19. Rafi's Romantic Song: Likhe jo Khat tujeh

Movie: KANYADAAN (1968)
Lyrics: Neeraj
Music: Shankar-Jaikishen


Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Alankar Cinema.

Romantic Song of Rafi: Likhe jo khat tujhe..
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original
Hindi-Urdu Lyrics:


likhe jo Khat tujhe, voh teree yaad me.n,

THE LETTERS I WROTE YOU IN YOUR MEMORY,THEY


hazaaro.n rang ke, nazaare ban gaye,
ASSUMED THE SIGHTS OF THOUSANDS HUES,


savera jab huwaa, toh phool ban gaye,
WHEN ‘TWAS MORNING, THEY CHANGED INTO THE FLOWERS,


jo raat aayee toh, sitaare ban gaye,
WHEN THE NIGHT ARRIVED THEY TURNED INTO THE STARS!


likhe jo Khat tujhe....
THE LETTERS I WROTE YOU.....


Koee naGhma, kahee.n goonjaa
SOME MELODY ECHOED SOMEWHERE,


kahaa dil ne, yeh tuu aayee,
THE HEART SAID: ‘TIS YOU!


kahee.n chaTkee, kalee koee,
A FLOWER-BUD SNAPPED SOMEWHERE,


mai.n yeh samjhaa, tuu sharmaayee,
I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU BEING BASHFUL,


koee Khusboo kahee.n bikhree,
SOME FRAGRANCE SPREAD SOMEWHERE,


lagaa yeh zulf lehraayee,
IT SEEMED LIKE THESE WAVING TRESSES!


likhe jo Khat tujhe, voh teree yaad me.n,
THE LETTERS I WROTE YOU IN YOUR MEMORY,THEY


hazaaro.n rang ke, nazaare ban gaye,
ASSUMED THE SIGHTS OF THOUSANDS HUES,


savera jab huwaa, toh phool ban gaye,
WHEN ‘TWAS MORNING THEY CHANGED INTO THE FLOWERS,


jo raat aayee toh, sitaare ban gaye,
WHEN THE NIGHT ARRIVED THEY TURNED INTO THE STARS!


likhe jo Khat tujhe....
THE LETTERS I WROTE YOU.....


fizaa rangee.n, adaa rangee.n,
COLOURFUL AMBIENCE, SPLENDID MANNERS,


yeh iThlaanaa, yeh sharmaanaa,
SUCH SWAGGER! SUCH BASHFULNESS!


yeh ang.Daayee yeh tanhaayee,
THIS SEXY BODY STRETCH, THIS LONELINESS,


yeh tarsaa kar, chale janaa,
THIS GOING AWAY BY LEAVING AN UNSATED ME,


banaa degaa nahee.n kisko, jawaa.n jaadoo yeh deewaanaa,
WILL THIS YOUNG MAGIC NOT DRIVE SOMEONE CRAZY!


likhe jo Khat tujhe, voh teree yaad me.n,
THE LETTERS I WROTE YOU IN YOUR MEMORY,THEY


hazaaro.n rang ke, nazaare ban gaye,
ASSUMED THE SIGHTS OF THOUSANDS HUES,


savera jab huwaa, toh phool ban gaye,
WHEN ‘TWAS MORNING THEY CHANGED INTO THE FLOWERS,


jo raat aayee toh, sitaare ban gaye,
WHEN THE NIGHT ARRIVED THEY TURNED INTO THE STARS!


likhe jo Khat tujhe....
THE LETTERS I WROTE YOU.....


jahaa.n tuu hai, wahaa.n mai.n hoo.n
WHEREVER YOU'RE, THITHER AM I,


mere dil kee, tuu da.Dhkan hai,
YOU'RE MY HEARTBEAT,


musaafir mai.n, tuu manzil hai,
I’M A TRAVELLER; YOU’RE THE DESTINATION!


mai.n pyaasaa hoo.n, tuu saawan hai,
ATHIRST AM I, DRENCHER YOU'RE,


meree duniya yeh nazre.n hai.n,
THESE EYES ARE MY WORLD,


meree jannat yeh daaman hai,
MY PARADISE IS THIS MANTLE.


likhe jo Khat tujhe, voh teree yaad me.n,
THE LETTERS I WROTE YOU IN YOUR MEMORY,THEY


hazaaro.n rang ke, nazaare ban gaye,
ASSUMED THE SIGHTS OF THOUSANDS HUES,


savera jab huwaa, toh phool ban gaye,
WHEN ‘TWAS MORNING THEY CHANGED INTO THE FLOWERS,


jo raat aayee toh, sitaare ban gaye,
WHEN THE NIGHT ARRIVED THEY TURNED INTO THE STARS!


likhe jo Khat tujhe.
THE LETTERS I WROTE YOU!


NASIR.
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