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

920. Rafi's Peppy Songs: baRe miyaaN deewaane...

Movie:  SHAGIRD (1967)
Lyrics:  Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music:   Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Main  CineHall where first released in Mumbai:Maratha Mandir.

Peppy Song of Rafi: bare miyaaN deewaane…
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the Hindi-Urdu Lyrics:

LALAL LAL LAA LAL LAL LAA LAL LAL LAA, LAL LAL LAA,

baRe miyaaN deewaane,

HEY CRAZY OLD MAN,  

aise naa bano,

DON’T YOU PRETEND!

 
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,

WHAT DOES THE COMELY MAIDEN NEED,

hamm se suno,

HEAR IT FROM ME!

O baRe miyaaN deewaane,

HEY CRAZY OLD MAN, 

aise naa bano,

DON’T YOU PRETEND!

 
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,

WHAT DOES THE COMELY MAIDEN NEED,

(old man: yahee toh maaloom naheeN hai,

                 PRECISELY, I DON’T KNOW!)      

hamm se suno...

HEAR IT FROM ME!

sab se pehle suno miyaaN,

LISTEN MISTER, FIRST OF ALL

kar ke varjish bano javaaN,

BECOME YOUNGER BY DOING EXERCISE, 

sab se pehle suno miyaaN,

LISTEN MISTER, FIRST OF ALL

kar ke varjish bano javaaN,

BECOME YOUNGER BY DOING EXERCISE, 

chehraa paalish kiyaa karo,

POLISH YOUR FACE,

thoRee maalish kiyaa karo,
HAVE SOME MASSAGE,

isTyle se uThe qadam,

STEP OUT IN STYLE,

seenaa ziyaadaa toh  peT kam,

PUFFED CHEST BUT ABDOMEN TUCKED IN,

ay  qiblaa ujle baaloN ko rang Daalo,

O SIRE! DYE YOUR GREY HAIR,

ban jaao gulfaam,

BE DASHING!

baRe miyaaN deewaane,

HEY CRAZY OLD MAN,  

aise naa bano,

DON’T YOU PRETEND!

 
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,

WHAT DOES THE COMELY MAIDEN NEED,

hamm se suno...

HEAR IT FROM ME!

seekho kar-tab naye naye,

LEARN LATEST SKILLS,

faishan ke Dhab naye naye,

LATEST WAYS OF FASHION,

seekho kar-tab naye naye,

LEARN LATEST SKILLS,

faishan ke Dhab naye naye,

LATEST WAYS OF FASHION,

Dheela Dhaalaa libaas kyooN,

WHY THE LOOSE CLOTHINGS?

resham pehno kapaas kyooN,

WEAR SILK, WHY COTTON?

fann yeh jaadoogaree  kaa hai,

‘TIS THE ART OF MAGIC!

armaaN tum ko paree kaa hai,

YOU DESIRE A VERY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,

toh qiblaa maaro mantar,

SO SIRE, CAST A SPELL,

TaiTee ban kar niklo waqt-e-shaam,

BE A CHARMER AND GO OUT IN EVENINGS,

baRe miyaaN deewaane,

HEY CRAZY OLD MAN,  

aise naa bano,

DON’T YOU PRETEND!

 
haseenaa kyaa chaahe,

WHAT DOES THE COMELY MAIDEN NEED,

hamm se suno...

HEAR IT FROM ME!

tanhaayee meN agar kaheeN,

IF IN PRIVACY

aa jaaye voh  nazar kaheeN,

YOU HAPPEN TO SEE HER,

tanhaayee meN agar kaheeN,

IF IN PRIVACY

aa jaaye voh  nazar kaheeN,

YOU HAPPEN TO SEE HER,

kahiye haathoN meN haath Daal,

HOLDING HER HANDS, TELL HER

ay gul-chehraa paree jamaal,
O ROSY-FACE, FAIRY BRIGHT!

muddat  se dil udaas hai,

SINCE LONG THE HEART’S BEEN DEJECTED,

tere hoNToN kee pyaas hai,

‘TIS YOUR LIPS I CRAVE FOR,  

ay dil-bar mere lab par kab chhal-kegaa,

O RAVISHER OF HEART! WHEN ON MY LIPS WILL SPILL

tere lab kaa jaam,
THE WINE OF YOUR LIPS!

baRe miyaaN deewaane,

HEY CRAZY OLD MAN,  

aise naa bano,

DON’T YOU PRETEND!

haseenaa kyaa chaahe,

WHAT DOES THE COMELY MAIDEN NEED,

hamm se suno,

HEAR IT FROM ME!

O baRe miyaaN deewaane,

HEY CRAZY OLD MAN, 

aise naa bano,

DON’T YOU PRETEND!

haseenaa kyaa chaahe,

WHAT DOES THE COMELY MAIDEN NEED,

(old man: yahee toh maaloom naheeN hai,

                 PRECISELY, I DON’T KNOW!)      

hamm se suno.

HEAR IT FROM ME!

NASIR

739. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Sun sun mere bhai...

Movie: BANARSI THUG (1962)

Music: Iqbal Qureshi
Lyrics: Prem Dhawan


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Sun sun mere bhai...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


sun sun mere bhaayee,
LISTEN O LISTEN MY BROTHER!


yeh rupaiya aanaa paayee,
THIS RUPEE, ANNA AND PIE


sab maayaa hai paraayee,
ARE ALL EXTRANEOUS WEALTH,


kabhee gayee kabhee aayee,
SOMETIMES IT GOES; SOMETIMES IT COMES,


moh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THE LOVE OF WEALTH,


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


(chorus:
sun sun mere bhaayee,
LISTEN O LISTEN MY BROTHER!


yeh rupaiya aanaa paayee,
THIS RUPEE, ANNA AND PIE


sab maayaa hai paraayee,
ARE ALL EXTRANEOUS WEALTH,


kabhee gayee kabhee aayee,
SOMETIMES IT GOES; SOMETIMES IT COMES,


moh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THE LOVE OF WEALTH,)


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


(chorus:
jab duniya se jaana
WHILE DEPARTING THE WORLD


sangg jaayegaa naa aanaa,
THE ANNA WON’T GIVE COMPANY,


yeh toh maal hai begaanaa,
THIS PROPERTY BELONGS TO ANOTHER,


jo bhee hai, deke jaanaa,
WHATEVER THERE IS, GIVE AND GO,


moh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THE LOVE OF WEALTH)


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


keh gaye daas kabeeraa duniya ek musaafir Khaanaa,
KABIRDAS HAS SAID, “THE WORLD IS AN INN,”


kyoo.n bhayy haa.nh,
YES BROTHER?


(chorus:
haa.nh haa.nh,
YES, YES, )


kisee musaafir Khaane se phir kyoo.n pyaar ba.dhaanaa,
THEN WHY NURTURE LOVE FOR SOME INN!


kyoo.n bhayy haa.nh,
YES BROTHER?


(chorus:
haa.nh haa.nh
YES, YES, )


bande oopar waale se tuu naataa jo.d le,
O DEVOTEE, GET CONNECTED WITH GOD,


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


(chorus:
sun sun mere bhaayee,
LISTEN O LISTEN MY BROTHER!


yeh rupaiya aanaa paayee,
THIS RUPEE, ANNA AND PIE


sab maayaa hai paraayee,
ARE ALL EXTRANEOUS WEALTH,


kabhee gayee kabhee aayee,
SOMETIMES IT GOES; SOMETIMES IT COMES,


moh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THE LOVE OF WEALTH,)


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de…
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


yeh maayaa hai Thagnee bhaiyaa looTe des-bades,
BROTHER, THIS ILLUSON IS A THIEF THAT ROBS AT HOME AND ABROAD,


kyoo.n bhayy haa.nh,
YES BROTHER?


(chorus:
haa.nh haa.nh
YES, YES, )


kyaa kyaa roop dikhaaye chhalnee,
HOW MANY FORMS THE DECEIVER BETRAYS!


badle sau sau bhes,
CHANGES HUNDREDS OF DISGUISES!


kyoo.n bhayy haa.nh,
YES BROTHER?


(chorus:
haa.nh haa.nh
YES, YES,)


o tuu is Thagnee jaadugarnee se mu.nh mo.D le,
TURN YOUR FACE AWAY FROM THIS THIEF AND ENCHANTRESS,


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


(chorus:
sun sun mere bhaayee,
LISTEN O LISTEN MY BROTHER!


yeh rupaiya aanaa paayee,
THIS RUPEE, ANNA AND PIE


sab maayaa hai paraayee,
ARE ALL EXTRANEOUS WEALTH,


kabhee gayee kabhee aayee,
SOMETIMES IT GOES; SOMETIMES IT COMES,


moh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THE LOVE OF WEALTH,)


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


yeh duniya ek bhool-bhulaiyaa.n
THIS EARTH’S A LABYRINTH,


yeh jagg gorakh-dhandhaa,
THIS WORLD’S A TRYING EXISTENCE!


kyoo.n bhayy haa.nh,
YES BROTHER?


(chorus:
haa.nh haa.nh
YES, YES, )


har raste pe jaal bichhaa hai qadam qadam pe phandaa,
AT EVERY PATH THERE’S A TRAP, AT EVERY STEP, A NOOSE,


kyoo.n bhayy haa.nh,
YES BROTHER?


(chorus:
haa.nh haa.nh
YES, YES, )


arre baTToo raam bharose apnee naiya chho.D de,
HEY BATTU LEAVE YOUR SHIP IN RAM’S TRUST,


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


(chorus:
sun sun mere bhaayee,
LISTEN O LISTEN MY BROTHER!


yeh rupaiya aanaa paayee,
THIS RUPEE, ANNA AND PIE


sab maayaa hai paraayee,
ARE ALL EXTRANEOUS WEALTH,


kabhee gayee kabhee aayee,
SOMETIMES IT GOES; SOMETIMES IT COMES,


moh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THE LOVE OF WEALTH,)


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


(chorus:
jab duniya se jaana
WHILE DEPARTING THE WORLD


sangg jaayegaa naa aanaa,
THE ANNA WON’T GIVE COMPANY,


yeh toh maal hai begaanaa,
THIS PROPERTY BELONGS TO ANOTHER,


jo bhee hai, deke jaanaa,
WHATEVER THERE IS, GIVE AND GO,


moh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THE LOVE OF WEALTH)


o beTaa chho.D de yeh maayaa,
O SON, GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION,


yeh maayaa chho.D de,
GIVE UP THIS ILLUSION!


NASIR


Maya literally means "that which is not." In the twilight, one may easily mistake a rope for a snake. In so doing, we feel fear. Hence fear and other emotions may often be based on illusion, an incorrect perception of reality.


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722. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Aji kyaa rakkha hai gyaanam me.n....

Movie: AKALMAND ( 1966)

Music: O.P. Nayyar
Lyrics: P.L. Santoshi


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Aji kyaa rakkha hai gyaanam me.n...

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



aji kyaa rakkha hai gyaanam me.n,
HEY WHAT’S THERE IS IN KNOWLEDGE!


aur kyaa rakkha hai dhyaanam me.n,
AND WHAT’S THERE IN MEDITATION!


aji kyaa rakkha hai gyaanam me.n,
HEY WHAT’S THERE IS IN KNOWLEDGE!


aur kyaa rakkha hai dhyaanam me.n,
AND WHAT’S THERE IN MEDITATION!


dholo apne paap sabhee tum ganga ke ashnaanam me.n,
WASH AWAY ALL YOUR SINS BY BATHING IN THE GANGA,


aji kyaa rakkha hai, gyaanam me.n,
HEY WHAT’S THERE IS IN KNOWLEDGE!


aur kyaa rakkha hai dhyaanam me.n,
AND WHAT’S THERE IN MEDITATION!


dholo apne paap sabhee tum ganga ke ashnaanam me.n,
WASH AWAY ALL YOUR SINS BY BATHING IN THE GANGA,


har gange, abe haT nange…
HAIL O GANGA! GET OUT OF THE WAY NAKED ONE!


bhed bhaav naa jaane ganga,
GANGA KNOWS NO DISTINCTION


kyaa ba.De kyaa chhoTe me.n,
BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE LOWLY,


bhed bhaav naa jaane ganga,
GANGA KNOWS NO DISTINCTION


kyaa ba.De kyaa chhoTe me.n,
BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE LOWLY,


gangaji me.n aaye loTaa,
THE METAL POT COMES INTO THE GANGA,


ganga jaaye loTe me.n,
THE GANGA GOES INTO THE METAL POT,


anandam aanam jaanam me.n,
HAPPINESS IS IN COMING AND GOING!


aji kyaa rakkha hai dhyaanam me.n,
HEY WHAT’S THERE IN MEDITATION!


dholo apne paap sabhee tum ganga ke ashnaanam me.n,
WASH AWAY ALL YOUR SINS BY BATHING IN THE GANGA!


har gange, harihar gange….
HAIL GANGA, SAY HARI WHILE BATHING IN GANGA!


gangaa maiya Khud behtee hai,
MOTHER-GANGA FLOWS BY ITSELF


saadhu me.n sanyasi me.n,
IN HOLY MAN AND ASCETIC,


gangaa maiya Khud behtee hai,
MOTHER-GANGA FLOWS BY ITSELF


saadhu me.n sanyasi me.n,
IN HOLY MAN AND ASCETIC,


hari-dwaar me.n Dubkee maaro
TAKE A DIP AT HARI-DWAAR,


niklo jaakar kaashi me.n,
COME OUT AT KASHI


shiv shambhu ke asthaanam me.n,
AT THE PLACE OF SIVA!


aji kyaa rakkha hai dhyaanam me.n,
HEY WHAT’S THERE IN MEDITATION!


dholo apne paap sabhee tum ganga ke ashnaanam me.n,
WASH AWAY ALL YOUR SINS BY BATHING IN THE GANGA!


(chorus:
aji kyaa rakkha hai gyaanam me.n,
HEY WHAT’S THERE IS IN KNOWLEDGE!


aur kyaa rakkha hai dhyaanam me.n,
AND WHAT’S THERE IN MEDITATION!


dholo apne paap sabhee tum ganga ke ashnaanam me.n,
WASH AWAY ALL YOUR SINS BY BATHING IN THE GANGA,


aji kyaa rakkha hai gyaanam me.n,
HEY WHAT’S THERE IS IN KNOWLEDGE!


aur kyaa rakkha hai dhyaanam me.n,
AND WHAT’S THERE IN MEDITATION!


dholo apne paap sabhee tum ganga ke ashnaanam me.n,
WASH AWAY ALL YOUR SINS BY BATHING IN THE GANGA,


har gange, harihar gange
HAIL GANGA, SAY HARI WHILE BATHING IN THE GANGA!


har gange, harihar gange
HAIL GANGA, SAY HARI WHILE BATHING IN THE GANGA!)


NASIR.


"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Einstein.

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