937. Rafi's Peppy Songs: Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale (RARE)

Movie: MR INDIA (1961)

Music: G.S. Kohli

Lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar

Peppy Song of Rafi: kyaa soch rahaa matwaale...

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

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,

WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,

STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

kaheeN moTor gaaRee waale,

ON ONE HAND YOU’VE PEOPLE WITH CARS,

kaheeN roTee ke haiN laale

ON THE OTHER, DESTITUTE, STARVING PEOPLE,

kaheeN chor chor kaheeN shor shor,

CRIES OF “THIEVES, THIEVES!” HERE;  RUMPUS  THERE!

sab kisne chakkar Daale,

WHO’S CAUSED ALL THIS CONFUSIONS?

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,

WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,

STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

kaheeN moTor gaaRee waale,

ON ONE HAND YOU’VE PEOPLE WITH CARS,

kaheeN roTee ke haiN laale

ON THE OTHER, DESTITUTE, STARVING PEOPLE,

kaheeN chor chor kaheeN shor shor,

CRIES OF “THIEVES, THIEVES!” HERE;  RUMPUS  THERE!

sab kisne chakkar Daale,

WHO’S CAUSED ALL THIS CONFUSIONS?

hahaha (laughs)

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,

WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,

STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho~~~

koyee paakiT maar ke jeetaa,

SOME LIVE BY PICK-POCKETING,

koyee Khoon Ghareeb kaa peetaa re

SOME THRIVE ON OPPRESSING THE POOR!

koyee paakiT maar ke jeetaa,

SOME LIVE BY PICK-POCKETING

koyee Khoon Ghareeb kaa peetaa,

SOME THRIVE ON OPPRESSING THE POOR!

par  jo hai mehnat kartaa,

BUT HE WHO TOILS AND MOILS,

naheeN payT hai uskaa bhartaa,

REMAINS  HUNGRY!

*par  jo hai mehnat kartaa,

BUT HE WHO WHO TOILS  AND MOILS,

naheeN payT hai uskaa bhartaa,

REMAINS  HUNGRY!

naheeN payT hai uskaa bhartaa,

REMAINS HUNGRY!

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,

WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,

STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

kaheeN moTor gaaRee waale,

ON ONE HAND YOU’VE PEOPLE WITH CARS,

kaheeN roTee ke haiN laale

ON THE OTHER, DESTITUTE, STARVING PEOPLE,

kaheeN chor chor kaheeN shor shor,

CRIES OF “THIEVES, THIEVES!” HERE;  RUMPUS  THERE!

sab kisne chakkar Daale,

WHO’S CAUSED ALL THIS CONFUSIONS?

Hahaha (laughs)

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,

WHATARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,

STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD !

Ho ho ho ah ah ah~~~

kaheeN bhookh kaheeN bekaaree,

HUNGER HERE; UNEMPLOYMENT THERE !

yahaaN tann ko beche naaree re,

WOMEN PUT THEIR BODIES UP FOR SALE HERE!

kaheeN bhookh kaheeN bekaaree,

HUNGER HERE; UNEMPLOYMENT THERE!

yahaaN tann ko beche naaree,

WOMEN PUT THEIR BODIES UP FOR SALE HERE!

har aaNkh meN aaNsoo machle,

EVERY EYE WELLING WITH TEARS,

kab dekh ke duniya badle,

WHEN WILL THE WORLD NOTICE AND CHANGE?

har aaNkh meN aaNsoo machle,

EVERY EYE WELLING WITH TEARS

kab dekh ke duniya badle,

WHEN WILL THE WORLD NOTICE AND CHANGE?

kab dekh ke duniya badle,

WHEN WILL THE WORLD NOTICE AND CHANGE?

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,

WHAT ARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,

STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD ,

kaheeN moTor gaaRee waale,

ON ONE HAND YOU’VE PEOPLE WITH CARS,

kaheeN roTee ke haiN laale

ON THE OTHER, DESTITUTE, STARVING PEOPLE,

kaheeN chor chor kaheeN shor shor,

CRIES OF “THIEVES, THIEVES!” HERE;  RUMPUS  THERE!

sab kisne chakkar Daale,

WHO’S CAUSED ALL THIS CONFUSIONS?

Ha ha ha (laughs)

Kyaa soch rahaa matwaale,

WHATARE YOU MUSING, O JOLLY FELLA!

Duniya ke khel niraale,

STRANGE ARE THE GAMES OF THE WORLD !

Ho ho ho, ah ah ah aaa~~ ho ho ho~~ho ho ho ho ho~~.

NASIR

*different line in visual version: par jo mehnat se Darta...

936. Rafi's Peppy Songs: mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan...

MR. INDIA (1961)

Music: G.S. Kohli

Lyrics: Anjaan

Peppy Song of Rafi: mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan…

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of Urdu-Hindi Lyrics.

mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan,

DON’T ASK ME WHAT’S MY NATIVE LAND,

mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan,

DON’T ASK ME WHAT’S MY NATIVE LAND,

aur maiN  kahaaN kaa hooN,
AND WHERE DO I HAIL FROM,

saaraa jahaaN hai meraa,

MINE IS THE ENTIRE WORLD,

maiN saare jahaaN kaa hooN,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG!

mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan,

DON’T ASK ME WHAT’S MY NATIVE LAND,

aur maiN  kahaaN kaa hooN,
AND WHERE DO I HAIL FROM,

saaraa jahaaN hai meraa,

MINE IS THE ENTIRE WORLD,

maiN saare jahaaN kaa hooN,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG!

mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan...
DON’T ASK ME WHAT’S MY NATIVE LAND!

maiN cheen meN hooN cheenee,

IN CHINA,I’M A CHINESE

jaapaan meN jaapaanee,

A JAPANESE, IN JAPAN,

lanDan meN hooN angrez,

IN LONDON, I'M AN ENGLISH MAN,

InDia meN hindustaanee,

AN INDIAN, IN INDIA,

maiN jis ghaRee jahaaN bhee hooN,

THE PLACE WHERE I’M AT THAT MOMENT

samjho wahaaN kaa hooN,
ASSUME, ‘TIS THERE I BELONG!

saaraa jahaaN hai meraa,

MINE IS THE ENTIRE WORLD,

maiN saare jahaaN kaa hooN,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG,

mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan...
DON’T ASK ME WHAT’S MY NATIVE LAND!

saathee hooN maiN sabhee kaa,

I’M A COMPANION OF ALL,

dushman naheeN kisee kaa,

A FOE TO NONE,

mere  liye baraabar,  

TO ME ARE THE SAME,

ho roos yaa amrikaa,

WHETHER RUSSIA OR AMERICA,

auroN ke liye luT jaaye jo,  

THAT WHICH IS A BOOTY FOR OTHERS,

us kaaravaN kaa hooN,

TO THAT CARAVAN I BELONG!

saaraa jahaaN hai meraa,

MINE IS THE ENTIRE WORLD,

maiN saare jahaaN kaa hooN,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG,

mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan...
DON’T ASK ME WHAT’S MY NATIVE LAND!

maiN pyaar kaa hooN jaadoo,

I’M LOVE’S CHARM,  

jo sar pe chaRH ke bole,
THAT’S TOTALLY EFFECTIVE,

ik phooNk se uRaa dooN,

WITH A SINGLE PUFF I’D BLOW AWAY

sau aTamoN ke gole,

A HUNDRED ATOMIC BOMBS,

qismat jo badal de duniyaa kee,

THAT WHICH CAN CHANGE THE WORLD’S DESTINY,

us aasmaaN kaa hooN,

TO THAT HEAVEN I BELONG!

saaraa jahaaN hai meraa,

MINE IS THE ENTIRE WORLD,

maiN saare jahaaN kaa hooN,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG,

mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan,

DON’T ASK ME WHAT’S MY NATIVE LAND,

aur maiN  kahaaN kaa hooN,
AND WHERE DO I HAIL FROM,

saaraa jahaaN hai meraa,

MINE IS THE ENTIRE WORLD,

maiN saare jahaaN kaa hooN,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG,

mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan...
DON’T ASK ME WHAT’S MY NATIVE LAND!

Laraalaa ralaara laa ...ha ha...

NASIR

645. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan...

Movie: Mr India (1961)
Lyrics: Anjaan
Music: G.S. Kohli
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Roxy Cinema.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan…
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi-Urdu Lyrics:


mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan…
ASK NOT WHAT'S MY HOMELAND…


mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan,
ASK NOT WHAT'S MY HOMELAND,


aur mai.n kahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
AND WHERE DO I BELONG,


saaraa jahaa.n hai meraa,
THE ENTIRE WORLD'S MINE


mai.n saare jahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG.


mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan,
ASK NOT WHAT'S MY HOMELAND


aur mai.n kahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
AND WHERE DO I BELONG,


saaraa jahaa.n hai meraa,
THE ENTIRE WORLD'S MINE


mai.n saare jahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG.


mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan…
ASK NOT WHAT'S MY HOMELAND…


mai.n cheen me.n hoo.n cheenee,
IN CHINA I’M A CHINESE,


jaapaan me.n jaapaanee,
IN JAPAN - A JAPANESE ,


landan me.n hoo.n angrez,
IN LONDON, AN ENGLISHMAN,


inDia me.n hindustaanee,
IN INDIA, AN INDIAN,


mai.n jis gha.Dee jahaa.n bhee hoo.n,
THE VERY MOMENT WHERE I HAPPEN TO BE,


samjho wahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
PRESUME, THERE I BELONG,


saaraa jahaa.n hai meraa,
THE ENTIRE WORLD'S MINE


mai.n saare jahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG,


mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan…
ASK NOT WHAT'S MY HOMELAND…


saathee hoo.n mai.n sabhee kaa,
A COMPANION OF ALL,


dushman nahee.n kisee kaa,
AN ENEMY TO NONE,


mere liye baraabar, ho roos yaa amrikaa,
RUSSIA OR AMERICA, TO ME THEY’RE SAME,


auro.n ke liye luT jaaye jo,
THAT WHICH GETS PLUNDERED FOR OTHERS,


us kaarvaa.n kaa hoo.n,
TO THAT CARAVAN I BELONG.


saaraa jahaa.n hai meraa,
THE ENTIRE WORLD'S MINE


mai.n saare jahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG.


mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan…
ASK NOT WHAT'S MY HOMELAND…


mai.n pyaar kaa hoo.n jaadoo,
I’M THE LOVE'S MAGIC,


Jo sar pe cha.Dh ke bole,
THAT CHARMS COMPLETELY,


ek phoo.nk se u.Daa doo.n
WITH ONE PUFF I WOULD BLOW AWAY


sau ayTamo.n ke gole,
HUNDREDS OF ATOM BALLS,


qismat jo badal de duniyaa kee,
THAT WHICH WOULD CHANGE THE WORLD’S DESTINY,


us aasmaa.n kaa hoo.n,
TO THAT SKY I BELONG,


saaraa jahaa.n hai meraa,
THE ENTIRE WORLD'S MINE


mai.n saare jahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG.


mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan…
ASK NOT WHAT'S MY HOMELAND…


mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan,
ASK NOT WHAT'S MY HOMELAND


aur mai.n kahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
AND WHERE DO I BELONG,


saaraa jahaa.n hai meraa,
THE ENTIRE WORLD'S MINE


mai.n saare jahaa.n kaa hoo.n,
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD I BELONG.


mat poochh meraa hai kaun watan…
ASK NOT WHAT'S MY HOMELAND…


Nasir.


Why, then the world's mine oyster..
- Shakespeare.
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585. Rafi's Philosophical Song: Kahaan teri manzil kahaan hai Thikaanaa...

Movie: Nai Rahen (1959)

Lyrics: G.S. Nepali
Music: Ravi


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Kahaan teree manzil…
Roman Transliteration/English Translatiion of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


kahaa.n teree manzil ~~~, kahaa.n hai Thikaanaa~~~,
WHERE’S YOUR HOME? WHERE’S YOUR DESTINATION?


musaafir bataade, kahaa.n tujh ko jaanaa,
O TRAVELLER, TELL US WHERE YOU WANNA GO!


musaafir bataade, kahaa.n tujh ko jaanaa,
O TRAVELLER, TELL US WHERE YOU WANNA GO!


kahaa.n teree manzil, kahaa.n hai Thikaanaa,
WHERE’S YOUR HOME? WHERE’S YOUR DESTINATION?


musaafir bataade, kahaa.n tujh ko jaanaa,
O TRAVELLER, TELL US WHERE YOU WANNA GO!


kahaa.n teree manzil..,
WHERE’S YOUR HOME?


gagan me.n u.Dne waalo.n kaa bhee, gulshan rayn baseraa hai,
EVEN THOSE WHO FLY IN THE SKY HAVE THE GARDEN TO PERCH AT NIGHT,


gagan me.n u.Dne waalo.n kaa bhee, gulshan rayn baseraa hai,
EVEN THOSE WHO FLY IN THE SKY HAVE THE GARDEN TO PERCH AT NIGHT,


ghar kee aur chale raahee toh, du.ndhlee shaam savera hai,
IF THE TRAVELLER HEADS FOR HOME, THEN THE DUSKY EVENING IS BUT MORNING,


ghar kee aur chale raahee toh, du.ndhlee shaam savera hai,
IF THE TRAVELLER HEADS FOR HOME, THEN THE DUSKY EVENING IS BUT MORNING,


sooraj chaand sitaare hai.n toh, un kee bhee manzil hai,
EVEN THE SUN, THE MOON AND THE STARS HAVE THEIR HOMES,


manzil hai toh jahaa.n bhee jaaye.n, raah teree jhilmil hai,
IF THERE’S A HOME, THE PATHS ARE LUMINOUS WHEREVER YOU GO!


bin manzil bekaar hai ghaafil…
O HEEDLESS, WITHOUT DESTINATION…


bin manzil bekaar hai ghaafil, qadam bhee uThaanaa,
O HEEDLESS, WITHOUT DESTINATION, TAKING ANY STEP IS FUTILE!


musafir bataade, kahaa.n tujh ko jaanaa,
O TRAVELLER, TELL US WHERE YOU WANNA GO!


kahaa.n teree manzil, kahaa.n hai Thikaanaa,
WHERE’S YOUR HOME? WHERE’S YOUR DESTINATION?


musaafir bataade, kahaa.n tujh ko jaanaa,
O TRAVELLER, TELL US WHERE YOU WANNA GO!


kahaa.n teree manzil.
WHERE’S YOUR HOME.


NASIR


''Two roads diverged in a wood and i - I took the one less travelled by - and that has made all the difference'' - Robert Frost
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583. Rafi's Philosophical Song: Aaj gham kal Khushee...

Movie: JAWAB (1955)

Lyrics: Khumar Barabankavi
Music: Nashad (Shaukat Dehelvi)
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Bombay: Imperial Cinema.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Aaj gham kal Khushee....
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi-Urdu Lyrics:


aaj gham kal Khushee,
SORROW TODAY, HAPPINESS TOMORROW,


hai yahee zindagee, sun le pyaare,
THIS IS LIFE, LISTEN O DEAR!


aadmi voh jo himmat naa haare,
THE ONE WHO IS ALL GRIT AND DETERMINATION IS “THE MAN!”


aaj gham kal Khushee,
SORROW TODAY, HAPPINESS TOMORROW,


hai yahee zindagee, sun le pyaare,
THIS IS LIFE, LISTEN O DEAR!


aadmi voh jo himmat naa haare,
THE ONE WHO IS ALL GRIT AND DETERMINATION IS "THE MAN!"


jo naa kaa.nTo se daaman bachaaye,
THE ONE WHO ISN’T BOTHERED BY THE THORNS,


phool ban ke vohee muskuraaye,
‘TIS HE WHO SMILES AS A FLOWER,


phool ban ke vohee muskuraaye,
‘TIS HE WHO SMILES AS A FLOWER,


yoo.n hee mar mar kee jee,
THUS GO ON LIVING, THOUGH IN A MANNER OF DYING,


ashq ha.ns ha.ns ke pee, gham ke maare,
DRINK THE TEARS CHEERFULLY, O GRIEVING ONE!


aadmi voh jo himmat naa haare,
THE ONE WHO IS ALL GRIT AND DETERMINATION IS “THE MAN!”


aaj gham kal Khushee,
SORROW TODAY, HAPPINESS TOMORROW,


hai yahee zindagee, sun le pyaare,
THIS IS LIFE, LISTEN O DEAR!


aadmi voh jo himmat naa haare,
THE ONE WHO IS ALL GRIT AND DETERMINATION IS “THE MAN!”


jin ghareebo.n se duniyaa Khafaa hai,
THOSE POOR WITH WHOM THE WORLD IS CROSS,


un ko bhagwaan kaa aasraa hai,
THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT OF GOD,


un ko bhagwaan kaa aasraa hai,
THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT OF GOD,


mushkilo.n se naa Dar,
DON’T BE AFRAID OF DIFFICULTIES,


ho naa tuu is qadar , besahaare,
DON’T BE SO HELPLESS!


aadmi voh jo himmat naa haare,
THE ONE WHO IS ALL GRIT AND DETERMINATION IS “THE MAN!”


aaj gham kal Khushee,
SORROW TODAY, HAPPINESS TOMORROW,


hai yahee zindagee, sun le pyaare,
THIS IS LIFE, LISTEN O DEAR!


aadmi voh jo himmat naa haare,
THE ONE WHO IS ALL GRIT AND  DETERMINATION IS “THE MAN!”


NASIR


It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.  Miguel de Cervantes
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375. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Teree Yaad Sataaye Ghadee Ghadee...

Movie: BANSURIYA (1949)
Lyrics: Mulkraj Bhakri
Music: Husnlal-Bhagatram


Young Rafi’s Gem: Teree Yaad Sataaye Gha.dee Gha.dee....

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


Teree yaad sataaye gha.dee gha.dee
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee,
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!

Teree yaad sataaye gha.dee gha.dee
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee,
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!

Dil bhar bhar aaye gha.dee gha.dee
THE HEART CHOKES WITH EMOTIONS EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee,
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!

Teree yaad sataaye gha.dee gha.dee
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee....
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!


Mujh ko kyoo.n dil se bhulaa diyaa
WHY DID YOU REMOVE ME FROM THE HEART?

Yeh kyaa kiyaa
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Haay kyaa kiyaa
ALAS! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Teree yaad sataaye gha.dee gha.dee
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee, ...
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!


Jab se saajan tum duur huwe,
O SWEETHEART, EVERSINCE YOU WENT AWAY,

Jab se saajan tum duur huwe,
O SWEETHEART, EVERSINCE YOU WENT AWAY

Dil ke armaa.n, sab choor huwe,
ALL THE HEART’S DESIRES BROKE INTO SMITHEREENS ,

Dil ke armaa.n, sab choor huwe,
ALL THE HEART’S DESIRES BROKE INTO SMITHEREENS ,

Jab tum hee nahee.n ho saath sajan
SINCE YOU ALONE ARE NOT WITH ME O SWEETHEART,

Jeene kee nahee.n koee aas sajan
I DON’T HOPE TO STAY ALIVE, O SWEETHEART,

Teree yaad sataaye, gha.dee gha.dee
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee,
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!

Teree yaad sataaye, gha.dee gha.dee
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee,
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!

Dil bhar bhar aaye gha.dee gha.dee
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee ghad.ee,
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!

Teree yaad sataaye gha.dee gha.dee,
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee....
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!


Kuchh apnaa pataa diyaa naa mujhe,
NOT EVEN YOUR ADDRESS YOU GAVE ME,

Kuchh apnaa pataa diyaa naa mujhe,
NOT EVEN YOUR ADDRESS YOU GAVE ME,

Kabhee bhool ke yaad kiyaa naa mujhe,
NOT EVEN ERRINGLY YOU RECALLED ME,

Kabhee bhool ke yaad kiyaa naa mujhe,
NOT EVEN ERRINGLY YOU RECALLED ME,

Kaise dil ko samjhaaoo.n mai.n,
HOW SHOULD I MAKE THE HEART UNDERSTAND?

Kab tak yoo.n ashq bahaaoo.n mai.n
HOW LONG SHOULD I THUS SHED TEARS?

Teree yaad sataaye, gha.dee gha.dee
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!

Dil bhar bhar aaye gha.dee gha.dee,
THE HEART CHOKES WITH EMOTIONS EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee,
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!

Teree yaad sataaye gha.dee gha.dee
YOUR REMEMBRANCE VEXES ME EVERY NOW AND THEN,

Haay gha.dee gha.dee.
ALAS, EVERY NOW AND THEN!

NASIR.

Remembrance wakes with all her busy train, Swells at my breast, and turns the past to pain. Oliver Goldsmith

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373. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Hamm Aapki Mehfil Mein...

Image by Stuck in Customs via Flickr

Movie: JAB SE TUMHEN DEKHA HAI (1963)
Lyrics: Shailendra
Music: Dattaram

Rafi Sahaab’s unforgettable: Hamm aapkee mehfil me.n bhoole se chale aaye...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:

Hamm~~~ aap kee mehfil me.n~~~
IN YOUR PARTY....WE...

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n, bhoole se chale aaye,
IN YOUR PARTY WE’VE COME ERRINGLY,

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n, bhoole se chale aaye,
IN YOUR PARTY WE’VE COME ERRINGLY,

Ho maaf khataa apnee gardish, ke hai.n behkaaye,
PARDON THE ERROR, FOR WE’VE STRAYED IN OUR WANDERING,

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n...
IN YOUR PARTY, WE....

Kabhee dekhaa thaah ek sapnaa,
A DREAM WE’D SEEN SOMETIMES,

Unhe.n samjhe theh hamm apnaa,
WE’D THOUGHT OF HER AS OUR OWN,

Paraaye ho gaye hai.n voh,
A STRANGER SHE’S BECOME,

Bichha.d kar kho gaye hai.n voh,
SHE’S LOST AFTER THE SEPARATION,

Ajab saa voh zamaanaa thaah,
CURIOUS WAS THAT PERIOD,

Voh dhokaa bhee suhaana thaah,
PLEASANT WAS THAT WILE, TOO,

Magar ab yaad kyaa keejiye,
BUT WHY REMEMBER IT NOW?

Bhalaa fariyaad kyaa keejiye,
WELL, WHY COMPLAIN!

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n, bhoole chale aaye,
IN YOUR PARTY WE’VE COME ERRINGLY,

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n....
IN YOUR PARTY, WE...

Wafaa ka damm jo bharte theh,
SHE WHO USED TO BOAST ABOUT FAITHFULNESS,

Mohabbat pe jo marte theh,
SHE WHO USED TO ‘DIE’ FOR LOVE,

Voh har waadaa bhulaa baiThe,
SHE HAS BECOME OBLIVIOUS OF EVERY PROMISE,

Nayee mehfil me.n jaa baiThe,
SHE’S GONE TO SIT IN A NEW GATHERING,

Unhe.n yeh bhool see hogee,
SHE MAY BE KINDA UNDER A DELUSION,

hamee.n me.n kuchh kamee hogee,
MAYBE THERE’S SOMETHING LACKING IN US,

jo voh aankhe.n churaate hai.n,
THAT SHE AVERTS HER EYES,

Hamaaraa dil jalaate hai.n,

SHE MAKES OUR HEART ENVIOUS,

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n, bhoole chale aaye,
IN YOUR PARTY WE’VE COME ERRINGLY,

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n....
IN YOUR PARTY, WE...

Gilaa karnaa se kyaa haasil,
WHAT’S TO BE GAINED BY COMPLAINING?

Nahee.n chaahat ke mai.n qaabil,
I’M NOT WORTHY OF BEING LOVED,

Samajhnaa mai.n thaah deewaanaa,
REGARD ME AS SOMEONE CRAZY,

Bhulaa denaa yeh afsaanaa,
MAKE THIS A FORGETTABLE ROMANCE,

Naa ab tumko sataaoo.ngaa
I WON’T BE VEXING YOU NOW,

Idhar mu.dkar naa aaoo.ngaa,
I WON’T BE RETURNING HERE,

Mai.n kar ke dil ke sau Tuk.de,
BREAKING THE HEART INTO A HUNDREND PIECES, I

Bichhaa jaataa hoo.n iss dar pe,
DEPART, LAYING THEM AT THIS DOOR,

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n, bhoole chale aaye,
IN YOUR PARTY WE’VE COME ERRINGLY,

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n, bhoole se chale aaye,
IN YOUR PARTY WE’VE COME ERRINGLY,

Ho maaf khataa apnee gardish, ke hai.n behkaaye,
PARDON THE ERROR, FOR WE’VE STRAYED IN OUR WANDERING,

Hamm aap kee mehfil me.n...
IN YOUR PARTY, WE...

NASIR.

There’s nothing quite so humbling as thinking you’re completely over someone,
then realizing you’re not even close. –Brian Strause, Maybe a Miracle

lyrics
translation

356. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Hai Kaam Mohabbat Kaa...

Movie:JAL TARANG (1949)
Lyrics: Kaifi Irfani
Music: Husnlal Bhagatram

Young Rafi's early Nugget: Hai Kaam Mohabbat Kaa...

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


Hai kaam mohabbat ka...
‘TIS THE JOB OF LOVE...

Hai kaam mohabbat ka, fariyaad kiye jaana,
‘TIS THE JOB OF LOVE TO GO ON COMPLAINING,

Voh bhool bhee jaaye.n toh, unhe.n yaad kiye jaana,
EVEN IF SHE FORGETS, TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING,

Unhe.n yaad kiye jaanaa....
TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING...


Hai ek adaa unn kee, barbyaad kiye jaana,
ONE GESTURE OF HERS IS TO GO ON RUINING,

Hai ek adaa apnee, fariyaad kiye jaana,
ONE GESTURE OF OURS IS TO GO ON COMPLAINING,

Fariyaad kiye jaanaa, unhe.n yaad kiye jaana,
TO GO ON COMPLAINING, TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING,

Hai kaam mohabbat ka...
‘TIS THE JOB OF LOVE...

Hai kaam mohabbat ka, fariyaad kiye jaana,
‘TIS THE JOB OF LOVE TO GO ON COMPLAINING,

Voh bhool bhee jaaye.n toh, unhe.n yaad kiye jaana,
EVEN IF SHE FORGETS, TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING,

Unhe.n yaad kiye jaanaa....
TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING...


Manzoor huwaa un ko, gham deke bhulaa denaa,
TO FORGET AFTER HEAPING THE SORROW, SHE FINDS AGREEABLE,

Manzoor huwaa hamm ko, Iss gham ka mazaa lenaa,
TO ENJOY THIS SORROW, WE FIND AGREEABLE,

Unhe.n yaad kiye jaana, fariyaad kiye jaanaa,
TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING, TO KEEP ON COMPLAINING,

Hai kaam mohabbat ka...
‘TIS THE JOB OF LOVE...

Hai kaam mohabbat ka, fariyaad kiye jaana,
‘TIS THE JOB OF LOVE TO GO ON COMPLAINING,

Voh bhool bhee jaaye.n toh, unhe.n yaad kiye jaana,
EVEN IF SHE FORGETS, TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING,

Unhe.n yaad kiye jaanaa....
TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING...


Voh aa.nkh churaaye.n toh, ay dil naa gilaa karnaa,
IF SHE GLANCES FURTIVELY THEN, O HEART, DON’T WHINE,

Voh milne naa aaye.n toh, sapno.n me.n milaa karnaa,
IF SHE DOESN’T COME TO MEET YOU, THEN KEEP ON MEETING HER IN DREAMS,

Sapno.n me.n bhee tuu unn se, fariyaad kiye jaanaa,
KEEP ON COMPLAINING TO HER EVEN IN DREAMS,

Hai kaam mohabbat ka...
‘TIS THE JOB OF LOVE...

Hai kaam mohabbat ka, fariyaad kiye jaana,
‘TIS THE JOB OF LOVE TO GO ON COMPLAINING,

Voh bhool bhee jaaye.n toh, unhe.n yaad kiye jaana,
EVEN IF SHE FORGETS, TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING,

Unhe.n yaad kiye jaanaa....
TO KEEP HER REMEMBERING...

NASIR.

“Love is enough: though the world be a-waning, / And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining.” William Morris quotes

lyrics
translation

350. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Ik Din Ik Armaan Bhara Dil...

Movie: Garibi (1949)
Lyrics: B.R. Sharma
Music: Bulo C. Rani


Rafi Sahaab's Rare Gem: Ik Din Ik Armaan Bharaa Dil...

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


Ik din ik armaan bharaa dil,
ONE DAY A HEART FULL OF DESIRE,

Ik din ik armaan bharaa dil, Ulfat se doh-chaar huwaa
ONE DAY A HEART FULL OF DESIRE, CHANCED UPON LOVE,

Ik din ik armaan bharaa dil,
ONE DAY A HEART FULL OF DESIRE,

Ek nayee dunyaa jo dekhee, Us dunyaa se pyaar huwaa,
AS HE SAW A NEW WORLD, HE LOVED THAT WORLD,

Ik din, ik armaan bharaa dil.
ONE DAY A HEART FULL OF DESIRE...


Hans kar kaan me.n aashaa bolee yeh sab dunyaa, teree hai,
THE HOPE LAUGHINGLY TOLD HIM IN HIS EAR, “ALL THIS WORLD IS YOURS”,

Tere liye hee zindagee maine, chaaro aur bakheree hai,
“ONLY FOR YOU I’VE STREWN LIFE IN ALL DIRECTIONS”,

Paa ke sahaaraa aashaa kaa dil...
ON FINDING HOPE'S SUPPORT, THE HEART...

Paa ke sahaaraa aashaa kaa dil, jeene ko tayyaar huwaa,
ON FINDING HOPE'S SUPPORT, THE HEART GEARED UP TO LIVE,

Ik din ik armaan bharaa dil.
ONE DAY A HEART FULL OF DESIRE...


Ik din qismat dil se bolee Paal rahaa hai, mushkil tuu
ONE DAY THE FATE TOLD THE HEART, “YOU’RE NURTURING TROUBLE,”

Dekh rahaa hai khwaab suhaane, pagle nahee.n iss qaabil tuu
“YOU'RE SEEING LUCID DREAMS, YOU’RE NOT FIT FOR THIS, STUPID”,

Haay, laakh kahaa qismat naa maanee...
OH! A LOT WAS EXPLAINED, THE FATE WOULDN’T LISTEN...

Laakh kahaa qismat naa maanee, Kehnaa sab bekaar huwaa,
A LOT WAS EXPLAINED, THE FATE WOULDN’T LISTEN, ALL WAS SAID IN VAIN,

Ik din ik armaan bharaa dil.
ONE DAY A HEART FULL OF DESIRE...


Pyaar ka maaraa dil bechaara qismat ko naa Taal sakaa,
THE POOR, LOVE-STRICKEN HEART COULD NOT AVOID THE FATE,

Apnee dunyaa dekh sakaa naa, Apnaa aap sambhaal sakaa,
NEITHER HE COULD SECURE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD, NOR COULD HE RECOVER,

TooT gayaa qismat kaa maaraa...
AFFLICTED BY FATE, HE BROKE DOWN...

TooT gayaa qismat kaa maaraa, marnaa bhee dushwaar huwaa,
AFFLICTED BY FATE, HE BROKE DOWN; EVEN DYING BECAME DIFFICULT.


ik din, ik armaan bharaa dil,
ONE DAY A HEART FULL OF DESIRE...

ik din, ik armaan bharaa dil, ulfat se doh-chaar huwaa,
ONE DAY A HEART FULL OF DESIRE, CHANCED UPON LOVE,

ik din, ik armaan bharaa dil.
ONE DAY, A HEART FULL OF DESIRE...

NASIR.

And yet I quickly might arrive
Where my extended soul is fixt,
But Fate does iron wedges drive,
And always crowds itself betwixt.
For Fate with jealous eye does see
Two perfect loves, nor lets them close;
Their union would her ruin be,
And her tyrannic pow'r depose.
Andrew Marvell

lyrics
translation

342. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Mohabbat Ke Dhoke Mein Koi Na Aaye...

Movie : Badi Bahen (1949)
Lyricist : Rajinder Krishan
Music Director : Husnlal Bhagatram


Rafi Sahaab’s Gem: Mohabbat Ke Dhoke Me.n Koee Naa Aaye....

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


mohabbat ke dhoke me.n koyee naa aaye,
LET NO ONE COME TO BE BETRAYED BY LOVE,

koee naa aaye,
LET NO ONE COME...

yeh ek din ha.nsaaye tau, sau din rulaaye
WHILE IT MAKES ONE LAUGH FOR A DAY, IT MAKES ONE WEEP FOR HUNDRED DAYS,

sau din rulaaye,
MAKES ONE WEEP FOR HUNDRED DAYS,

mohabbat ke dhoke me.n, koee naa aaye
LET NO ONE COME TO BE BETRAYED BY LOVE,

koee naa aaye,
LET NO ONE COME...


mujhe jab kisee se mohabbat nahee.n theeh,
THE TIME WHEN I LOVED NO ONE,

mohabbat nahee.n theeh,
LOVED NO ONE...,

tau aa.nkho ko rone kee aadat nahee.n theeh
THEN THE EYES HAD NO HABIT OF WEEPING,

aadat nahee.n theeh,
HAD NO HABIT,

mohabbat ne aankho me.n, aa.nsoo basaaye
LOVE HAS WELLED UP TEARS IN THE EYES,

aa.nsoo basaaye,
WELLED UP TEARS,

mohabbat ke dhoke me.n, koee naa aaye
LET NO ONE COME TO BE BETRAYED BY LOVE,

koee naa aaye
LET NO ONE COME...

yeh ek din ha.nsaaye tau, sau din rulaaye
WHILE IT MAKES ONE LAUGH FOR A DAY, IT MAKES ONE WEEP FOR HUNDRED DAYS,

sau din rulaaye,
MAKES ONE WEEP FOR HUNDRED DAYS,

mohabbat ke dhoke me.n, koee naa aaye
LET NO ONE COME TO BE BETRAYED BY LOVE,

koee naa aaye....
LET NO ONE COME...


mere dil ko dekho jo dhoke me.n aayaa
BEHOLD MY HEART THAT FELL FOR THE DECEPTION,

dhokhe me.n aayaa,
FELL FOR THE DECEPTION,

mohabbat ka ik geet bhoole se gaaya,
A SONG OF LOVE IT SANG ERRINGLY,

bhoole se gaaya,
SANG ERRINGLY,

magar raat din ab kare haaye haaye,
BUT NOW, NIGHT AND DAY ALL IT DOES IS BEWAIL!

kare haaye haaye,
ALL IT DOES IS BEWAIL!

mohabbat ke dhoke me.n, koee naa aaye
LET NO ONE COME TO BE BETRAYED BY LOVE,

koee naa aaye,
LET NO ONE COME...

yeh ek din ha.nsaaye tau, sau din rulaaye
WHILE IT MAKES ONE LAUGH FOR A DAY, IT MAKES ONE WEEP FOR HUNDRED DAYS,

sau din rulaaye,
MAKES ONE WEEP FOR HUNDRED DAYS,

mohabbat ke dhoke me.n, koee naa aaye
LET NO ONE COME TO BE BETRAYED BY LOVE,

koee naa aaye.
LET NO ONE COME.

NASIR

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.”
Thomas Jefferson