781. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Chhoo lene doh naazuk hoTon ko....

Movie: KAAJAL (1965)
Music: Ravi
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Apsara Cinema.


Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Chhoo lene doh....
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


chhoo lene doh naazuk hoTo.n ko,
LET THE DELICATE LIPS TOUCH IT,


kuchh aur nahee.n hai, jaam hai yeh,
‘TIS NOTHING ELSE BUT WINE,


chhoo lene doh naazuk hoTo.n ko,
LET THE DELICATE LIPS TOUCH IT,


kuchh aur nahee.n hai, jaam hai yeh,
‘TIS NOTHING ELSE BUT WINE,


qudrat ne jo hamko baKhshaa hai,
OF THE BOUNTY THAT THE NATURE HAS GIVEN US


voh sabse hasee.n, inaam hai yeh,
THAT MOST BEAUTIFUL REWARD IS THIS!


chhoo lene doh naazuk hoTo.n ko...
LET THE DELICATE LIPS TOUCH IT!


sharmaa ke naa yoo.n hee kho denaa,
SMITTEN WITH SHAME IN THIS MANNER, DON’T SQUANDER


rangeen jawaanee kee gha.Diyaa.n,
THE SPLENDOROUS MOMENTS OF YOUTH!


sharmaa ke naa yoo.n hee kho denaa,
SMITTEN WITH SHAME IN THIS MANNER, DON’T SQUANDER


rangeen jawaanee kee gha.Diyaa.n,
THE SPLENDOROUS MOMENTS OF YOUTH!


betaab Dha.Dakte seeno.n kaa,
OF THE BOSOMS’ RESTLESS THROBBINGS


armaan bharaa,  paiGhaam hai yeh,
A HOPEFUL MESSAGE IS THIS!


chhoo lene doh naazuk hoTo.n ko,
LET THE DELICATE LIPS TOUCH IT,


kuchh aur nahee.n hai, jaam hai yeh,
‘TIS NOTHING ELSE BUT WINE,


chhoo lene doh naazuk hoTo.n ko...
LET THE DELICATE LIPS TOUCH IT!


achcho.n ko buraa saabit karnaa,
PROVING THE GOOD AS EVIL


duniyaa kee puraanee aadat hai,
IS AN OLD HABIT OF THE PEOPLE,


achcho.n ko buraa saabit karnaa,
PROVING THE GOOD AS EVIL


duniyaa kee puraanee aadat hai,
IS AN OLD HABIT OF THE PEOPLE,


is mai ko mubaarak cheez samajh,
CONSIDER THIS WINE AS AN AUSPICIOUS THING,


maanaa ke bahot, badnaam hai yeh,
AGREED THOUGH, VERY INFAMOUS IS THIS!


chhoo lene doh naazuk hoTo.n ko,
LET THE DELICATE LIPS TOUCH IT,


kuchh aur nahee.n hai, jaam hai yeh,
‘TIS NOTHING ELSE BUT WINE,


qudrat ne jo hamko baKhshaa hai,
OF THE BOUNTY THAT THE NATURE HAS GIVEN US


voh sabse hasee.n, inaam hai yeh,
THAT MOST BEAUTIFUL REWARD IS THIS!


chhoo lene doh naazuk hoTo.n ko.
LET THE DELICATE LIPS TOUCH IT!


NASIR


"Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter,
Sermons and soda-water the day after." --- Lord Byron, Don Juan


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720. Philosophical Song of Rafi: Kuchh bhee nahin hai teraa mol...

Movie: MAYA BAZAAR (1958)

Music: Chitragupt
Lyrics: Indivar


(Rare) Philosophical/Didactic Song of Rafi: Kuchh bhee nahee.n hai teraa mol...
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Urdu-Hindi Lyrics:


apnee baaho.n par hai tujh ko, kyoo.n itnaa abhimaan...
WHY ARE YOU SO PROUD OF YOUR STRENGTH...


tere jaise, laakho.n dekhe, ba.de ba.de balwaan....
LAKHS OF STRONG-MEN LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN SEEN...


kuchh bhee nahee.n hai teraa mol,
YOUR VALUE IS NOTHING,


bolee naa ba.dee bol,
DON’T INDULGE IN TALL TALKS,


khilonaa tuu maaTee kaa,
YOU’RE AN EARTHEN TOY!


kuchh bhee nahee.n hai teraa mol,
YOUR VALUE IS NOTHING,


bolee naa ba.Dee bol,
DON’T INDULGE IN TALL TALKS,


khilonaa tuu maaTee kaa,
YOU’RE AN EARTHEN TOY!


kuchh bhee nahee.n hai teraa mol...
YOUR VALUE IS NOTHING...


garaj rahaa hai, baras rahaa hai,
YOU’RE THUNDERING; YOU’RE THREATENING!


zid tuune kis baat pe baa.dhee,
WHAT ARE YOU OBSTINATE ABOUT?


garaj rahaa hai, baras rahaa hai,
YOU’RE THUNDERING; YOU’RE THREATENING!


zid tuune kis baat pe baa.dhee,
WHAT ARE YOU OBSTINATE ABOUT?


kyoo.n hai paagal, moorakh baadal,
DON’T BE INSANE, O FOOLISH CLOUD!


tujh ko u.daa le jaayegee aa.ndhee,
THE GALE WILL CARRY YOU AWAY!


kyoo.n hai paagal, moorakh baadal,
DON’T BE INSANE, O FOOLISH CLOUD!


tujh ko u.daa le jaayegee aa.ndhee,
THE GALE WILL CARRY YOU AWAY!


ser ko milte sava ser,
A NAPOLEAN WILL MEET HIS WATERLOO,


lage naa yahaa.n der,
IT TAKES NO TIME,


khilonaa tuu maaTee kaa,
YOU’RE AN EARTHEN TOY!


kuchh bhee nahee.n hai teraa mol,
YOUR VALUE IS NOTHING,


bolee naa ba.Dee bol,
DON’T INDULGE IN TALL TALKS,


khilonaa tuu maaTee kaa,
YOU’RE AN EARTHEN TOY!


kuchh bhee nahee.n hai teraa mol...
YOUR VALUE IS NOTHING...


itnaa kyoo.n tuu, itraataa hai,
WHY DO YOU BRAG SO MUCH?


ha.nstee hai jab bhaagya kee rekhaa
WHEN THE FATE LINE MOCKS!


itnaa kyoo.n tuu, itraataa hai,
WHY DO YOU BRAG SO MUCH?


ha.nstee hai jab bhaagya kee rekhaa,
WHEN THE FATE LINE MOCKS!


tuu chhotaa saa, deepak hai re
HEY, YOU’RE JUST A LI’L LAMP,


tuune kabhee sooraj bhee dekhaa,
HAVE YOU EVEN SEEN A SUN?


tuu chhotaa saa, deepak hai re,
HEY, YOU’RE JUST A LI’L LAMP,


tuune kabhee sooraj bhee dekhaa,
HAVE YOU EVEN SEEN A SUN?


jhoothe nashe me.n hai tuu choor,
YOU’RE SODDEN WITH A FALSE INTOXICATION,


tootegaa yeh ghuroor,
SHATTERED WILL BE THE PRIDE!


khilonaa tuu maaTee kaa,
YOU’RE AN EARTHEN TOY!


kuchh bhee nahee.n hai teraa mol,
YOUR VALUE IS NOTHING,


bolee naa ba.Dee bol,
DON’T INDULGE IN TALL TALKS,


khilonaa tuu maaTee kaa,
YOU’RE AN EARTHEN TOY!


kuchh bhee nahee.n hai teraa mol...
YOUR VALUE IS NOTHING...


NASIR


Brief and powerless is man’s life; on him and all his race the slow, sure doom falls pitiless and dark.  Bertrand Russell, Mysticism and Logic, ‘A free Man’s Worship.’

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591. Rafi's Philosophical Song: Waqt se din aur raat...

Movie: WAQT (1965)

Music: Ravi
Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi.


Main Movie-Hall where first released in Mumbai: Naaz Cinema.

Philosophica/Didactic Song of Rafi: lThe best song of this movie since it could only be sung by the Legendary Rafi Sahaab:  Waqt se din aur raat....

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


kal jahaa.n bastee thee.n Khushiyaa.n,
IN THE PAST WHERE HAPPINESS HAD THRIVED,


aaj hai maatam wahaa.n,
THERE THE MOURNING RENDS THE AIR TODAY,


waqt laaya thaah bahaare.n,
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THE SPRING HAD BLOOMED,


waqt laaya hai khizaa.n,
NOW THE TIME HAS BROUGHT AUTUMN AND DECAY,


waqt se din aur raat,
THE NIGHT AND THE DAY EXIST BECAUSE OF TIME


waqt se kal aur aaj,
THE FUTURE AND THE PRESENT ADHERES TO TIME,


waqt kee har shay ghulaam,
ALL THINGS ARE SUBSERVIENT TO TIME,


waqt ka har shay par raaj,
LORDING OVER ALL THINGS, ‘TIS THE TIME,


waqt se din aur raat,
THE NIGHT AND THE DAY EXIST BECAUSE OF TIME


waqt se kal aur aaj,
THE FUTURE AND THE PRESENT ADHERES TO TIME,


waqt kee har shay ghulaam,
ALL THINGS ARE SUBSERVIENT TO TIME,


waqt ka har shay par raaj,
LORDING OVER ALL THINGS, ‘TIS THE TIME..


waqt kee gardish se hai,
WITH THE REVOLUTION OF TIME


Chaand taaron ka nizaam,
IS THE GOVERNANCE OF THE MOON AND THE STARS,


waqt kee gardish se hai,
WITH THE REVOLUTION OF TIME


Chaand taaron ka nizaam,
IS THE GOVERNANCE OF THE MOON AND THE STARS,


waqt kee Thokar me.n hai,
LYING WITHIN THE STRIKING FOOT OF TIME ARE


kyaa hukumat kyaa samaaj
EVEN THE SOVEREIGNTY, EVEN THE SOCIETY!


kyaa hukumt kyaa samaaj,
EVEN THE SOVEREIGNTY; EVEN THE SOCIETY.


waqt se din aur raat,
THE NIGHT AND THE DAY EXIST BECAUSE OF TIME


waqt se kal aur aaj,
THE FUTURE AND THE PRESENT ADHERES TO TIME,


waqt kee har shay ghulaam,
ALL THINGS ARE SUBSERVIENT TO TIME,


waqt ka har shay par raaj,
LORDING OVER ALL THINGS, ‘TIS THE TIME,


waqt ki paaband hai.n,
SUBJUGATED TO TIME ARE


aati jaati raunaqe.n,
THE EPHEMERAL SPLENDOURS,


waqt ki paaband hai.n,
SUBJUGATED TO TIME ARE


aati jaati raunaqe.n,
THE EPHEMERAL SPLENDOURS,


waqt hai phoolon ki sej,
TIME IS A BED OF FLOWERS,


waqt hai kaa.nTo ka taaj,
TIME IS A CROWN OF THORNS,


waqt hai kaa.nTo ka taaj,
TIME IS A CROWN OF THORNS,


waqt se din aur raat,
THE NIGHT AND THE DAY EXIST BECAUSE OF TIME


waqt se kal aur aaj,
THE FUTURE AND THE PRESENT ADHERES TO TIME,


waqt kee har shay ghulaam,
ALL THINGS ARE SUBSERVIENT TO TIME,


waqt ka har shay par raaj,
LORDING OVER ALL THINGS, ‘TIS THE TIME,


aadmi ko chaahiye,
MAN MUST MAKE IT A POINT

waqt se Dar kar rahe,
TO REMAIN AFRAID OF TIME,


aadmi ko chaahiye,
MAN MUST MAKE IT A POINT


waqt se Dar kar rahe,
TO REMAIN AFRAID OF TIME,


kaun jaane kis gha.dee,
WHO KNOWS AT WHAT MOMENT


waqt ka badle mizaaj,
TIME WILL CHANGE ITS TEMPERAMENT,


waqt ka badle mizaaj,
TIME WILL CHANGE ITS TEMPERAMENT.


waqt se din aur raat,
THE NIGHT AND THE DAY EXIST BECAUSE OF TIME


waqt se kal aur aaj,
THE FUTURE AND THE PRESENT ADHERES TO TIME,


waqt kee har shay ghulaam,
ALL THINGS ARE SUBSERVIENT TO TIME,


waqt ka har shay par raaj,
LORDING OVER ALL THINGS, ‘TIS THE TIME,


NASIR.
It is authentically reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah (ra ) that the Prophet (sallal laahu ‘alaihi wassallam) said: "Allah (swt ), Most Blessed, Most High, says: "The son of Adam wrongs Me: He curses time, though I am time: In My Hands are all things and I cause the night to follow the day." 2 In another narration, He (sallal laahu ‘alaihi wassallam ) says: "Do not curse time, for verily, time is Allah (swt)."

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587. Rafi's Philosophical Song: Dukh sukh ki har ik maala....

Movie: Kudrat  (1981) Music: R.D. Burman
Lyrics: Qateel Shifai


One of the last of Didactic/Philosophical songs of Rafi: Dukh Sukh Kee Har Ik Maala....
Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original Hindi-Urdu Lyrics:


dukh sukh kee har ik maala,
EACH AND EVERY GARLAND OF SORROW AND JOY


qudrat hee pirotee hai,
THE NATURE IT IS THAT STRINGS,


dukh sukh kee har ik maala,
EACH AND EVERY GARLAND OF SORROW AND JOY


qudrat hee pirotee hai,
THE NATURE IT IS THAT STRINGS,


haatho.n kee lakeero.n me.n,
IN THE LINES OF THE PALMS


yeh, jaagtee sotee hai,
IT AWAKENS AND SLUMBERS.


dukh sukh kee har ik, maala,
EACH AND EVERY GARLAND OF SORROW AND JOY


qudrat hee pirotee hai...
THE NATURE IT IS THAT STRINGS...


yaado.n kee shamaa yeh bane,
IT TRANSFORMS INTO THE LAMP OF MEMORY,


bhoole nazaaro.n me.n kabhee,
SOMETIMES, INTO THE FORGOTTEN SIGHTS,


aanewaale, kal pe ha.nse,
GRINNING AT THE MORROW TO COME


khiltee bahaaro.n me.n kabhee,
SOMETIMES INTO THE BLOOMING SPRING,


ik, haath me.n andhiyaaraa,
DARKNESS IN ONE HAND,


ik, haath me.n jyotee hai,
IN ONE HAND IS THE LIGHT!


dukh, sukh kee har ik maala,
EACH AND EVERY GARLAND OF SORROW AND JOY,


qudrat hee pirotee hai....
THE NATURE IT IS THAT STRINGS...


aaho.n ke janaaze dil me.n,
FUNERALS OF SIGHS IN THE HEART,


aankho.n me.n chitaaye.n gham kee,
IN THE EYES THE BURNING PYRES OF SORROW,


u.D gayee aas dil se,
HOPE HAS FLOWN AWAY FROM THE HEART,


chalee voh hawaaye.n gham kee,
SUCH GALES OF SORROW BLEW


toofaan ke seene me.n,
IN THE AGITATING HEART


yeh, chayn se sotee hai,
PEACEFULLY IT SLEEPS.


dukh, sukh kee har ik maala,
EACH AND EVERY GARLAND OF SORROW AND JOY


qudrat hee pirotee hai...
THE NATURE IT IS THAT STRINGS...


Khud ko chhupaane waalo.n kaa,
AS FOR THOSE WHO HIDE THEMSELVES


pal pal peechhaa yeh kare,
IT PURSUES AT EVERY MOMENT,


sazaa detee hai, aisee,
SUCH IS THE PUNISHMENT IT METES THAT


tann mann chhalni kare,
IT RIDDLES THE BODY AND THE MIND WITH HOLES,


phir dil kaa, har ek ghaa.nv,
THEN EACH AND EVERY WOUND OF THE HEART


ashko.n se, yeh dhotee hai,
IT WASHES WITH THE TEARS.


dukh sukh kee har ik, maala
EACH AND EVERY GARLAND OF SORROW AND JOY


qudrat hee pirotee hai,
THE NATURE IT IS THAT STRINGS,


haatho.n kee lakeero.n me.n,
IN THE LINES OF THE PALMS


yeh, jaagtee sotee hai,
IT AWAKENS AND SLUMBERS.


dukh, sukh kee har ik maala,
EACH AND EVERY GARLAND OF SORROW AND JOY


qudrat hee pirotee hai.
THE NATURE IT IS THAT STRINGS.


NASIR

"... joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . remember that the other is asleep upon your bed." — Gibran Khalil Gibran



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578. Rafi's Philosophical Song: Ajab hai dastaan teri ay zindagi...

Movie: SHARARAT (1959).

Music:  Shankar-Jaikishen
Lyrics:  Shailendra.
Main Movie-Hall where first released in Bombay: Lamington Cinema.


When the heartless world views innocent relationships with suspicion the result can only be torturous for the innocents. Rafi Sahaab conveying the emotions in his spell-binding voice that would render the heart in twain: Ajab Hai Daastaa.n Teri Aye Zindagi....Here, Rafi Sahaab’s playback for the renowned actor-singer, Kishore Kumar, looks and sounds so natural and becoming.


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


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee,
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE,


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee,
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE,


kabhee ha.nsaa diyaa rulaa diyaa kabhee,
YOU MAKES US LAUGH SOMETIMES; AND AT TIMES, WEEP,


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee,
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE,


kabhee ha.nsaa diyaa rulaa diyaa kabhee,
YOU MAKES US LAUGH SOMETIMES; AND AT TIMES, WEEP,


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee....
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE.....


kalee khilne naa paayee theeh ke shaaKh hee uja.D gayee
HARDLY THE BUD HAD BLOSSOMED WHEN THE BOUGH WAS LAID WASTE,


abhee zaraa se theh ke hamse pyaaree maa bichha.D gayee,
EVEN AS WE WERE LITTLE WE LOST OUR DEAR MOTHER


o aasmaa.n bataa,
O HEAVEN TELL US,


o aasmaa.n bataa kiyaa hamne thaah kyaa,
O HEAVEN TELL US WHAT WE’D DONE


jo milee yeh sazaa,
THAT WE GOT THIS PUNISHMENT,


jo milee yeh sazaa,
THAT WE GOT THIS PUNISHMENT,


la.Dakpan me.n hee yeh duniyaa luTee,
IN CHILDHOOD ITSELF THIS WORLD GOT LOOTED.


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE,


kabhee ha.nsaa diyaa rulaa diyaa kabhee,
YOU MAKES US LAUGH SOMETIMES; AND AT TIMES, WEEP,


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee..
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE....


tum aayee.n maa kee maamtaa liye toh muskuraaye hamm,
AS YOU CAME WITH MOTHERLY LOVE, WE SMILED,


ke jaise phirse apne bachpan me.n lauT aaye hamm,
AS IF BACK TO OUR CHILDHOOD WE’D RETURNED,


tumhaare pyaar ke,
YOUR LOVE’S .....,


tumhaare pyaar ke isee aa.nchal talay,
UNDER THIS SHELTER OF YOUR LOVE


phir se deepak jale,
THE LAMPS LIGHTED AGAIN!


phir se deepak jale,
THE LAMPS LIGHTED AGAIN!


Dhala andheraa jagee raushanee,
THE DARKNESS DECLINED; THE BRIGHTNESS DAWNED!


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE,


kabhee ha.nsaa diyaa rulaa diyaa kabhee,
YOU MAKES US LAUGH SOMETIMES; AND AT TIMES, WEEP,


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee..
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE....


magar ba. Daa hee sangdil hai yeh maalik teraa jahaa.n,
BUT VERY STONE-HEARTED IS THIS WORLD OF YOURS O LORD,


yahaa.n maa-beTo.n pe bhee log uThaate hai.n ungliyaa.n,
HERE PEOPLE VIEW EVEN MOTHERS AND SONS WITH SUSPICION,


kalee yeh pyaar kee....,
THIS LOVE BUD...


kalee yeh pyaar kee, jhulas ke reh gayee,
THIS LOVE BUD GOT SCORCHED,


har taraf aag theeh,
ALL AROUND WAS THE FIRE,


har taraf aag theeh,
ALL AROUND WAS THE FIRE,


ha.nsaane aayee theeh rulaakar chalee,
SHE’D COME TO CHEER US UP; SHE WENT AWAY MAKING US WEEP,


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee,
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE,


kabhee ha.nsaa diyaa rulaa diyaa kabhee
YOU MAKES US LAUGH SOMETIMES; AND AT TIMES, WEEP,


ajab hai daastaa.n teree aye zindagee.
STRANGE IS THY TALE O LIFE.


NASIR.


When you're a mother and you have a son, you hide your feminine side. It's the fear of incest, Oedipus. Jeanne Moreau


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266. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Yeh Dunya, Yeh Mehfil...

Movie: HEER RANJHA (1970)
Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi
Music: Madan Mohan

Main Theatrical Release in Bombay: Apsara Cinema

One of the Greatest Songs of Rafi Sahaab: Yeh Dunya, Yeh Mehfil....

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:

yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME.


kis ko sunaaoo.n haal dil-e-beqaraar kaa,
TO WHOM SHOULD I RELATE THE STATE OF THE RESTLESS HEART?

bujhtaa huwaa charaagh hoo.n apne mazaar kaa,
A FLICKERING LAMP AM I OF MY OWN TOMB,

ay kaash bhool jaaoo.n, magar bhooltaa nahee.n,
O THAT I COULD FORGET, BUT AM UNABLE TO FORGET

kis dhoom se uThaa thaa, janaazaa, bahaar kaa
THE FANFARE WITH WHICH THE SPRING’S BIER WAS BORNE!


yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME...


apnaa pataa mile na khabar yaar kee mile,
NOT FINDING ONE'S OWN ADDRESS, NOR GETTING THE TIDINGS OF BELOVED:

dushman ko bhee naa aysee sazaa pyaar kee mile,
SUCH PUNISHMENT FOR LOVE – LET NOT EVEN AN ENEMY RECEIVE!

unn ko khudaa mile, hai khudaa kee jinhe talaash,
LET THEM FIND GOD, THOSE WHO SEEK GOD,

mujh ko bas ik jhalak mere, dildaar kee mile
A GLIMPSE OF MY SWEETHEART IS ALL THAT I SEEK.


yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME...


sahraa me.n aake bhee, mujh ko Thikaanaa na milaa,
EVEN AFTER COMING TO THE WILDERNESS, I FOUND NO ABODE,

gham ko bhoolaane kaa, koyee bahaanaa na milaa,
FOR FORGETTING THE SORROW, I FOUND NO PRETEXT,

dil tarse jis me.n pyaar ko, kyaa samjhoo.n uss sa.nsaar ko,
THAT WORLD IN WHICH THE HEART LONGS FOR LOVE - WHAT SHOULD I THINK OF IT?

ik jeetee baazee haar ke mai.n Dhoo.nDhoo.n, bichha.de yaar ko,
AFTER LOSING A WINNING STAKE, I’M LOOKING FOR THE SEPARATED MATE.


yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME....

O~~~~~~O~~~~~~O~~~~~

duur nigaaho.n se, aa.nsuu bahaataa hai koyee,
FAR AWAY FROM THE SIGHT, SOMEONE SHEDS THE TEARS,

kaise na jaaoo.n mai.n, mujh ko bulaataa hai koyee,
HOW SHOULD I NOT GO! SOMEONE BECKONS ME!

yaa TooTe dil ko jo.d doh, yaa saare ba.ndhan to.d doh,
EITHER MEND THE BROKEN HEART, OR BREAK AWAY ALL THE BONDAGE,

ay parbat rastaa de mujhe ay kaa.NTo.n, daaman chho.d doh,
O HILL GIVE ME THE WAY, O PRICKLES SPARE THE GARMENT’S SKIRT.


yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME...

yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

yeh dunyaa, yeh mehfil,
THIS WORLD, THIS GATHERING

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME,

mere kaam kee nahee.n,
IS OF NO USE TO ME.

NASIR

You cannot wean away an addict from the drug. It is not possible for me to walk away from Ranjha. If it is our destiny to be together then who, other than God, can change it?” And then she adds rather philosophically: “True love is like a mark that a hot iron burns on to the skin or like a spot on a mango fruit. They never go away.” - Heer of Waris Shah

224. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Kis Tarah Jeete Hain Yeh Log...

Movie: NAI ROSHNI (1967)
Music: Ravi
Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan
Main Theatrical release in Bombay: Super Cinema.


Rafi Sahaab’s popular song on grappling with life: Kis Taraah Jeete Hain....

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:


Kis taraah jeete hai.n, yeh log, bataa doh yaaro.n,
TELL US HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SUBSIST, O FRIENDS,

Kis taraah jeete hai.n, yeh log, bataa doh yaaro.n,
TELL US HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SUBSIST, O FRIENDS,

Hamm ko bhee jeene ka andaaz, sikha doh yaaro.n,
SO TEACH US TOO THE ART OF LIVING, O FRIENDS,

Kis taraah jeete hai.n, yeh log, bataa doh yaaro.n,
TELL US HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SUBSIST, O FRIENDS...


Pyaar lete hai.n, kahaa.n se yeh, zaamaane waale,
WHERE DO THESE WORLDLY PEOPLE GET LOVE FROM?

Pyaar lete hai.n, kahaa.n se yeh, zaamaane waale,
WHERE DO THESE WORLDLY PEOPLE GET LOVE FROM?

Un gali koocho.n ka, rastaa toh, dikhaa doh yaaro.n,
SO SHOW US THE WAY TO THOSE LANES AND ALLEYS , O FRIENDS,

Un gali koocho.n ka, rastaa toh, dikhaa doh yaaro.n,
SO SHOW US THE WAY TO THOSE LANES AND ALLEYS , O FRIENDS,

Hamm ko bhee jeene ka, andaaz, sikha doh yaaro.n,
SO TEACH US TOO THE ART OF LIVING, O FRIENDS,

Kis taraah jeete hai.n, yeh log, bataa doh yaaro.n,
TELL US HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SUBSIST, O FRIENDS...


Dard ke naam se, waaqif na, jahaa.n ho koee,
WHERE NO ONE KNOWS THE MEANING OF “PAIN,”

Dard ke naam se, waaqif na, jahaa.n ho koee,
WHERE NO ONE KNOWS THE MEANING OF “PAIN,”

Aisee mehfil me.n, hame.n bhee toh, bithaa doh yaaro.n,
SO MAKE US ALSO SIT IN SUCH A PARTY, O FRIENDS,

Aisee mehfil me.n, hame.n bhee toh, bithaa doh yaaro.n,
SO MAKE US ALSO SIT IN SUCH A PARTY, O FRIENDS,

Hamm ko bhee jeene ka, andaaz, sikhaa doh yaaro.n,
SO TEACH US TOO THE ART OF LIVING, O FRIENDS,

Kis taraah jeete hai.n, yeh log, bataa doh yaaro.n...
TELL US HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SUBSIST, O FRIENDS...


Saath denaa hai toh, khud peene ki, aadat daalo,
IF YOU WANNA GIVE COMPANY, CULTIVATE A DRINKING HABIT YOURSELF,

Saath denaa hai toh, khud peene ki, aadat daalo,
IF YOU WANNA GIVE COMPANY, CULTIVATE A DRINKING HABIT YOURSELF,

Warnaa maikhaana ka, dar hamm se, chhu.da doh yaaro.n,
OTHERWISE, MAKE US QUIT THE TAVERN’S DOOR , O FRIENDS,

Kis taraah jeete hai.n yeh log.
HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SUBSIST....

NASIR.

“We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away” – Walker Percy

154. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Yaad Na Jaaye...

Movie: DIL EK MANDIR (1963)
Music: Shankar-Jaikishen
Lyrics: Shailendra


One of the ever-popular numbers of Rafi Sahaab: Yaad Na Jaaye...

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:




yaad na jaaye
MEMORY WON’T GO AWAY

beete dino.n ki
OF THE DAYS GONE-BY,

jaake na aaye jo din,
THOSE DAYS, THAT PASS AWAY NEVER TO RETURN,

Dil kyoo.n bulaae unhe.n,
WHY DOES THE HEART EVOKE THEM?

dil kyoo.n bulaae,
WHY DOES THE HEART EVOKE...

yaad na jaaye,
MEMORY WON’T GO AWAY...

beete dino.n ki
OF THE DAYS GONE-BY,

jaake na aaye jo din,
THOSE DAYS, THAT PASS AWAY NEVER TO RETURN,

Dil kyoo.n bulaae unhe.n,
WHY DOES THE HEART EVOKE THEM?

dil kyoo.n bulaae,
WHY DOES THE HEART EVOKE...


din jo pakheroo hote
IF ONLY THE DAYS WERE WINGED BIRDS,

pinjre me.n mai.n rakh letaa
IN A CAGE I WOULD PUT THEM,

din jo pakheroo hote,
IF ONLY THE DAYS WERE WINGED BIRDS,

pinjre me.n mai.n rakh letaa
IN A CAGE I WOULD PUT THEM,


paaltaa un ko jatan se,
REARING THEM WITH DILIGENCE,

paaltaa un ko jatan se,
REARING THEM WITH DILIGENCE,

motee ke daane detaa,
FEEDING THEM WITH PEARLY GRAINS,

seene se rehtaa lagaaye,
KEEPING THEM CLOSE TO THE BOSOM.


yaad na jaaye,
MEMORY WON’T GO AWAY...

beete dino.n ki
OF THE DAYS GONE-BY,

jaake na aaye jo din,
THOSE DAYS, THAT PASS AWAY NEVER TO RETURN,

Dil kyoo.n bulaae unhe.n,
WHY DOES THE HEART EVOKE THEM?

dil kyoo.n bulaae,
WHY DOES THE HEART EVOKE...


tasveer un ki chhupaake,
PICTURE OF HERS I MAY HIDE,

rakh doo.n jahaa.n jee chaahe,
KEEPING IT WHEREVER I PLEASE,

tasveer un ki chhupaake,
PICTURE OF HERS I MAY HIDE,

rakh doo.n jahaa.n jee chaahe,
KEEPING IT WHEREVER I PLEASE,

mann me.n basee yeh moorat
THIS IMAGE, DWELLING IN THE MIND...

mann me.n basee yeh moorat,
THIS IMAGE, DWELLING IN THE MIND,

lekin miTe na miTaaye
HOWEVER WON’T EFFACE WITH EFFACING,

kehne ko hai.n voh paraaye,
THOUGH, TO SPEAK, SHE BELONGS TO ANOTHER.


yaad na jaaye,
MEMORY WON’T GO AWAY...

beete dino.n ki
OF THE DAYS GONE-BY,

jaake na aaye jo din,
THOSE DAYS, THAT PASS AWAY NEVER TO RETURN,

Dil kyoo.n bulaae unhe.n,
WHY DOES THE HEART EVOKE THEM?

dil kyoo.n bulaae,
WHY DOES THE HEART EVOKE...

yaad na jaaye,
MEMORY WON’T GO AWAY...

beete dino.n ki
OF THE DAYS GONE-BY.

NASIR

Some people come into our lives
and leave footprints on our hearts
and we are never ever the same.
Flavia Weedn