746. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Hamen itnaa bataa de bhagwaan...

Movie: RATNA MANJARI (1955)

Music: S.N. Tripathi
Lyrics: B.D. Mishra


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi (rare): Hame.n itnaa bataa de bhagwaan...

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


o sansaar banaane waale...
O CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE


O sab ke bhagwaan...
O GOD OF ALL...


Tujhe naa aayee laaj chheenkar, ek kali ke praan,
YOU’D NO SHAME IN SNATCHING THE LIFE OF A BUD,


Oh~~oh~~~oh~~


hame.n itnaa bataa de bhagwaan,
AT LEAST REVEAL TO US GOD,


hame.n itnaa, bataa de bhagwaan
AT LEAST REVEAL TO US GOD,


yahaa.n martaa hai kyoo.n insaan,
WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS  DIE HERE,


yahaa.n martaa hai kyoo.n insaan,
WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS  DIE HERE,


tuu dekar kyoo.n letaa hai jaan
AFTER BESTOWING IT, WHY DO YOU APPROPRIATE LIFE?


yahaa.n, martaa hai kyoo.n insaan,
WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS  DIE HERE,


haay yahaa.n martaa hai kyoo.n insaan...
ALAS!  WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS  DIE HERE...


tuu hee maaTee se putlaa banaataa hai,
'TIS YOU WHO CREATES AN IDOL OUT OF DUST,


tuu hee maaTee se putlaa banaataa hai,
'TIS YOU WHO CREATES AN IDOL OUT OF DUST,


kayee rango.n se usko sajaataa hai,
WITH SO MANY COLOURS YOU ADORN IT,


phir banaakar miTaane me.n, o devtaa~~~
THEN IN DESTROYING THE CREATION O DIETY...


phir banaakar miTaane me.n o devtaa,
THEN IN DESTROYING THE CREATION, O DEITY,


kaun see hai baDhee teree shaan,
HOW DOES THAT ADD TO YOUR GLORY,


hame.n itnaa bataa de bhagwaan,
AT LEAST REVEAL TO US GOD,


hame.n itnaa, bataa de bhagwaan
AT LEAST REVEAL TO US GOD,


yahaa.n martaa, hai kyoo.n insaan,
WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS DIE HERE,


yahaa.n martaa hai kyoo.n insaan,
WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS  DIE HERE,


tuu dekar kyoo.n letaa hai jaan,
AFTER BESTOWING IT,  WHY DO YOU APPROPRIATE LIFE?


yahaa.n martaa hai kyoo.n insaan,
WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS DIE HERE!


haay yahaa.n martaa hai kyoo.n insaan...
ALAS, WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS DIE HERE!


tujhe bhagwaan hone kaa abhimaan hai,
YOU PRIDE UPON YOURSELF BEING GOD,


tujhe bhagwaan hone kaa abhimaan hai,
YOU PRIDE UPON YOURSELF BEING GOD,


sabhee dukhiyo.n ke dukh se tuu anjaan hai,
YOU'RE UNAWARE OF THE MISERY OF ALL THE MISERABLES,


jab naa aatee hai tujh ko, kisee par dayaa~~~
WHEN YOU FEEL NO MERCY FOR ANYONE,


jab naa aatee hai tujh ko kisee par dayaa,
WHEN YOU FEEL NO MERCY FOR ANYONE,


Kaahe kehlaayaa karoona nidhaan,
WHY CALL YOURSELF THE DISPENSER OF COMPASSION?


hame.n itnaa bataa de bhagwaan,
AT LEAST REVEAL TO US GOD,


hame.n itnaa bataa de bhagwaan
AT LEAST REVEAL TO US GOD,


yahaa.n martaa, hai kyoo.n insaan.
WHY DO HUMAN BEINGS  DIE HERE!


NASIR.


"Every soul shall have taste of death; In the end to us shall ye be brought back
.(Quran: Surah Al-'Ankabut {The Spider} 29:57)
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