885. More Romantic Songs of Rafi: tum ko pasand ho toh tumeh dilruba kahoon...

5Movie:  Murder in Circus (1971)

Lyrics:  Hasrat Jaipuri

Music: Usha Khanna

More Romantic Songs of Rafi:  tumko pasand ho toh….

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

dushmane dil kahoo.N,

SHALL I CALL THEE A HEART SNATCHER?

dushmane jaa.N kahoo.N,

SHALL I CALL THEE A DEADLY FOE?

ya dushmane eemaa.N kahoo.N,

OR SHALL I CALL THEE A TEMPTRESS?

tum hee kaho tumeh kyaa kahoo.N,

TELL ME WHAT SHALL I CALL THEE!

kyaa kahoo.N, kyaa kahoo.N…

WHAT SHOULD I SAY? WHAT SHOULD I SAY?

tumko pasand ho toh tumeh dil-,ruba kahoo.N,

IF YOU LIKE, THEN I’LL CALL YOU A CHARMER,

tum ko pasand ho toh tumeh dil-,ruba kahoo.N,

IF YOU LIKE, THEN I’LL CALL YOU A CHARMER,

shezaadiye bahaar ko, jaane wafaa kahoo.N

O SPRING PRINCESS, SHALL I CALL THEE DEAR TRUEST?

tum ko,  pasand ho toh tumeh dil-,ruba kahoo.N…

IF YOU LIKE, THEN I’LL CALL YOU A CHARMER!

but-Khaane dekh le.N toh,  qadam choomne lage.N,

IF THE IDOL-HOUSES WERE TO SEE, YOUR FEET THEY’D BEGIN TO KISS!

but-Khaane dekh le.N toh,  qadam choomne lage.N,

IF THE IDOL-HOUSES WERE TO SEE, YOUR FEET THEY’D BEGIN TO KISS!

maiKhaane dekh le.N toh, wahee.n jhoomne lage.N,

IF THE TAVERNS WERE TO SEE, THERE THEY’D BEGIN TO SWAY!

kyaa husne taajdaar ko dil kee,  duaa kahoo.N,

O CROWNING BEAUTY, SHALL I CALL THEE  A HEART’S PRAYER?

shezaadiye bahaar ko, jaane wafaa kahoo.N

O SPRING PRINCESS, SHALL I CALL THEE DEAR TRUEST?

tum ko,  pasand ho toh tumeh dil-,ruba kahoo.N…

IF YOU LIKE, THEN I’LL CALL YOU A CHARMER!

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duniya pe chhaa rahee ho, gulaabee Khumaar ho,

ALL OVER THE WORLD YOU’RE SPREADING, O ROSY ELATION!

duniya pe chhaa rahee ho, gulaabee Khumaar ho,

ALL OVER THE WORLD YOU’RE SPREADING, O ROSY ELATION!

jho.Nkaa ho Khushbuuo.n kaa, farishto.n kaa pyaar ho,

YOU’RE A WHIFF OF PERFUMES, LOVE OF THE ANGELS!

kyaa malka-e-jamaal ko rangee.N, adaa kahoo.N,

O BEAUTY QUEEN, SHALL I CALL THEE A SPLENDOROUS FASCINATOR?

shezaadiye bahaar ko,  jaane wafaa kahoo.N

O SPRING PRINCESS, SHALL I CALL THEE DEAR TRUEST?

tum ko,  pasand ho toh tumeh dil-,ruba kahoo.N…

IF YOU LIKE, THEN I’LL CALL YOU A CHARMER!

har cheez  kee misaal hai  tum be-, misaal ho,

EVERYTHING’S AN EXAMPLE;  YOU’RE NON-PAREIL!

har cheez  kee misaal hai  tum be-, misaal ho,

EVERYTHING’S AN EXAMPLE;  YOU’RE NON-PAREIL!

ganga kee taraah paak ho, nirmal Khyaal ho,

HOLY AS THE GANGA, YOU’RE A PURE THOUGHT!

kyaa apnee zindagee ko mai.N apnaa,  Khuda kahoo.N,

O MY LIFE, SHALL I CALL THEE MY GOD?

shezaadiye bahaar ko,  jaane wafaa kahoo.N

O SPRING PRINCESS, SHALL I CALL THEE DEAR TRUEST?

tum ko, pasand ho toh tumeh dil-,ruba kahoo.N…

IF YOU LIKE, THEN I’LL CALL YOU A CHARMER!

NASIR