ANYWAY

Milai pawl cu mawilo zetin an nung theu,

San um lo, mai hrang lawng ruatin;

Ziangkhal le ngaidam thotho aw.  

People are often unreasonable,

Illogical, and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

Mi zangfah nun na nei a sile,

Mi in mai hrang lawng ruat tiah an lo mawhsiat ding,

A thupte mai hrang hawl an lo ti ding,

Ziangkhal le mi zangfah nun nei thotho aw.  

If you are kind,

People may accuse you of selfish,

ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

Na hlawhtling tikah,

Rualpi lem pawl na tawng ngah ding,

Cuvekin rualpi tha tla na tawng ding;

Ziangkhal le hlawhtling thotho aw.  

If you are successful,

You will win some false friends

and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

Thinlung thiang in na lailan zet asile,

Mi in an lo bum men ding;

Ziangkhal le thinlung thiang le lailan nun nei thotho aw.  

If you are honest and frank,

People may cheat you;

Be honest and frank anyway.

A kum tel can pek in na sak mi cu,

Mi pakhatkhat in zankhat sungah a siatsuah thei men;

Ziang khal le sak thotho aw.  

What you spend years building,

Someone could destroy overnight;

Build anyway.

Hngel hnget nun le lungawi nun na neih lai ah,

Mi in an lo iksik ding;

Ziang khal le na lungawi thotho aw.

If you find serenity and happiness,

They may be jealous;

Be happy anyway.

Tuisun ah thiltha na tuah mi,

Thaisun ah mi in an theihhngilh theu ding;

Ziang khal le thiltha tuah thotho aw.  

The good you do today,

People will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

A tha bik na neih mi kha leitlun pe aw,

A neih mi cun a daih dah lo tla asi thei;

Ziang khal le na neih tha bik kha leitlun pe thotho aw.  

Give the world the best you have,

And it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

Ziangkim khaikhawmtu cu na hmu,

Ziangkim hi nangmah le Pathian karlak asi;

 Ziangkhal le, nangmah le anmah karlak thu asi dah lo.  

You see, in the final analysis,

It is between you and God;

It never was between you and them, anyway.

Ngantu:Theih lo

Author: Anonymous.