuldeep Manak
Verse 5
ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਰੰਗ ਜੱਟੀ ਦਾ ਤੋਬਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਲਾਰੀ
vekh ke rang jatti da toba karan lalaari
Even the dyers cry 'toba!' at the sight of her complexion