883. Romantic Songs of Rafi: jaane voh kaun hain...

BHEEGI RAAT (1965)

Lyrics:  Majrooh Sultanpuri

Music:  Roshan

More Romantic Songs of Rafi:  jaane voh kaun hain….

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

Jaane voh kaun hai.N….

WHO KNOWS WHO SHE IS!

jaane voh  kaun hai.N kyaa, naam hai un aa.Nkho.n kaa,

WHO KNOWS WHO THEY’RE! WHAT’S THE NAME OF THOSE EYES!

dil pe anjaanee  see, tasveer banaa detee hai.N,

A MYSTERIOUS PICTURE THEY DRAW ON MY HEART!

bujh ke reh jaatee  hai jab,  koyee tamannaa dil me.n,

WHEN SOME DESIRE GETS STIFLED IN THE HEART,

ik chiraaG aur bhee, chup-ke se jalaa detee  hai.N,
SILENTLY THEY  LIGHT  UP ANOTHER LAMP!

jaane voh kaun hai.N ...

WHO KNOWS WHO SHE IS!

mujh ko behelaatee hai.N,  naashaad jo hotaa hoo.N kabhee,

WHEN I GET DEPRESSED THEY ENTERTAIN ME,

neend me.n rang   milaatee hai.N jo sotaa hoo.N kabhee,  
BLENDING COLOURS DURING MY SLEEP,

jaag-taa hoo.N toh haay…

WHEN I WAKE UP, OH!

jaagataa hoo.N toh,   kaee Khwaab dikhaa detee hai.N,

WHEN I WAKE UP THEY SHOW ME MANY DREAMS,

jaane voh  kaun hai.N  kyaa,  naam hai un aa.Nkho.n kaa,

WHO KNOWS WHO SHE IS! WHAT’S THE NAME OF THOSE EYES!

hmmm~~~

jab bhee uTh-tee hai.N,  chhalaktee hai.N gulaabee kee taraah,
WHEN THEY LOOK UP, SPILLING SCENTED ROSE,

der tak mai.n toh,  bahak-taa hoo.N sharaabee  kee taraah,

FOR LONG DO I STRAY LIKE A DRUNK,

kyaa kahoo.N chup-ke se, haay,

OH, WHAT TO SAY! GENTLY….

kyaa kahoo.N chup-ke se, kyaa cheez pilaa detee  hai.N,

WHAT DO THEY GENTLY IMBIBE ME WITH, BEATS ME!

jaane voh kaun hai.N ...WHO KNOWS WHO THEY’RE!

 
roz miltee  hai.N voh,  tanhaa nahee.n rehne detee.n,
THEY MEET ME DAILY, NOT LETTING ME STAY ALONE,

yeh  hai baat aur ke,  apnaa nahee.N  kehne detee.n

‘TIS SOMETHING ELSE THAT THEY  WON’T LET ME REGARD THEM AS MINE!

aur keh doo.N toh, haay

AND IF I REGARD THEM AS SUCH, OH!

aur kah doo.N toh,   palak ha.Ns ke jhukaa detee hai.N

AND IF I REGARD THEM AS SUCH, THEY LET THE EYE-LASHES DOWN CHUCKLING!

jaane voh  kaun hai.N  kyaa,  naam hai un aa.Nkho.n kaa,
WHO KNOWS WHO SHE IS! WHAT’S THE NAME OF THOSE EYES!

dil pe anjaanee  see, tasveer banaa detee hai.N,
A MYSTERIOUS PICTURE THEY DRAW ON MY HEART!

jaane voh kaun hai.

WHO KNOWS WHO SHE IS!

 

NASIR

 

And those eyes, the break of day, 

Lights that do mislead the morn: 

-        Shakespeare.

699. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Swapn jhare phool se...

Movie: Nai Umr Ki Nai Fasal - (1965)

Lyrics: Neeraj
Music: Roshan
Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai:  Swastik Cinema.

Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi:  Swapn jhare phool se...
Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi (filmy) lyrics BY NASIR ALI: 

The poem conveys a sense of resignation and acceptance of the inevitable passage of time and the accompanying losses and disappointments.

swapn jhare phool se, meeth chubhe shool se,
DREAMS SHED LIKE THE FLOWERS, FRIENDS PIERCED LIKE THE LANCES,

luT gaye singaar sabhee baagh ke babool se,
THE ACACIA ROBBED THE GARDEN OF ALL THE ADORNMENTS, 

aur hamm kha.de kha.de, bahaar dekhte rahe,
AND I STOOD WATCHING THE SPRING!

kaarvaa.n guzar gayaa, ghubaar dekhte rahe...
THE CARAVAN PASSED BY, THE TRAILING DUST I KEPT WATCHING!


neend bhee khulee na theeh, ki haay dhoop Dhal gayee,
I HADN’T EVEN WOKEN UP WHEN, ALAS,  THE DAY DECLINED,

paa.nv jab talaq uThe, ke zi.ndagii fisal gayee,
BY THE TIME I TOOK A STEP, THE LIFE SLIPPED BY, 

paat paat jhar gaye, ke shaakh-shaakh jal gayee,
EVERY LEAF FELL OFF, AS EVERY BOUGH BURNT DRY,

chaah toh nikal sakee na par umar nikal gayee,
THE DESIRES COULDN’T BE SATED, BUT THE LIFETIME PASSED BY,

par umar nikal gayee,
BUT THE LIFETIME PASSED BY,

geet ashq ban gaye, Sapn ho dafan gaye,
SONGS CHANGED INTO TEARS, GOT BURIED LIKE DREAMS,

saath ke sabhee diye, dhuaa.n pehan-pehan gaye,
ALL THE ACCOMPANYING LAMPS ENDED UP IN SMOKE, 

aur hamm jhuke-jhuke, mo.d par ruke-ruke,
AND I, WEARILY STOOPING AND FALTERING AT THE CROSSINGS,

umr ke cha.dhaav kaa, utaar dekhte rahe.
OF THE MOUNTING AGE, THE DESCENT I KEPT WATCHING!

kyaa shabaab thaa ke phool phool pyaar kar uThaa,
WHAT PRIMETIME OF LIFE IT WAS THAT EVERY FLOWER BEGAN TO LOVE,

kyaa kamaal thaa ke dekh aainaa sihar uThaa,
WHAT A MARVEL IT WAS THAT THE MIRROR SHUDDERED ON WATCHING,

is taraf zameen aur aasmaa. n udhar uThaa,
THIS SIDE, THE EARTH, AND THERE THE SKY ROSE UP,

thaam kar jigar uThaa, ke jo milaa nazar uThaa,
CLUTCHING THE HEART, WHOEVER MET WAS AN OGLER,

ke jo milaa nazar uThaa,
AS WHOEVER MET WAS AN OGLER,

ek din magar yahaa.n, aisee kuchh havaa chalee
BUT HERE ONE DAY, SOME SUCH WIND BLEW,

luT gayee kalee kalee ke ghuT gayee galee galee,
RAVISHED WAS EVERY FLOWER-BUD, WHILE EVERY LANE WAS CHOKED,

aur hamm luTe-luTe, vaqt se piTe-piTe,
AND OURSELF BEATEN AND BRUISED BY TIME,

saanjh kee sharaab kaa, Khumaar dekhte rahe,
OF THE EVENING’S DRINK, THE DROWSINESS I KEPT WATCHING!

kaaravaa.n guzar gaya, ghubaar dekhte rahe....
THE CARAVAN PASSED BY, THE TRAILING DUST KEPT WATCHING!

haath theh mile ke zulf chaa.nd kee sa.nvaar doo.n,
HANDS WERE ACQUIRED SO AS TO EMBELLISH THE TRESSES OF THE MOON,

ho.nT theh khule ke har, bahaar ko pukaar doo.n
THE LIPS WERE OPEN SUCH, THAT I COULD HAIL EVERY SPRING,

dard thaa diyaa gayaa, ke har dukhee ko pyaar doo.n
COMPASSION HAD BEEN GIVEN, TO BESTOW LOVE ON EVERY UNHAPPY PERSON,

aur saa.ns yoo.n ke swarg bhoomi par utaar doo.n,
AND SUCH BREATH, THAT THE PARADISE I MAY BRING DOWN ON THE EARTH,

bhoomi par utaar doo.n,
BRING DOWN ON THE EARTH,

ho sakaa na kuchh magar, shaam ban gayee sahar
BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE, THE DAWN TURNED TO DUSK,

voh uThee lehar ke Dheh gaye, kile bikhar bikhar,
SUCH A WAVE AROSE THAT BATTERED THE FORTRESSES INTO SMITHEREENS,

aur hamm Dare Dare, neer nayn me.n bhare
AND I, SCARED STIFF, WITH TEARS IN THE EYES,

o.dh kar kafan pa.de, mazaar dekhte rahe.
LAYING DOWN IN A SHROUD, THE TOMB I KEPT WATCHING!

maa.ng bhar chalee ke ek jab nayee nayee kiran,
AS A NEW BEAM FILLED THE PARTED HAIR

Dholke.n dhunak uThee.n, Thumak uThe charan charan,
THE DRUMS RESOUNDED, EVERY FEET DANCED TO A RHYTHM,

shor mach gayaa ke lo chalee, dulhan chalee dulhan,
A HUBBUB AROSE, “THERE GOES THE BRIDE, THERE GOES THE BRIDE”,

gaa.nv sab uma.d pa.daa, behak uThe nayan nayan,
THE ENTIRE VILLAGE TURNED UP, BETRAYING THE TWINKLES IN EVERY EYES,

behak uThe nayan nayan,
BETRAYING THE TWINKLES IN EVERY EYES, 

par tabhee zehar bharee gaaj ek veh giree,
BUT THEN A POISONOUS THUNDER-BOLT CRASHED THERE,

pu.nchh gayaa si.ndoor taar taar huwee chunree,
THE VERMILION WAS WIPED OUT, THE BRIDAL GARMENT TORE TO RIBBONS,

aur hamm ajaan se, duur ke makaan se,
AND I LIKE AN IGNORAMUS, FROM THE FAR OFF HOUSE

paalkee liye huwe kahaar dekhte rahe.
THE PALANQUIN-BEARERS, I KEPT WATCHING!

swapn jhare phool se, meeth chubhe shool se,
DREAMS SHED LIKE THE FLOWERS, FRIENDS PIERCED LIKE THE LANCES,

luT gaye singaar sabhee baagh ke babool se,
THE ACACIA ROBBED THE GARDEN OF ALL THE ADORNMENTS,

aur hamm kha.de kha.de, bahaar dekhte rahe,

AND I STOOD WATCHING THE SPRING,

kaarvaa.n guzar gayaa, ghubaar dekhte rahe...

THE CARAVAN PASSED BY, THE TRAILING DUST I KEPT WATCHING!

kaarvaa.n guzar gayaa, ghubaar dekhte rahe...
THE CARAVAN PASSED BY, THE TRAILING DUST I KEPT WATCHING!

NASIR ALI.

If Life is a waste of Time, and Time is a Waste of Life, let’s all get wasted and have the time of our lives.

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683. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Suno yeh zamaane ki kahaani...

Movie:  AANSOO (Unreleased)
Album:  Majboor (1986) 

Lyrics: Roshan
Music: K. Kashmiri


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Suno yeh zamaane kee kahaanee…
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi-Urdu Lyrics:


suno yeh zamaane kee kahaanee,
LISTEN TO THIS STORY OF THE WORLD,


hai aa.nsoo kee zabaanee,
AS NARRATED BY THE TEAR,


o jaane waale kar le yaqeen,
BELIEVE IT, O DEPARTER!


o teraa, duniya me.n koyee nahee.n,
NO ONE IS YOURS IN THE WORLD,


o teraa, duniya me.n koyee nahee.n…
NO ONE IS YOURS IN THE WORLD…


koyee roye, koyee gaaye,
SOMEONE WEEPS, SOMEONE SINGS,


kahee.n pe dhoop aur, kahee.n pe saaye,
HOT SUN SOMEWHERE; AND SOMEWHERE THE SHADE,


waah re maalik, teraa nyaay
HOW STRANGE IS YOUR JUSTICE, O LORD!


waah re maalik, teraa nyaay
HOW STRANGE IS YOUR JUSTICE, O LORD!


teraa nyaay…
YOUR JUSTICE…


suno yeh zamaane kee kahaanee,
LISTEN TO THIS STORY OF THE WORLD,


hai aa.nsoo kee zabaanee,
AS NARRATED BY THE TEAR,


o jaane waale kar le yaqeen,
BELIEVE IT, O DEPARTER!


o teraa, duniya me.n koyee nahee.n,
NO ONE IS YOURS IN THE WORLD,


o teraa, duniya me.n koyee nahee.n…
NO ONE IS YOURS IN THE WORLD…


koyee dulhan, sajkar aaye,
SOME BRIDE COMES IN FINERIES,


kisee kee arthee, tanhaa jaaye,
SOLITARY GOES SOMEONE’S FUNERAL BIER,


kisee kee arthee, tanhaa jaaye,
SOLITARY GOES SOMEONE’S FUNERAL BIER,


raah me.n koyee, Thokar khaaye,
SOMEONE STUMBLES ON THE WAY,


waah re maalik, teraa nyaay,
HOW STRANGE IS YOUR JUSTICE, O LORD!


teraa nyaay…
YOUR JUSTICE…


suno yeh zamaane kee kahaanee,
LISTEN TO THIS STORY OF THE WORLD,


hai aa.nsoo kee zabaanee,
AS NARRATED BY THE TEAR,


o jaane waale kar le yaqeen,
BELIEVE IT, O DEPARTER!


o teraa, duniya me.n koyee nahee.n.
NO ONE IS YOURS IN THE WORLD.


NASIR


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407. Rafi's Romantic Song: Ghame Hasti Se Bas Begaanaa Hotaa

Movie: Vallah Kya Baat Hai (1962)
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Music: Roshan

Romantic Rafi’s wishful thinking: Gham-e-Hastee Se Bas Begaanaa Hotaa...

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

ghame hastee se bas begaanaa hotaa,
ONLY IF I’D BEEN A STRANGER TO LIFE’S SORROW,

khudaayaa kaash mai.n, deewaanaa hotaa,
O GOD, I WISH I WERE INSANE!

ghame hastee se bas begaanaa...
ONLY A STRANGER TO LIFE’S SORROW...

chalee aatee qiyaamat, anjuman me.n,
THE SENSATION WOULD COME TO THE GATHERING,

chalee aatee qiyaamat anjuman me.n
THE SENSATION WOULD COME TO THE GATHERING,

gulo.n ko aag lag jaatee chaman me.n,
THE ROSES WOULD BECOME ENVIOUS IN THE GARDEN,

alag baithaa...
SITTING ALL BY HIMSELF...

alag baithaa koee, mastaana hotaa,
SITTING ALL BY HIMSELF WOULD BE SOME DRUNK,

khudaayaa, kaash mai.n, deewaanaa hotaa,
O GOD, I WISH I WERE INSANE!

ghame hastee se bas begaanaa...
ONLY A STRANGER TO LIFE’S SORROW...


jo dekhaa hai sunaa hai, zindagee me.n,
WHAT I’VE SEEN AND HEARD IN LIFE,

jo dekhaa hai sunaa hai zindagee me.n,
WHAT I’VE SEEN AND HEARD IN LIFE,

voh banke dard reh jaata naa jee me.n,
NOT AS AN AGONY IT WOULD HAVE REMAINED IN THE MIND,

faqat ik khwaab...
JUST A DREAM...

faqat ik khwaab ik afsaana hotaa,
JUST A DREAM, A FABLE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN,

khudaayaa kaash mai.n, deewaanaa hotaa,
O GOD, I WISH I WERE INSANE!

ghame hastee se bas begaanaa...
ONLY A STRANGER TO LIFE’S SORROW...


usee deewaanagee me.n, bekhudee me.n,
IN THAT VERY STATE OF LUNACY, INEBRIETY,

usee deewaanagee me.n bekhudee me.n,
IN THAT VERY STATE OF LUNACY, INEBRIETY,

naa khultee aankh saaree zindagee me.n,
THE EYES WOULD’NT HAVE OPENED ALL LIFE,

sadaa gardish me.n....
IN CONSTANT MISFORTUNE...

sadaa gardish me.n, ik paimaana hotaa,
IN CONSTANT MISFORTUNE WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOBLET,

khudaayaa, kaash mai.n, deewaanaa hotaa,
O GOD, I WISH I WERE INSANE!

ghame hastee se bas begaanaa hotaa,
ONLY A STRANGER TO LIFE’S SORROW...

khudaayaa kaash mai.n, deewaanaa hotaa.
O GOD, I WISH I WERE INSANE!

NASIR

You were a stranger to sorrow: therefore Fate has cursed you.
Euripides

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97. Translation of Rafi Song: Tum Ek Baar Muhabbat Ka

From: Babur (1960)
Music: Roshan
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi



Romantic Rafi ready for trial by fire...singing: Tum Ek Baar Muhabbat Ka....
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu lyrics: 


tum ek baar muhabbat ka, imtihaan toh lo,
TEST MY LOVE FOR ONCE AT LEAST,

mere junooN,  meree wahshat ka imtihaan toh lo,
TEST MY PASSION, MY MADNESS, AT LEAST,

tum ek baar muhabbat ka, imtihaan toh lo...
TEST MY LOVE FOR ONCE AT LEAST,

mere  junooN meree  wahshat ka imtihaan toh lo…
TEST MY PASSION, MY MADNESS, AT LEAST!


salaam-e-shauq pe, ranjish bhara payaam naa doh
TO THE PLEASURE OF GREETING, GIVE NOT MESSAGE OF GRIEF, 

salaam-e-shauq pe, ranjish bhara payaam naa doh,
TO THE PLEASURE OF GREETING, GIVE NOT MESSAGE OF GRIEF, 


mere Khuloos ko, hirs-o-hawas kaa naam naa  doh, 
NAME NOT MY CANDOUR AS THE COVETOUS  DESIRE, 

meree wafa ki, haqeeqat ka imtihaan toh lo, 
TEST MY LOYALTY, THE FACT,  AT LEAST!

tum ek baar muhabbat ka, imtihaan toh lo…
TEST MY LOVE FOR ONCE AT LEAST!

naa taKHt-o-taaj naa, laal-o-gauhar kee hasrat hai, 
‘TIS NOT THRONE OR CROWN, RUBIES OR PEARLS I CRAVE FOR, 

naa taKHt-o-taaj naa, laal-o-gauhar kee hasrat hai, 
‘TIS NOT THRONE OR CROWN, RUBIES OR PEARLS I CRAVE FOR, 

tumhaare pyaar tumhaaree nazar kee,  hasrat hai, 
‘TIS YOUR LOVE, YOUR GLANCE, THAT I CRAVE FOR! 

tum apne husn  kee, Azmat kaa  imtihaan toh lo,
TEST YOUR BEAUTY, GLORY, AT LEAST!

tum ek baar muhabbat ka, imtihaan toh lo...
TEST MY LOVE FOR ONCE AT LEAST!

maiN apnee jaan bhee,  de dooN toh e’tibaar naheeN,  
WHO KNOWS I MAY EVEN GIVE UP MY LIFE,

maiN apnee jaan bhee,  de dooN toh e’tibaar naheeN,  
WHO KNOWS I MAY EVEN GIVE UP MY LIFE,

ke tum se baRh ke mujhe, zindagee se pyaar naheeN,  
AS MY LOVE FOR YOU IS MORE THAN THAT OF MY LIFE!

yooN hee saheeh,  meree chaahat kaa imtihaan toh lo, 
FOR THE HECK OF IT, TEST MY DESIRE AT LEAST!

tum ek baar muhabbat ka, imtihaan toh lo,
TEST MY LOVE FOR ONCE AT LEAST!

NASIR.

29. Romantic Song of Rafi: Zindagi Bhar Nahin Bhoolegi...

From: BARSAAT KI RAAT (1960)
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Music: Roshan.
Mohammad Rafi singing the Romantic Chart-Buster: ZINDAGEE BHAR NAHEE.N BHOOLEGEE….

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu lyrics:


hmmm, hmmm,


(humming)


zindagee bhar nahee.n, bhoolegee
NOT FOR A LIFETIME WILL BE FORGOTTEN


woh barsaat ki raat,
THAT RAINY NIGHT!


ek anjaan haseena se,
WITH A BEAUTIFUL STRANGER


mulaaqaat kee raat,
THE NIGHT OF THE RENDEVOUS!


zindagee bhar nahee.n bhoolegee ….
NOT FOR A LIFETIME WILL BE FORGOTTEN...


hai woh reshmee zulfo.n se, barastaa paanee,
O THAT WATER DRIPPING THROUGH HER SILKY TRESSES,


phool se gaalo.n pe rukhne ko, tarastaa paanee,
WATER LONGING TO PAUSE ON HER FLOWER-LIKE CHEEKS


dil me.n toofaan uThaate huwe….
RAISING A STORM IN THE HEART


dil me.n toofaan uThaate huwe, jazbaat kee raat,
RAISING A STORM IN THE HEART, - THE EMOTIONAL NIGHT!


zindagee bhar nahee.n bhoolegee ...
NOT FOR A LIFETIME WILL BE FORGOTTEN...


Darr ke bijlee se, achanak,
ON BEING SCARED OF THE LIGHTNING SUDDENLY


woh lipaTnaa uskaa,
THAT EMBRACING OF HERS,


aur phir sharm se bal khaa ke, simaTnaa uskaa,
AND THEN TWISTING TO WITHDRAW UNTO HERSELF - ABASHED,


kabhee dekhee naa, sunee aisee ho,
NEVER SEEN NOR HEARD OF SUCH…O…


kabhee dekhee naa sunee aisee, tilismaat kee raat,
NEVER SEEN NOR HEARD OF SUCH AN ENCHANTING NIGHT!


zindagee bhar nahee.n bhoolegee….
NOT FOR A LIFETIME WILL BE FORGOTTEN...


surKh aanchal ko, dabaa kar jo nicho.Daa usne,
AS SHE PRESSED AND WRUNG THE RED VEIL,


dil pe jaltaa huwaa ek teer saa, chho.Daa usne,
A FLAMING ARROW SHE SHOT AT THE HEART,


aag paanee me.n lagaate huwe…
SETTING THE WATER ON FIRE….


aag paanee me.n lagaate huwe, haalaat kee raat,
THE NIGHT OF THE STATE OF SETTING THE WATER AFIRE!


zindagee bhar nahee.n bhoolegee ….
NOT FOR A LIFETIME WILL BE FORGOTTEN...


mere naghmo.n me.n, jo bastee hai,
THAT WHICH INHERES IN MY SONGS


voh tasveer theeh voh,
SUCH A PICTURE SHE WAS,


naujawaanee kee hasee.n khwaab kee,
OF THE ADOLESCENT'S SWEET DREAM'S


taabeer theeh voh,
INTERPRETATION SHE WAS,


aasmaano.n se utar aayee ho….
DESCENDED FROM THE HEAVENS..O…,


aasmaano.n se utar aayee theeh, jo raat kee raat,
WHO HAD DESCENDED FROM THE HEAVENS THAT VERY NIGHT.


zindagi bhar nahee.n, bhoolegee
NOT FOR A LIFETIME WILL BE FORGOTTEN,


voh barsaat kee raat,
THAT RAINY NIGHT!


ek anjaan haseenaa se,
WITH A BEAUTIFUL STRANGER


mulaaqaat kee raat,
THE NIGHT OF THE RENDEVOUS!


zindagee bhar nahee.n bhoolegee….
NOT FOR A LIFETIME WILL BE FORGOTTEN...


NASIR.


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28. Translation of Rafi Song: Ab Kya Misaal Doon...

From AARTI (1962)
Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music: Roshan.

Transliteration/Translation of the original lyrics:



Ab Kya
NOW WHAT

Misaal Doon Maein Tumhare Shabaab Ki
SHOULD I LIKEN YOUR BEAUTY WITH?

Insaan Ban Gayee Hai Kiran
A HUMAN BEING HAS BEEN FORMED FROM THE BEAM

Mahtaab Ki
OF THE MOON,

Ab Kya Misaal Doon…
NOW WITH WHAT SHOULD I LIKEN…..


Chehre Mein Ghul Gaya Hai
UNTO YOUR COUNTENANCE HAS MELTED

Haseen Chandni Ka Noor
THE BEAUTIFUL MOONLIGHT,

Aankhon Mein
IN THE EYES

Hai Chaman Ki
LURKS THE GARDEN’S

Jawan Raat Ka Suroor
YOUTHFUL NIGHT’S EXHILIRATION,

Gardan Hai
THE NECK IS

Ek Jhuki Hui Daali
AN INCLINED STALK…

Daali Gulaab ki..
STALK OF THE ROSE.

Ab Kya Misaal Doon
NOW WITH WHAT SHOULD I LIKEN…..


Gesu Khule Tau Shaam Ke
AS THE TRESSES OPEN UP THE DUSK’S

Dil Se Dhuan Uthe
HEART IS STRUCK WITH ENVY,

Chhule Kadam Tau Jhuk ke
STOOPING TO TOUCH THE FEET THEN

Na Phir Aasma.n Uthe
THE SKY IS UNABLE TO RISE UP AGAIN,

Sau Baar Jhilmilaye Shama
A HUNDRED TIMES SHIMMERS THE LIGHT…

Shama Aaftaab Ki
THE LIGHT OF THE SUN.

Ab Kya Misaal Doon
NOW WITH WHAT SHOULD I LIKEN…..


Deewaar-O-Dar Ka Rang Yeh
THE COLOUR OF THIS HOUSE

Aanchal Yeh Pairahan,
THIS MANTLE, THESE ROBES,

Ghar Ka Mere Chiragh Hai
THE LIGHT OF MY HOME IS

Boota Sa Yeh Badan
THIS FLOWER-LIKE BODY,

Tasveer Ho Tum hi Mere Jannat Ke
A PICTURE VERILY YOU'RE OF MY PARADISE'S....

Jannat Ke Khwaab ki.
PARIDISE'S DREAM.


Ab Kya
NOW WHAT

Misaal Doon Maein Tumhare Shabaab Ki
SHOULD I LIKEN YOUR BEAUTY WITH?

Insaan Ban Gayee Hai Kiran
A HUMAN BEING HAS BEEN FORMED FROM THE BEAM

Mahtaab Ki
OF THE MOON,

Ab Kya Misaal Doon…
NOW WITH WHAT SHOULD I LIKEN…..

NASIR.