423. Rafi's Romantic Song: Chehre Se Apne-Part 2.

Movie: PALKI (1967)
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Music: Naushad


Romantic Rafi’s Wedding Night Gift: Chehre Se Apne Aaj Toh Pardaa UThaaeeye...

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

PART 2:


Sadqaa utaariye ke lage, naa kahee.n nazar,
DEDICATE ALMS LEST THE EVIL EYE STRIKES,

sehre me.n aaj, phool saa, mukha.daa hai jalvaagar...
SPLENDOROUS IS THE FLOWER-LIKE FACE IN THE WEDDING-GEAR,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaeeye,
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaeeye,
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY,

lillAh, mujhko chaa.nd see, soorat dikhaaeeye,
REVEAL TO ME THE RESPLENDENT FACE FOR ALLAH’S SAKE,


jannat hai yeh, maqaam dar-e, -yaar hai yeh ghar,
PARADISE IS THIS PLACE, FRIEND’S ABODE IS THIS HOUSE,

jannat hai yeh, maqaam dar-e-, yaar hai yeh ghar,
PARADISE IS THIS PLACE, FRIEND’S ABODE IS THIS HOUSE,

dil keh rahaa hai, aaj yahee.n, sar jhukaaeeye,
THE HEART SAYS, BOW THE HEAD HERE ITSELF TODAY,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa uThaaiye,
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY,

uThiyeh khudaa ke vaaste,
GET UP FOR GOD’S SAKE,

uThiyeh khudaa ke vaaste,
GET UP FOR GOD’S SAKE,

lagg jaaeeye gale,
EMBRACE!

rasmo.n rivaaj, sharm-o- hayaa sab, haTaaeeye,
ABANDON THE CUSTOMS AND MORES, SHYNESS AND BASHFULNESS,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaiye...
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY..


yeh kyaa ke hamm hee, ba.Dhte rahe.n, aapkee taraf,
WHAT’S THIS THAT ONLY WE SHOULD MOVE TOWARDS YOU,

thodee see duur, aap bhee, tashreef laaeeye,
FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, YOU TOO DO US THE HONOUR,

thodee see duur, aap bhee, tashreef laayeeye,
FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, YOU TOO DO US HONOUR,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaiye.
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY.


NASIR

There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
- Homer.

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422. Rafi's Romantic Song: Chehre Se Apne Aaj Toh Pardah UThaaiye....

Movie: PALKI (1967)
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Music: Naushad


Romantic Rafi’s Wedding Night Gift: Chehre Se Apne Aaj Toh Pardaa UThaaeeye...

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



PART I:

sadqaa utaariye ke lage, naa kahee.n nazar,
DEDICATE ALMS LEST THE EVIL EYE STRIKES,

sehre me.n aaj, phool saa, mukha.daa hai jalvaagar...
SPLENDOROUS IS THE FLOWER-LIKE FACE IN THE WEDDING-GEAR,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaeeye,
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaeeye,
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY,

lilLAH, mujhko chaa.nd see, soorat dikhaaeeye,
FOR ALLAH'S SAKE, REVEAL TO ME THE RESPLENDENT FACE,


aa.nchal me.n mu.nh chhupaake naa sharmaaeeye huzoor
BY HIDING THE FACE UNDER THE WRAPPING, DON’T BLUSH YOUR HIGHNESS,

kuchh dil kee baat keejeeye kuchh muskuraaeeye
TALK SOMETHING ABOUT THE HEART, SMILE A LITTLE,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaeeye...
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY..


itne qareeb aake bhee dil ko sukoo.n nahee.n
DESPITE DRAWING SO CLOSE, THERE’S NO PEACE OF MIND,

jee chaahataa hai aur bhee nazadeek aaeeye.
THE HEART DESIRES TO DRAW CLOSER STILL,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaeeye...
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY..

aayee hai zindagee me.n ye bekhudee kee raat
THIS NIGHT OF INTOXICATION HAS COME INTO LIFE,

sab kuchh mohabbato.n ke sivaa bhool jaaeeye,
FORGET EVERYTHING EXCEPT LOVE AND LOVING,

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaeeye...
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY..

chehre se apne, aaj toh, pardaa, uThaaeeye,
RAISE THE VEIL FROM THY FACE TODAY,

lillAh, mujhko chaa.nd see, soorat dikhaaeeye,
FOR ALLAH'S SAKE, REVEAL TO ME THE RESPLENDENT FACE.


NASIR

Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters written in prose. Beverly Nichols

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218. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Kal Raat Zindagi Se...

Movie: PALKI (1967)
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Music: Naushad


Rafi Sahaab singing about the tender meeting with the Lost Love in: Kal Raat Zindagi Se...

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:


THE PALANQUIN OF LOVE:

Kal raat zindagee se, mulaaqaat ho gayee,
LAST NIGHT I MET WITH LIFE,

Kal raat zindagee se, mulaaqaat ho gayee ,
LAST NIGHT I MET WITH LIFE,

Labb thar-thara rahe theh magar,
LIPS WERE QUIVERING BUT

Baat ho gayee,
WE’D A CHAT,

Kal raat zindagee se, mulaaqaat ho gayee,
LAST NIGHT I MET WITH LIFE...


Ek husn saamne thaah,
FACING ME, STOOD A BEAUTY

Qayaamat ke roop me.n,
IN AN UTMOST WONDERFUL FORM,

Ek khwaab jalwaagar thaah,
A DREAM WAS IN MANIFESTATION

Haqeeqat ke roop me.n,
IN THE REALISTIC FORM,

Chehra vahee gulaab kee, rangat liye huwe,
THE SAME FACE, WITH THE COMPLEXION OF A ROSE,

Nazre.n vahi payaam-e-, muhabbat liye huwe,
THE SAME GLANCES , COMMUNICATING MESSAGES OF LOVE,

Zulfe.n vahi, ke jaise, dhu.ndhalka ho shaam ka,
THE SAME TRESSES - AS IF THEY WERE THE DUSKY MIST,

Aankhe.n vahi, jin aankho.n pe, dhokha ho jaam ka
THE SAME EYES –THAT ONE MISTAKES FOR THE GOBLETS OF WINE,

kuchh der ko, tasallee-e-jazbaat ho gayee ,
FOR SOME TIME, REASSURED WERE THE EMOTIONS.

Labb thar-tharaa rahe theh magar,
LIPS WERE QUIVERING BUT

Baat ho gayee,
WE’D A CHAT,

Kal raat zindagee se, mulaaqaat ho gayee,
LAST NIGHT I MET WITH LIFE. ....


Dekha usse toh daaman-e-, ruksaar namm bhee thaah,
AS I SAW HER, HER CHEEKS LOOKED MOIST TOO,

Wallaah uss ke dil ko kuchh, ehsaas-e-gham bhee thaah,
BY ALLAH, HER HEART WAS CONSCIOUS OF SORROWS TOO,

Theh uss ki, hasrato.n ke khazaane, lute huwe,
LOOTED WERE THE TREASURES OF HER DESIRES,

lab par ta.dap rahe theh fasaane, ghute huwe,
TOSSING ABOUT IN AGONY WERE THE MUTED TALES ON HER LIPS,

kaa.nte chubhe huwe theh, sisakti umang me.n,
THORNS HAD PRICKED THE GASPING ENTHUSIASM,

Doobi huwee theeh phir bhee, vafaao.n ke rang me.n,
EVEN THEN SHE WAS SUBMERGED IN THE HUE OF LOYALTY,

Damm bhar ko, khatm gardish-e-haalaat, ho gayee
FOR A MOMENT, THE ADVERSITY OF MY STATE HAD VANISHED.

Labb thar-thara rahe theh magar,
LIPS WERE QUIVERING BUT

Baat ho gayee
WE’D A CHAT.

Kal raat zindagee se mulaaqaat ho gayee
LAST NIGHT I MET WITH LIFE....


Ay mere rooh-e-ishq
O SPIRIT OF MY INTENSE LOVE,

meree, jaan-e-shaayree,
O SOUL OF MY POEMS,

Dil maanta nahee.n ke tuu, mujh se bichhad gayee,
THE HEART REFUSES TO BELIEVE THAT YOU'VE PARTED FROM ME,

Maayoosiyaa.n hai.n phir bhee, mere dil ko aas hai,
DEJECTIONS ARE THERE, EVEN THEN MY HEART HAS A HOPE,

Mehsoos ho raha hai ke, tuu mere paas hai,
I FEEL AS THOUGH YOU ARE NEAR ME,

Samjhaaoo.n, kis tarah se dil-e-, beqaraar ko
HOW SHOULD I COMFORT MY RESTLESS HEART?

Waapas kahaa.n se laaoo.n, mai.n guzree bahaar ko,
WHENCE SHOULD I BRING BACK THE SPRING THAT’S PAST,

Majboor, dil ke saath ba.di ghaath, ho gayee,
AWFUL TREACHERY BEFELL THE COERCED HEART.

Labb thar-thara rahe theh magar,
LIPS WERE QUIVERING BUT

Baat ho gayee ,
WE’D A CHAT,

Kal raat, zindagee se, mulaaqaat ho gayee.
LAST NIGHT I MET WITH LIFE.


NASIR.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet – Plato.