501. Rafi's Romantic Song: Yeh Reshmi Zulfen, Yeh Sharbati Ankhen...

Movie: DO RAASTE (1969)
Maiden Release: Royal Opera House, Mumbai. 

Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal


Romantic Rafi’s ever-popular number: Yeh Reshmee Zulfe.n…..
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


yeh reshmee zulfe.n,
THESE SILKEN TRESSES,


yeh sharbatee aa.nkhe.n,
THESE LIQUID EYES,


inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee,
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING,


inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee,
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING,


yeh reshmee zulfe.n,
THESE SILKEN TRESSES,


yeh sharbatee aa.nkhe.n,
THESE LIQUID EYES,


inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee,
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING,


inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee…
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING…


jo yeh, aa.nkhe.n sharam se, jhuk jaaye.ngee
AS THESE EYES LOOK DOWN WITH MODESTY,


jo yeh, aa.nkhe.n sharam se, jhuk jaaye.ngee
AS THESE EYES LOOK DOWN WITH MODESTY


saaree, baate.n yahee.n bas, ruk jaaye.ngee,
ALL THE GOSSIPS WILL JUST STOP HERE,


chup rehnaa yeh afsaanaa, koee in-ko naa batlaanaa
BE SILENT AND DON’T TELL THEM THIS TALE,


ke inhe.n, dekh kar, pee rahe hai.n sabhee,
FOR BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE DRINKING,


inhe.n, dekh kar, pee rahe hai.n sabhee,
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE DRINKING,


yeh reshmee zulfe.n,
THESE SILKEN TRESSES,


yeh sharbatee aa.nkhe.n,
THESE LIQUID EYES,


inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee,
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING,


inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee…
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING…


zulfe.n, maGhroor itnee, ho jaaye.ngee
THE TRESSES WILL BECOME SO MUCH ARROGANT,


zulfe.n, maGhroor itnee, ho jaaye.ngee
THE TRESSES WILL BECOMES SO MUCH ARROGANT,


dil ko, ta.D paaye.ngee jee ko, tarsaaye.ngee,
THE HEART THEY WILL RENDER UNEASY, AND TANTALISE THE MIND,


yeh kar de.ngee deewaanaa, koee in-ko naa batlaanaa
THEY’LL DRIVE ONE CRAZY, NO ONE SHOULD REVEAL TO THEM,


ke inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee,
FOR BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING,


inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee,
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING!

Saare, in kii shikaayat, karte haiN

ALL COMPLAIN ABOUT HER,

Saare, in kii shikaayat, karte haiN

ALL COMPLAIN ABOUT HER,

Phir bhii, in se mohabbat, karte haiN,

STILL, THEY LOVE HER,

Yeh kyaa jaaduu hai  jaane

WHO KNOWS, WHAT THIS MAGIC IS,

Phire chaak girebaaN deewaane

THE CRAZIES ROAM  ABOUT WITH TORN COLLARS, 

Inhen, dekh kar see rahe haiN sabhii

ALL ARE SEWING,  LOOKING AT HER!

Inhen, dekh kar see rahe haiN sabhii,

ALL ARE SEWING,  LOOKING AT HER!

yeh reshmee zulfe.n,
THESE SILKEN TRESSES,


yeh sharbatee aa.nkhe.n,
THESE LIQUID EYES,


inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee,
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING,


inhe.n, dekh kar, jee rahe hai.n sabhee.
BY EYEING THEM, ALL OF ‘EM ARE SUBSISTING.

TRANSLATED BY NASIR ALI



Fair tresses man's imperial race insnare, And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Alexander Pope


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