584. Rafi's Philosophical Song: Insaan bano karlo bhalai ka koi kaam....

Movie: Baiju Bawra  (1952)
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Music: Naushad
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Bombay: Super Cinema.


Philosophical/Didactic song Rafi Sahaab, exuding contempt for terror, greed and corruption!
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi-Urdu Lyrics:


nirdhan kaa ghar, looTne waalo.n,
O LOOTERS OF HOMES OF THE POOR!


looT lo dil kaa pyaar,
STEAL THE LOVE FROM THE HEART,


pyaar voh dhan hai, jis ke aage,
LOVE’S SUCH ASSET BEFORE WHICH


sab dhan hai.n, bekaar O~~~~~,
ALL (other) WEALTH IS USELESS....


insaan bano,
BE HUMAN!


insaan bano kar lo bhalaayee kaa koee kaam
BE HUMAN! GET ON WITH SOME PIOUS WORK,


insaan bano,
BE HUMAN!


duniyaa se chale jaaoge reh jaayegaa bas naam
YOU’LL DEPART THE WORLD; JUST THE NAME WILL ABIDE,


insaan bano,
BE HUMAN!


O~~~~~~


is baagh me.n sooraj bhee nikaltaa hai liye gham,
EVEN THE SUN RISES WITH GLOOM IN THIS GARDEN,


phoolon kee ha.nsee dekh ke ro detee hai shabnam,
DEWS WEEP ON SEEING THE FLOWERS’ MIRTH,


kuchh der kee Khushiyaa.n hai.n toh kuchh der kaa maatam,
THERE’S A TIME FOR ENJOYMENTS; A TIME FOR MOURNING,


kis neend me.n ho,
WHAT HEEDLESSNESS!


kis neend me.n ho jaago zaraa soch lo anjaam
WHAT HEEDLESSNESS! JUST WAKE UP! THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCE,


insaan bano,
BE HUMAN!


O~~~~


laakho.n yahaa.n shaan apnee dikhaate huwe aaye,
TOO MANY CAME HERE SHOWING OFF THEIR GLORY,


damm bhar ke liye naach gaye dhoop me.n saaye,
FOR A MOMENT THEIR SHADOWS DANCED IN THE SUN,


voh bhool gaye theh ke yeh duniyaa hai saraaye,
THEY HAD FORGOTTEN THAT THIS WORLD IS AN INN,


aata hai koee,
SOMEONE ARRIVES...


aataa hai koee subah toh jaataa hai koee shaam
SOMEONE ARRIVES AT MORN; EVEN AS SOMEONE DEPARTS AT EVENTIDE,


insaan bano,
BE HUMAN!


O~~~


kyoo.n tumne lagaaye hai.n yahaa.n zulm ke Dhere,
WHY HAVE YOU UNLEASHED A WAVE OF TERROR HERE?


dhan saath naa jaayegaa bane kyoo.n ho luTere,
WEALTH WON’T ACCOMPANY YOU; WHY BECOME LOOTERS?


peete ho ghareebo.n kaa lahoo shaam savere,
YOU DRINK DESTITUTES’ BLOOD EVENING AND MORNING!


Khud paap karo~~~
YOU YOURSELF COMMIT SINS....


Khud paap karo naam ho shaitaan kaa bad-naam
YOU YOURSELF COMMIT SINS; SATAN GETS THE BAD NAME,


insaan bano,
BE HUMAN!


insaan bano kar lo bhalaayee kaa koee kaam
BE HUMAN! GET ON WITH SOME PIOUS WORK,


insaan bano,
BE HUMAN!


duniyaa se chale jaaoge reh jaayegaa bas naam,
YOU’LL DEPART THE WORLD; JUST THE NAME WILL ABIDE,


insaan bano,
BE HUMAN!


NASIR.


In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with humans it is the other way around: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar. ~Anton Chekhov

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487. Rafi's Romantic Song: Jo Baat Tujh Mein Hai....

Movie: TAJ MAHAL (1963)
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Music: Roshan

Main Theatrical Release in Mumbai: Imperial Cinema.

Romantic Rafi’s evergreen ode to love: Jo Baat Tujh Me.n Hai….

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu Lyrics:


jo baat tujh me.n hai,
THE STUFF YOU’VE IN YOU

teree tasweer me.n nahee.n,
IS MISSING FROM YOUR PICTURE,


tasweer me.n nahee.n,
IS MISSING IN THE PICTURE,

jo baat tujh me.n hai…
THE STUFF YOU’VE IN YOU…

rango.n me.n teraa, aks Dhalaa, tuu naa Dhal sakee,
THE COLOURS CAPTURED YOUR REFLECTION, NOT YOU!


saanson kee aanch, jism kee Khushboo, naa dhal sakee,
WARM BREATHS, BODY’S FRAGRANCE, COULDN’T BE CAST,

tujh me.n…
IN YOU…

tujh me.n jo loch hai meree, tehreer me.n nahee.n,
IN YOU THE FLOURISH THAT'S THERE, IS MISSING FROM MY STROKES,

tahreer me.n nahee.n,
MISSING FROM THE STROKES,

jo baat tujh me.n hai,
THE STUFF YOU’VE IN YOU

teree tasweer me.n nahee.n,
IS MISSING FROM YOUR PICTURE,

tasweer me.n nahee.n...
MISSING IN THE PICTURE…

bejaan husn me.n kahaa.n, raftaar kee adaa,
WHERE’S THE ANIMATED GRACE IN THE LIFELESS BEAUTY!

inkaar kee adaa hai, naa iqraar kee adaa,
THERE’S NEITHER THE ACTION OF REFUSAL NOR OF AFFIRMATION!

koee…
ANY…

koee lachak bhee zulf-e-giraah, geer me.n nahee.n,
NOR IN THE ENTICING KNOTS OF CURL THERE'S ANY SPRINGINESS,

giraah geer me.n nahee.n,
NOR IN THE ENTICING KNOTS…

jo baat tujh me.n hai,
THE STUFF YOU’VE IN YOU

teree tasweer me.n nahee.n,
IS MISSING FROM YOUR PICTURE,

tasweer me.n nahee.n,
MISSING IN THE PICTURE…

dunyaa me.n koee, cheez nahee.n, hai teree taraah,
THERE’S NOTHING IN THE WORLD LIKE UNTO YOU,

phir ek baar, saamne aajaa, kisee taraah,
MATERIALISE BEFORE ME SOME HOW ONCE MORE,

kyaa aur,
WHAT! ANOTHER….

kyaa aur ik jhalak meree, taqdeer me.n nahee.n,
WHAT! AM I NOT FATED TO HAVE ANOTHER GLIMPSE?

taqdeer me.n nahee.n…
AM I NOT FATED….

jo baat tujh me.n hai,
THE STUFF YOU’VE IN YOU

teree tasweer me.n nahee.n,
IS MISSING FROM YOUR PICTURE,

tasweer me.n nahee.n,
MISSING IN THE PICTURE,

jo baat tujh me.n hai.
WHAT YOU’VE IN YOU.

NASIR.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.’
Oscar Wilde.

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368. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Teraa Kaam Hai Jalnaa Parwaane...

Movie: PAAPI (1953)
Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan
Music: S.Mohinder

Rafi Sahaab’s song that kept the movie-goers glued to the seat: Teraa Kaam Hai Jalnaa Parwaane...

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

teraa kaam hai jalnaa parwaane,
‘TIS YOUR JOB, O MOTH, TO BURN,

chaahe shamaa jale ya naa jale
WHETHER THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT,

shamaa jale ya naa jale
THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT,

tu pankh jalaale deewaane,
SINGE YOUR WINGS O CRAZY ONE

chaahe shamaa jale ya naa jale
WHETHER THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT,

shamaa jale ya naa jale
THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT.


Yeh dard mohabbat kaa sahe jaa,
THIS PAIN OF LOVE GO ON ENDURING,

tuu aag ke dariyaa me.n bahe jaa,
IN THE SEA OF FIRE, GO ON FLOWING,

Kehtee hai jo dunyaa kehne de,
LET THE WORLD SAY WHAT IT’LL,

tuu jalte jalte yeh kahejaa
WHILE BURNING, THIS YOU GO ON SAYING...

Yeh kahejaa....
THIS, YOU GO ON SAYING:

Yoo.n jal marte hai.n deewaane,
THUS THE CRAZY ONES DIE BURNING,

Yoo.n jal marte hai.n deewaane,
THUS THE CRAZY ONES DIE BURNING,

chaahe shamaaa jale yaa naa jale,
WHETHER THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT,

shamaa jale ya naa jale...
THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT...


teraa kaam hai jalnaa parwaane,
‘TIS YOUR JOB, O MOTH, TO BURN,

chaahe shamaa jale ya naa jale,
WHETHER THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT,

shamaa jale ya naa jale...
THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT...


teraa pyaar nahee.n hai harjaayee,
YOUR LOVE IS NOT UNFAITHFUL,

Tuu saudaai hai saudaai,
YOU’RE PASSIONATE, LOVING,

marne me.n hai shaan mohabbat kee,
‘TIS HONOUR FOR THE LOVE IN DYING,


jeene me.n hai teree ruswaayee,
‘TIS IGNOMINY FOR YOU IN LIVING,

Ruswaayee...
IGNOMINY...

marte nahee.n jal kar parwaane,
THE MOTHS DON’T DIE AFTER BURNING,

Marte nahee.n jal kar parwaane,
THE MOTHS DON’T DIE AFTER BURNING,

chaahe shamaa jale ya naa jale
WHETHER THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT,

shamaa jale ya naa jale
THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT,

teraa kaam hai jalnaa parwaane,
‘TIS YOUR JOB, O MOTH, TO BURN,

chaahe shamaa jale ya naa jale
WHETHER THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT,

shamaa jale ya naa jale
THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT,

shamaa jale ya naa jale
THE LAMP GLOWS OR NOT.

NASIR.

“Like a moth to a flame we become helpless to the beautiful ghosts that true love sheds” Ryan O'neal quotes

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112. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: O Duniya Ke Rakhwaale..

From: BAIJU BAWRA (1953)
Music: Naushad Sahaab.
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni.

The Song that became a legend and put Rafi Sahaab on the highest pedestal of playback singing O DUNIYA KE RAKHWAALE....(O Guardian of the World).

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:



Bhagwaan
God…

Bhagwaan
God…

Bhagwaan
God…

Bhagwaan
God…


O duniya ke rakhwaale
O Guardian of the world

Sun dard bhare mere naale)
Listen to my painful laments,

Sun dard bhare mere naale
Listen to my painful laments.

Aash niraash ke, do rango se duniya toone sajaayi
Out of the two Shades of Hope and Despair you created the world,

Naiyya sangg toofaan banaya
With the boat you created the storm,

Milan ke Saath Judaayi
With the Union – Separation,

Jaa dekh liya harjaayi
Go, I’ve seen through you O faithless!

ho …luT gayi mere pyaar ki nagri
Oh ... my love’ dwelling been looted,

Ab toh neer bahaa le
Shed the tears now at least

Ab toh neer bahaa le
Shed the tears now at least,

Ho …ab toh neer bahaa le
Oh... shed the tears now at least.

O duniya ke rakhwaale
O Guardian of the world,

Sun dard bhare mere naale,
Listen to my painful laments,

Sun dard bhare mere naale.
Listen to my painful laments.


Aag bani saawan ki barkha
The monsoon rains have become Fire,

Phool bane angaare
Flowers have turned into embers,

Naagan ban gayi raat suhaani
The pleasant night has transformed into a termagant,

Patthar ban gaye tare
The Stars have turned into Stones,

Sab toot chuke hain sahaare
All supports have broken down,

Ho… jeevan apna waapas le le,
Oh take back Thine life

jeevan dene waale
O Bestower of life.

O duniya ke rakhwaale
O Guardian of the world.


Chaand ko dhoondhe paagal sooraj
In quest of the Moon is the crazy Sun,

Shaam ko dhoondhe savera
In quest of the evening is the morn,

Main bhi dhoondhoon uss preetam ko,
Likewise I’m in search of that beloved

Ho Na Sakaa Jo Mera
Who couldn’t be Mine,

Bhagwaan bhala ho tera
God may good be with you!

ho... qismat phooti aas na tooti
Oh...Fate took an evil turn (but we ) lost no hope

Paanv mein pa.d gaye chhaale,
The feet bore the blisters.


O duniya ke rakhwaale
O Guardian of the world.

AA AA AAA AAA AAA AAAA AAAA AAAAA AAAA AAA AA AAAAA

Mahal udaas aur galiyaa.n sooni
Gloomy Palace and deserted Lanes,

Chup chup hain deewaare.n
Silent and Still are the walls,

Dil kya uj.da duniya uj.di,
With the Heart ravished, The World fell into ruins,

Rooth gayi.n hain bahaare.n
Good times have gone away.

Ham jeevan kaise guzaare.n
How do we go on with the life?

Ho …mandir girtaa phir ban jata
Oh....As a temple crumbles it may well be rebuilt

Dil ko kaun sambhaale.
Who will mind the Heart?

O duniya ke rakhwaale
O Guardian of the world.

Sun dard bhare mere naale
Listen to my painful laments,

Sun dard bhare mere naale
Listen to my painful laments.


O duniya ke rakhwaale,
O Guardian of the world,

Rakhwaale,
The Guardian,

Rakhwaale,
The Guardian,

Rakhwaale,
The Guardian,

Rakhwaale
The Guardian….

NASIR.


Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
-Kahlil Gibran