1006. Rafi's Romantic Song: terii zulfeN pareshaaN....

Movie: PREET NA JAANE REET (1966)

Music:  Kalyanji-Anandji

Lyrics:  Anand Bakshi

Rafi’s Romantic Song: terii zulfen pareshaaN …

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

terii zulfeN pareshaaN,

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS,

terii nazreN pashemaaN,  

YOUR BASHFUL EYES,

terii zulfeN pareshaaN,

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS,

terii nazreN pashemaaN,

YOUR BASHFUL EYES,

kahiiN  yeh,  pyaar hii naa ho,  

LEST THIS BE LOVE AFTER ALL,

kahiiN yeh,  pyaar hii naa ho,  

LEST THIS BE LOVE AFTER ALL,

nasiibe dushmanaaN,

MAY THE LUCK TORMENT YOUR ENEMIES!

terii zulfeN pareshaaN...

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS!

laboN par naa hai magar,

THERE’S DENIAL ON THE LIPS, BUT

sambhal ay jaane jigar,

HOLD ON SWEET HEART!

baRii kaafir,  chiiz hai,

VERY UNGRATEFUL THING IT IS 

jise kehte hai nazar,

THAT WHICH WE CALL A “GLANCE”!

jise kehte hai nazar,

THAT WHICH WE CALL A “GLANCE”!

yeh logoN se naa keh de haaN

IT MAY TELL ABOUT YOU TO THE PEOPLE, YEAH!

yeh logon,  se naa keh de haaN

IT MAY TELL ABOUT YOU TO THE PEOPLE, YEAH!

Nasibe,  dushmanaaN,

MAY THE LUCK HARASS YOUR ENEMIES!

terii zulfeN pareshaaN,

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS,

terii nazreN pashemaaN,

YOUR BASHFUL EYES,

terii zulfeN pareshaaN...

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS!

Qadam rakhtii ho kahiiN,

YOUR STEPS YOU PLACE SOMEWHERE,

magar paRte haiN kahiiN,

BUT THEY LAND ELSEWHERE,

sabab  kuch toh, hai sanam,

SOME REASON THERE IS, O SWEETHEART,

yeh haalat yooN hii  nahiiN,

THIS CONDITION IS NOT JUST LIKE THAT,

yeh haalat yooN nahiiN,

THIS CONDITION IS NOT JUST LIKE THAT,

koyii  dil meN naa ho mehmaaN

UNLESS THERE’S SOME GUEST IN YOUR HEART,

koyii, dil meN naa ho mehmaanA

UNLESS THERE’S SOME GUEST IN YOUR HEART!

nasiibe, dushmanaaN,

MAY THE LUCK GRIEVE YOUR ENEMIES!

terii zulfeN pareshaaN,

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS,

terii nazreN pashemaaN,

YOUR BASHFUL EYES,

terii zulfeN pareshaaN...

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS!

nazar Qaatil ho naa yeh,

IT ISN’T THE KILLER GLANCE, IS IT?

jigar bismil ho naa yeh,

IT ISN’T THIS WOUNDED HEART, IS IT?

jhukii palkoN, meN hai kyaa,

WHAT’S BENEATH THE LOWERED EYELASHES –

hamaara dil ho naa yeh,

NOT MY HEART, IS IT?

hamaara dil ho naa yeh,

NOT MY HEART, IS IT? 

huwe naa ho hamiiN QurbaaN,

LEST I’M THE ONLY ONE SACRIFICED,

huwe naa, ho hamiiN Qurban

LEST I’M THE ONLY ONE SACRIFICED,

nasiibe, dushmanaaN,

MAY THE LUCK AFFLICT YOUR ENEMIES!

terii zulfeN pareshaaN,

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS,

terii nazreN pashemaaN,

YOUR BASHFUL EYES,

terii zulfeN pareshaaN,

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS,

terii nazreN pashemaaN,

YOUR BASHFUL EYES,

kahiiN yeh,  pyaar hii naa ho

LEST THIS BE LOVE AFTER ALL,

kahiiN yeh,  pyaar hii naa ho,

LEST THIS BE LOVE AFTER ALL,

nasiibe dushmanaaN,

MAY THE LUCK TORMENT YOUR ENEMIES!

terii zulfeN pareshaaN.

YOUR DISHEVELLED LOCKS!

TRANSLATED BY NASIR ALI.

1005.Rafi's Romantic Song: maiN bewafaa nahiin hooN tere pyaar kii Qasam...

Movie: PREET NA JAANE REET (1966)

Music:  Kalyanji-Anandji

Lyrics:  Qamar Jalalabadi

Rafi’s Romantic Song: maiN bewafaa nahiiN hooN…

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

maiN bewafaa nahiiN huuN, tere pyaar kii Qasam,

I AM NOT FAITHLESS, BY YOUR LOVE I SWEAR,

maiN bewafaa nahiiN huuN tere,  pyaar kii Qasam,

I AM NOT FAITHLESS, BY YOUR LOVE I SWEAR,

iQraar  jo kiyaa usii, iQraar kii Qasam,

THE PLEDGE THAT I MADE, BY THE VERY PLEDGE I SWEAR!

iQraar  jo kiyaa usii,  iQraar kii Qasam,

THE PLEDGE THAT I MADE, BY THE VERY PLEDGE I SWEAR,

maiN bewafaa nahiiN huuN  tere,  pyaar kii Qasam…

I AM NOT FAITHLESS, BY YOUR LOVE I SWEAR!

maanaa hamaare pyaar kaa, aalam badal gayaa,

AGREED THAT OUR LOVE-WORLD GOT TAINTED

maanaa hamaare pyaar kaa, aalam badal gayaa,

AGREED THAT OUR LOVE-WORLD GOT TAINTED

apne hii dil kii Aag se,  kaashaanaa jal gayaa,

THE FIRE FROM OUR OWN HEART GUTTED THE HOUSE,

dil phir bhii hai vahii tere, diidaar kii Qasam,

STILL IT’S THE SAME HEART, BY YOUR SIGHT I SWEAR!

maiN bewafaa nahiiN huuN,  tere pyaar kii Qasam…

I AM NOT FAITHLESS, BY YOUR LOVE I SWEAR!

ulfat ke phuul gir gaye, Qismat kii dhuul meN,

FLOWERS OF LOVE GOT MUCKY IN KISMET’S DUST,

ulfat ke phuul gir gaye, Qismat kii dhuul meN,

FLOWERS OF LOVE GOT MUCKY IN KISMET’S DUST,

KHushbuu hai,  tere saaNs kii, har ek phuul meN,

IN EVERY FLOWER THERE’S THE FRAGRANCE OF YOUR BREATH,

is pyar ke luTe huwe,  gulzaar kii Qasam,

BY THE PLUNDERED GARDEN OF LOVE I SWEAR!

maiN bewafaa nahiiN huuN,  tere  pyaar kii Qasam,

I AM NOT FAITHLESS, BY YOUR LOVE I SWEAR,

iQraar  jo kiyaa usii, iQraar kii Qasam,

THE PLEDGE THAT I MADE, BY THE VERY PLEDGE I SWEAR!

maiN bewafaa nahiiN huuN tere,  pyaar kii Qasam,

I AM NOT FAITHLESS, BY YOUR LOVE I SWEAR,

iQraar  jo kiyaa usii, iQraar kii Qasam,

THE PLEDGE THAT I MADE, BY THE VERY PLEDGE I SWEAR,

maiN be-wafaa nahiiN huuN tere,  pyaar kii Qasam,

I AM NOT FAITHLESS, BY YOUR LOVE I SWEAR!

TRANSLATED BY NASIR ALI.

779. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Baat itni se hai kehdo koi deewaanon se...

Movie: BETI BETE (1964)

Music: Shankar-Jaikishan
Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Bombay: Royal Opera House.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Baat itni se hai kehdo...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:

baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se...
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


nayee manzil nayee raaho.n pe chale hai.n hamm toh,
WE’VE SET OUT FOR NEW PATHS, A NEW DESTINATION,


yeh bhee maaloom hai kaa.nTon pe phale hai.n hamm toh,
THIS TOO WE KNOW, WE’VE THRIVED ON THORNS,


gham bhee Dar jaataa hai hamm jaise hee mastaano.n se,
EVEN THE SORROW GETS SCARED OF THE LUSTY GUYS LIKE US,


gham bhee Dar jaataa hai hamm jaise hee mastaano.n se,
EVEN THE SORROW GETS SCARED OF THE LUSTY GUYS LIKE US,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare, toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


admee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se...
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


apnee taqdeer pe ronaa ba.dee naadaanee hai,
CRYING OVER ONE’S FATE IS HUGE IGNORANCE,


jaan see cheez ko khonaa ba.dee naadaanee hai,
LOSING A THING SUCH AS LIFE IS  HUGE  IGNORANCE,


kuchh toh dheeraj rakkho kehdo koee naadaano.n se,
LET SOMEONE TELL THESE BLOCKHEADS TO HAVE SOME PATIENCE,


kuchh toh dheeraj rakkho kehdo koee naadaano.n se,
LET SOMEONE TELL THESE BLOCKHEADS TO HAVE SOME PATIENCE,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se...
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


zindagee voh hai chaman phool bhee khil jaate hai.n,
LIFE’S THAT GARDEN WHERE EVEN THE FLOWERS BLOOM,


dil ke tuk.De jo bicha.Dte hai.n voh mil jaate hai,
THE PIECES OF HEART THAT GO MISSING COME TOGETHER,


jaise sheeshe kabhee mil jaate hai.n paimaano.n se,
AS IN GOBLETS WHEN THE GLASSES JOIN TOGETHER,


jaise sheeshe kabhee mil jaate hai.n paimaano.n se,
AS IN GOBLETS WHEN THE GLASSES JOIN TOGETHER,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


baat itnee se hai kehdo, koee deewaano.n se,
THE MATTER’S SIMPLE, LET SOMEONE TELL THESE DIMWITS,


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se,
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


aadmee voh hai jo khelaa kare toofaano.n se.
INDEED HE’S THE MAN WHO KEEPS TOYING WITH THE STORMS!


NASIR


Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca


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703. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Kaise diwali manaayen hamm laalaa...

Movie: PAIGHAM (1959)

Music: C. Ramchandra
Lyrics: Pradeep


Main movie-hall where first released in Bombay: Maratha Mandir Cinema.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Kaise diwaali manaaye.n...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


kaise diwaali manaaye.n hamm laalaa
HOW CAN WE CELEBRATE DIWALI, GRANDEE?


apnaa toh baaraah maheene deewaalaa,
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


apnaa toh baaraah maheene deewaalaa,
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


hamm toh huwe dekho Than Than gopaalaa,
SEE, WE’VE BECOME PENNILESS!


apnaa toh baaraah, maheene deewaalaa,
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


apnaa toh baaraah maheene deewaalaa...
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


mar mar ke hamm roz mehnat kare.n,
EVERY DAY WE TOIL OURSELVES TO DEATH!


arre yaaron ko dekho tijoreee bhare.n,
LOOK AT OTHERS, HOW THEY FILL THEIR COFFERS!


din raat hamm toh, Ghulaamee kare.n~~~~,
DAY AND NIGHT WE SLAVE AWAY,


arre phokaT me.n...
Eh! FREELY...


phokaT me.n yeh saa.nD khetee chare.n,
THESE BULLS ROAM FREELY IN A CHINA SHOP,


dhan pe hamaare hai saiTho.n kaa taalaa,
THE CAPITALIST HAS OUR WEALTH UNDER HIS LOCK!


apnaa toh baaraah, maheene deewaalaa,
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


apnaa toh baaraah maheene deewaalaa...
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


kaise diwaali, manaaye.n hamm laalaa,
HOW CAN WE CELEBRATE DIWALI, GRANDEE?


apnaa toh baaraah, maheene deewaalaa,
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


apnaa toh baaraah maheene deewaalaa...
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


hamm Khud toh khich.Dee hee khaate rahe,
WE, OURSELVES, CONTINUED TO EAT A HODGEPODGE DISH,


arre halwaa lafange u.Daate rahe,
WHILE THE CROOKS FEASTED UPON THE SWEETMEAT,


hamm muft jhaa.Doo, lagaate rahe~~~,
WITH THE BROOM WE SWEPT FOR FREE,


gangaa me.n...
IN THE GANGES...


arre gangaa me.n gaddhe nahaate rahe,
THE ASSES CONTINUED BATHING IN THE GANGES,


daataa teree akkal ku....aa.n?
O GIVER! YOUR SENSES, EH!


daataa teree akkal ku hay kaay jhaalaa,
O GIVER! WHAT’S HAPPENED TO YOUR SENSES?


apnaa toh baaraah, maheene deewaalaa,
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


apnaa toh baaraah maheene deewaalaa...
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


(with chorus:
kaise diwaali, manaaye.n hamm laalaa,
HOW CAN WE CELEBRATE DIWALI GRANDEE?


apnaa toh baaraah, maheene deewaalaa...
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!


apnaa toh baaraah maheene deewaalaa...
WE’RE DEAD BROKE FOR ALL THE TWELVE MONTHS!)


NASIR


"A worthy man is still worthy even penniless, a donkey is a donkey even if he is finely saddled."
- Turkish Proverbs
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636. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Zindagi kyaa hai...

Movie: PYAR KIYA TO DARNA KYA (1963)

Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Music: Ravi.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi:  Zindagee kyaa hai..
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:

zindagee kyaa hai,
WHAT’S LIFE?


gham kaa dariyaa hai,
‘TIS THE SEA OF SORROW,


na jeenaa yahaa.n bas me.n
NEITHER LIVING IS WITHIN CONTROL,


naa marnaa yahaa.n bas me.n,
NOR IS DYING WITHIN CONTROL,


ajab duniyaa hai,
‘TIS A STRANGE WORLD,


zindagee kyaa hai...
WHAT’S LIFE...


haay re voh insaan ke jis ko, gham ki nazar lag jaaye
ALAS FOR THE MAN WHO’S STRICKEN WITH SORROW’S EVIL EYE,


haay re voh, insaan ke jis ko, gham ki nazar lag jaaye,
ALAS FOR THE MAN WHO’S STRICKEN WITH SORROW’S EVIL EYE,


chupke-chupke, aah bhare aur mu.nh se naa kuchh keh paaye,
QUIETLY UTTERS A SIGH, AND THE MOUTH IS UNABLE TO SPEAK OUT ANYTHING,


dil apnaa, ha.nstaa hai khud par, aur kabhee rotaa hai,
THE HEART LAUGHS AT ITSELF, AND WEEPS SOMETIMES,


kabhi rotaa hai.
WEEPS SOMETIMES.


zindagee kyaa hai,
WHAT’S LIFE?


gham kaa dariyaa hai,
‘TIS THE SEA OF SORROW,


naa jeenaa yahaa.n bas me.n
NEITHER LIVING IS WITHIN CONTROL,


naa marnaa yahaa.n bas me.n,
NOR IS DYING WITHIN CONTROL,


ajab duniyaa hai,
‘TIS A STRANGE WORLD,


zindagee kyaa hai...
WHAT’S LIFE...


jhooTee hai.n duniyaa ki bahaare.n, ra.ng hai.n saare kachche,
FALSE ARE THE WORLDLY BLOSSOMS, VAPID ARE ALL THE COLOURS,


jhooTee hai.n duniyaa ki bahaare.n, ra.ng hai.n saare kachche,
FALSE ARE THE WORLDLY BLOSSOMS, VAPID ARE ALL THE COLOURS,


waqt pa.de toh thaam le.n daaman, phool se kaa.nTe achchhe,
HOLDING ON TO THE MANTLE IN TIMES OF NEED, THISTLES ARE BETTER THAN FLOWERS,


iss gulshan me.n qadam-qadam par, ek nayaa dhokaa hai
IN THIS ROSE-GARDEN, AT EVERY STEP, THERE’S BETRAYAL ANEW,


naya dhhokaa hai,
THERE’S A BETRAYAL ANEW,


zindagee kyaa hai,
WHAT’S LIFE?


gham kaa dariyaa hai,
‘TIS THE SEA OF SORROW,


naa jeenaa yahaa.n bas me.n
NEITHER LIVING IS WITHIN CONTROL,


naa marnaa yahaa.n bas me.n,
NOR IS DYING WITHIN CONTROL,


ajab duniyaa hai,
‘TIS A STRANGE WORLD,


zindageei kyaa hai...
WHAT’S LIFE...


jab insaan akelaa thaah toh, dukh bhee naa theh jeevan me.n,
WHEN MAN WAS ALONE, THERE WERE NO GRIEFS IN LIFE THEN,


jab insaan akelaa thaah toh, dukh bhee naa theh jeevan me.n,
WHEN MAN WAS ALONE, THERE WERE NO GRIEFS IN LIFE THEN,


paayaa jab hamaraahi us ne, Doob gayaa uljhan me.n,
WHEN HE FOUND A COMPANION, HE GOT DROWNED IN CONFUSION,


yeh duniyaa hai begaano.n ki, kaun yahaa.n, apnaa hai
HIS WORLD BELONGS TO OUTSIDERS, HERE NO ONE IS OURS,



yahaa.n apnaa hai,
HERE NO ONE IS OURS,


zindagee kyaa hai,
WHAT’S LIFE?


gham kaa dariyaa hai,
TIS THE SEA OF SORROW,


naa jeenaa yahaa.n bas me.n
NEITHER LIVING IS WITHIN CONTROL,


naa marnaa yahaa.n bas me.n,
NOR IS DYING WITHIN CONTROL,


ajab duniyaa hai,
‘TIS A STRANGE WORLD,


zindagee kyaa hai...
WHAT’S LIFE...


jitnaa apne gham ko bhulaanaa, chaahtaa hai insaan,
HOWEVER MUCH MAN DESIRES TO FORGET HIS SORROWS,


jitnaa apne gham ko bhulaanaa, chaahtaa hai insaan,
HOWEVER MUCH MAN DESIRES TO FORGET HIS SORROWS,


utnaa hee ba.Dhtaa hai gham ka, seene me.n toofan,
THAT MUCH THE STORM OF SORROW INCREASES IN THE HEART,


naa koi, manzil hai dil ki, naa koi rastaa hai
THE HEART HAS NEITHER ANY DESTINATION NOR ANY PATH,


koi rastaa hai,
ANY PATH...


zindagee kyaa hai,
WHAT’S LIFE?


gham kaa dariyaa hai,
‘TIS THE SEA OF SORROW,


naa jeenaa yahaa.n bas me.n
NEITHER LIVING IS WITHIN CONTROL,


naa marnaa yahaa.n bas me.n,
NOR IS DYING WITHIN CONTROL,


ajab duniyaa hai,
‘TIS A STRANGE WORLD,


zindagee kyaa hai...
WHAT’S LIFE...


NASIR.


Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break. ~William Shakespeare

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545. Rafi's Romantic Song: Sun Ay Mahjabeen....

Movie: DOOJ KA CHAND (1965)

Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Music: Roshan


First Release in Mumbai at Maratha Mandir.

Romantic Rafi's Rare Gem: Sun Ay Mahjabeen...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


sun ay mahjabee.n, mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n,
LISTEN O SWEETHEART! I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU,


mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n
I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU,


tujh se ishq nahee.n, nahee.n nahee.n nahee.n,
NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU, NO, NO, NEVER!


chorus: ay vallaah,
BY ALLAH?


sun ay mahjabee.n, mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n…
LISTEN O SWEETHEART! I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU…


yoo.n mai.n teraa qaayal hoo.n,
OTHERWISE, I’M CONVINCED ABOUT YOU,


chorus: qayaal hoon…
I’M CONVINCED…


naaz-o-adaa par maayal hoo.n,
I’M PREDISPOSED TO GRACE AND CHARM,


ch: maayal hoo.n…
I’M PREDISPOSED…


jalvo.n kaa dam..
ABOUT THEGLIMPSES …


jalvo.n kaa dam bhartaa hoo.n,
I CARE ABOUT THE GLIMPSES,


chhup-chhup dekhaa kartaa hoo.n,
I DO WATCH SECRETLY,


par ay pardaa nashee.n mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n,
BUT O VEILED ONE, I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU,


chorus: tujh se ishq nahee.n, nahee.n nahee.n nahee.n, ay vallah,
I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU, NO, NO, NEVER! BY ALLAH?


sun ay mahjabee.n, mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n…
LISTEN O SWEETHEART! I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU…


tujh se nazar jab la.Dtee hai,
WHEN MY EYES LOCK WITH YOURS,


ch: laDtee hai…
LOCKS...

choT see dil par pa.Datee hai,
THE HEART GETS A KNOCK,


ch: pa.Dtee hai…
GETS A KNOCK…


paa.nv bahakne…..
THE FEET STRAY…


paa.nv bahakne lagte hai.n,
THE FEET BEGIN TO STRAY,


saa.ns dahakne lagtee hai,
BREATH BEGINS TO BLAZE,


par hai mujh ko yaqee.n, mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n,
BUT I’M SURE I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU,


chorus: tujh se ishq nahee.n, nahee.n nahee.n nahee.n, ay vallah,
I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU, NO, NO, NEVER! BY ALLAH?


sun ay mahjabee.n, mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n…
LISTEN O SWEETHEART! I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU…


Ghair se jab tuu ha.ns ke mile,
WHEN YOU MEET A STRANGER WITH A GIGGLE,


ch:  ha.ns ke mile…
MEET WITH A GIGGLE…


jaag uThte hai.n dil me.n gile,
COMPLAINTS ARISE IN THE HEART,


ch:  dil me.n gile…
COMPLAINTS IN THE HEART…


uljhan me.n….
IN CONFUSION…


uljhan me.n pa.D jaataa hoo.n,
I GET INVOLVED IN CONFUSION,


soch ke kuchh ghabraataa hoo.n,
I GET FLUSTERED BY SOME THOUGHT,


par e shoKh hasee.n mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n,
BUT O BUXOM BEAUTY! I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU,


chorus:   tujh se ishq nahee.n, nahee.n nahee.n nahee.n, ay vallah,
I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU, NO, NO, NEVER! BY ALLAH?


sun ay mahjabee.n, mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n…
LISTEN O SWEETHEART! I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU…


tuu voh dil-kash hastee hai,
YOU’RE SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE BEING!


chorus:  hastee hai,
A BEING,


jo Khwaabo.n me.n bastee hai,
THAT DWELLS IN DREAMS,


chorus:  bastee hai,
DWELLS…


tuu keh de toh…
IF YOU SAY,


tuu keh de toh jaa.n de doo.n,
IF YOU SAY, I’LL LAY DOWN MY LIFE,


jaan toh kyaa eemaa.n de doo.n,
WHAT’S LIFE! I’LL GIVE UP MY BELIEFS,


par ay haasil-e-deed mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n,
BUT O THOU IN SIGHT! I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU,


chorus: tujh se ishq nahee.n, nahee.n, nahee.n, nahee.n, ay vallah,
I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU, NO, NO, NEVER! BY ALLAH?


sun ay mahjabee.n, mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n,
LISTEN O SWEETHEART! I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU,


mujhe tujh se ishq nahee.n,
I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU,


chorus: tujh se ishq nahee.n, nahee.n nahee.n nahee.n, ay vallah,
NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU, NO, NO, NEVER! BY ALLAH?


NASIR


Francois de La Rouchefoucauld
No disguise can long conceal love where it exists, or long feign it where it is lacking.

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