886. More Romantic Songs of Rafi: shaayar toh naheen hoon lekin....

Movie: INSAF KA MANDIR (1969)

Lyrics: Naqsh Lyallpuri

Music:  Sapan-Jagmohan

Romantic Song of Rafi: Shaayar toh naheen hoon lekin….

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

shaayar toh nahee.N hoo.N lekin,

NO POET AM I, BUT

shaayar toh nahee.N hoo.N lekin,

NO POET AM I, BUT

shaayar kee nazar paayee hai,

I’VE THE SIGHT OF A POET,

voh baat,  kahe detaa hoo.N, jo baat nazar aayee hai,

I SAY THE THING THAT I SEE!

shaayar toh nahee.N hoo.N lekin….

NO POET AM I, BUT….

saawan tere roop kee mastee,

THE RAINS ARE THE INEBRIETY OF YOUR BEAUTY,

baadal teree zulf kaa saayaa,

CLOUDS ARE THE SHADOW OF YOUR TRESS,

tere hoTo.n kee muskaane,

THE SMILES OF YOUR LIPS

phoolo.N ka hai sarmaayaa,

ARE THE CAPITAL OF FLOWERS!

yeh chaand ka ghaTnaa ba.Dhnaa,

THIS WANING AND WAXING OF THE MOON

teree hee toh ang.Daayee hai, 

ARE BUT YOUR STRETCHING THE BODY!

voh baat kahe detaa hoo.N, jo baat nazar aayee hai,

I SAY THE THING THAT I SEE!

shaayar toh nahee.N hoo.N lekin….

NO POET AM I, BUT….

tere bol hai.N meeThe naGme.N

YOUR WORDS ARE SWEET MELODIES,

Khamoshee rangeen fasaanaa,

A SPLENDID STORY IS THE SILENCE!

jaagee jaagee see palko.N me.n,

THE ROUSED EYELIDS HARBOUR

Khwaab hai koyee deewaanaa,

SOME CRAZY DREAM!

qadmo.N me.N  hayaa ne tere, zanjeer see pehnaayee hai,

MODESTY FETTERS YOUR STEPS!

voh baat kahe detaa hoo.N, jo baat nazar aayee hai,

I SAY THE THING THAT I SEE!

shaayar toh nahee.N hoo.N lekin….

NO POET AM I, BUT….

chehraa jaise noor kaa daryaa,

THE FACE IS THE SEA OF LIGHT,

aa.Nchal hai ik behtaa dhaaraa,

THE VEIL IS ONE FLOWING STREAM,

aaj meree nazro.N me.N jaise,

AS IF IN MY VISION TODAY THERE’S

jannat ka hai nazzaraa,

THE SCENE OF PARADISE!

kyaa husn milaa hai tujh ko,

WHAT BEAUTY YOU POSSESS!

kyaa tuune adaa paayee hai,

WHAT ELEGANCE YOU’VE!

voh baat,  kahe detaa hoo.N,  jo baat, nazar aayee hai,

I SAY THE THING THAT I SEE!

shaayar toh nahee.N hoo.N lekin,

NO POET AM I, BUT

shaayar kee nazar paayee hai,

I’VE THE SIGHT OF A POET,

voh baat,  kahe detaa hoo.N, jo baat, nazar aayee hai,

I SAY THE THING THAT I SEE!

shaayar toh nahee.N hoo.N lekin….

NO POET AM I, BUT….

NASIR