586. Rafi's Philosophical Song: Ponch kar ashq apni aankhon se...

Movie: Naya Raasta (1970)
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Music: N. Datta.
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Super Cinema.


The popular Philosophiscal/Didactic Song of Rafi, emoted with passion and conviction: Ponch kar ashq apnee aa.nkho.n se…
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:

po.nch kar ashq, apnee aankho.n se…
WIPING THE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES…


po.nch kar ashq. apnee aankho.n se, muskuraao,
WIPING THE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES , SMILE


toh koee baat bane,
SO THAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


sar jhukaane se kuchh nahee.n hogaa, sar uThaao,
BOWING THE HEAD WILL SERVE NO PURPOSE, RAISE THE HEAD


toh koee baat bane,
SO THAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


po.nch kar ashq apnee aankho.n se, muskuraao,
WIPING THE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES , SMILE


toh koee baat bane,
SO THAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


zindagee bheekh  me.n nahee. n miltee,
LIFE ISN’T OBTAINED BY BEGGING,


zindagee bheekh  me.n nahee. n miltee,
LIFE ISN’T OBTAINED BY BEGGING, 


zindagee ba.Dh ke chheenee jaatee hai,
ONE NEEDS TO ADVANCE TO SEIZE LIFE,


zindagee ba.Dh ke chheenee jaatee hai,
ONE NEEDS TO ADVANCE TO SEIZE LIFE,


apnaa haq sangdil, zamaane se, chheen paao,
IF YOU COULD GRAB YOUR DUE FROM THE CALLOUS WORLD,


toh koee baat bane,
THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


sar jhukaane se kuchh nahee.n hogaa, sar uThaao,
BOWING THE HEAD WILL SERVE NO PURPOSE, RAISE THE HEAD


toh koee baat bane,
SO THAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


rangg aur nasl zaat aur, mazhab,
COLOUR AND RACE; CASTE AND CREED,


rangg aur nasl zaat aur mazhab,
COLOUR AND RACE; CASTE AND CREED,


joh bhee ho aadmi se kamtar hai,
WHATEVER MAY BE, ARE INFERIOR TO HUMANKIND,


joh bhee ho aadmi se kamtar hai,
WHATEVER MAY BE, ARE INFERIOR TO HUMANKIND,


is haqeeqat ko tum bhee meree tarah, maan jaao,
ACCEPT THIS REALITY, AS I DO


toh koee baat bane,
SO THAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


sar jhukaane se kuchh nahee.n hogaa, sar uThaao,
BOWING THE HEAD WILL SERVE NO PURPOSE, RAISE THE HEAD


toh koee baat bane,
SO THAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


nafrato.n ke jahaan me.n hamm ko,
IN THE WORLD OF LOATHINGS, WE….


nafrato.n ke jahaan me.n hamm ko,
IN THE WORLD OF LOATHINGS, WE


pyaar ki bastiyaa.n basaanee hai.n,
NEED TO ESTABLISH COLONIES OF LOVE,


pyaar ki bastiyaa.n basaanee hai.n,
NEED TO ESTABLISH COLONIES OF LOVE,


duur rehnaa, koee kamaal nahee.n, paas aao,
‘TIS NO WONDER STAYING APART, COME NIGH


toh koee baat bane,
SO THAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


po.nch kar ashq apnee aankho.n se, muskuraao,
WIPING THE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES, SMILE


toh koee baat bane,
SO THAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


sar jhukaane se kuchh nahee.n hogaa, sar uThaao,
BOWING THE HEAD WILL SERVE NO PURPOSE, RAISE THE HEAD


toh koee baat bane.
SO THAT THINGS MIGHT LOOK UP!


NASIR.


“An Arab is no better than a non-Arab. Conversely, a non-Arab is no better than an Arab. A red-raced man is not better than a black one except in piety. Humanity are all Adam's children and Adam was created out of clay.” [Sahihs of Bukhari and Muslim.]
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