439. Rafi's Romantic Song: Jin Raaton Mein Neend Udd Jaati Hai...

Movie: RAAT KI RANI (1949)
Lyrics: Aarzoo Lakhnavi
Music: Hansraj Behl


Rafi Sahaab’s song that was a nation-wide hit: Jin Raato.n me.n Neend U.dd Jaatee Hai...

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



AAA~~~

jin raato.n me.n neend u.dd jaatee hai,
DURING THOSE NIGHTS WHEN SLEEP VANISHES,

kyaa qahar kee raate.n, hotee hai.n,
WHAT TERRIBLE NIGHTS ARE THEY!

darwaazo.n se Takra jaate hai.n,
WE DASH AGAINST THE DOORS,

deewaaro.n se baate.n, hotee hai.n,
WE TALK TO THE WALLS,

jin raato.n me.n neend u.dd jaatee hai,
DURING THOSE NIGHTS WHEN SLEEP VANISHES,

kyaa qahar kee, raate.n hotee hai.n,
WHAT TERRIBLE NIGHTS ARE THEY!

darwaazo.n se Takra, jaate hai.n,
WE DASH AGAINST THE DOORS,

deewaro.n se..
TO THE WALLS...

deewaaro.n se baate.n hotee hai.n,
WE TALK TO THE WALLS,

jin raato.n me.n neend...
DURING THOSE NIGHTS...


ghir ghir ke jo baadal aate hai.n
THE OVERCAST CLOUDS THAT COME,

aur be- barse ghul jaate hai.n
AND MELT WITHOUT RAINING,

aashaao.n kee...
OF HOPES...

aashaao.n kee jhooThee, dunyaa me.n,
IN THE SHAM WORLD OF HOPES

sookhee barsaate.n hotee hai.n,
THE RAINFALLS ARE DRY!

jin raato.n me.n neend...
DURING THOSE NIGHTS, SLEEP...


(arz kiyaa hai)
(It’s stated:)

jab voh nahee.n hote pehloo me.n,
WHEN SHE’S NOT BY OUR SIDE

aur lambee raate.n hotee hai.n,
AND THE NIGHTS BECOME LONGER,

yaad aake...
AFTER COMING, THE REMEMBRANCE...


yaad aake sataatee, rehtee hai ,
AFTER COMING, THE REMEMBRANCE KEEPS ON PESTERING,

aur dil se...
AND WITH THE HEART...

aur dil se baate.n hotee hai.n
AND WITH THE HEART, KEEPS ON CONVERSING,

jin raato.n me.n...
DURING THOSE NIGHTS...

(ghaur farmayya)
(please pay attention:)

ha.nsne me.n jo aa.nsoo aate hai.n,
THE TEARS THAT WELL UP WHILE LAUGHING

doh tasveere.n dikhlaate hai.n,
PRESENT TWO PICTURES:

har roz...
EVERY DAY...

har roz janaaze, uThte hai.n,
EVERYDAY THERE’RE FUNERALS

har roz baaraate.n hotee hai.n,
EVERYDAY THERE'RE WEDDING PROCESSIONS,

jin raato.n me.n....
DURING THOSE NIGHTS...

(maqta arz hai)
(The last couplet of ‘takhallus Arzoo’ is presented:)

himmat kis kee hai jo pooch sake
WHO’S HAS THE GUTS TO ASK

yeh, aarzoo-e-saudaaee se,
THIS OF THE CRAZY “DESIRE”,

kyoo.n saahib...
WHY O MASTER...

kyoo.n saahib aakhir, akele me.n,
WHY O MASTER, AFTER ALL IN SOLITUDE

yeh kis se...
WITH WHOM...

yeh kis se baate.n hotee hai.n
WITH WHOM DO YOU CONVERSE?

jin raato.n me.n neend u.dd jaatee hai,
DURING THOSE NIGHTS WHEN SLEEP VANISHES,

kya qahar kee raate.n hotee hai.n,
WHAT TERRIBLE NIGHTS ARE THEY!

darwaazo.n se Takra, jaate hain,
WE DASH AGAINST THE DOORS,

deewaaro.n se baate.n hotee hai.n,
WE TALK TO THE WALLS,

jin raato.n me.n neend...
DURING THOSE NIGHTS...

NASIR.

Naa neend naina naa ang chaynaa,
Naa aap aave.n naa bheje.n patiyaa.n,
Sleepless eyes, restless body,
neither comes she, nor any message.
Amir Khusroe

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408. Rafi's Romantic Song: O Jaanewaale Chaand...

Movie: Bazaar (1949)
Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi
Music: Shyam Sunder

Rafi vintage: O~~~ Jaane Waale Chaand...

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



o~~~ jaane waale chaand, zaraa muskuraa ke jaa,
O DEPARTING MOON, AT LEAST GO SMILING,

zaraa muskuraa..
AT LEAST SMILE...

zaraa muskuraa ke jaa,
AT LEAST GO SMILING,

zaalim zaraa nazar se nazar toh milaa ke jaa,
O OPPRESSOR AT LEAST LOOK AT ME IN THE EYE AND GO,

o~~~ jaane waale chaand, zaraa muskuraa ke jaa...
O DEPARTING MOON, AT LEAST GO SMILING,

aayaa thaah...
HAD COME...

aayaa thaah, koyee mast jawaanee liye huwe
SOMEONE HAD COME WITH AN INTOXICATING YOUTH,

aayaa thaah,
HAD COME...

aayaa thaah, koyee mast jawaanee liye huwe,
SOMEONE HAD COME WITH AN INTOXICATING YOUTH,

raftaar me.n nadee kee, rawaanee liye huwe,
WITH THE FLOW OF RIVER IN HER GAIT,

aankho.n me.n shokhiyo.n kee, kahaaniyaa.n liye huwe,
WITH THE STORIES OF PLAYFULNESS IN THE EYES,

kehdo usse ke ek jhalak toh dikhaa ke jaa,
IN ANY CASE TELL HER TO SHOW A GLIMPSE AND GO,

o~~~ jaane waale chaand, zaraa muskuraa ke jaa,
O DEPARTING MOON, AT LEAST GO SMILING,

o zaraa muskuraa..
O AT LEAST SMILE...

zaraa muskuraa ke jaa...
AT LEAST GO SMILING,


daulat hai jinke paas, voh kitne hai.n khush naseeb,
THEY WHO HAVE WEALTH, HOW FORTUNATE THEY ARE!

hamm duur duur, aapse, voh aap ke qareeb,
FAR AWAY WE’RE FROM YOU; THEY’RE CLOSE TO YOU,

maanaa ke hamm, ghareeb hai.n, dil toh nahee.n ghareeb,
AGREED THAT WE’RE INDIGENT, THOUGH THE HEART IS NOT,

daulat toh aazmaayee hai dil aazmaa ke jaa,
THE WEALTH HAS BEEN TRIED, TRY THE HEART AND GO,

o~~~ jaane waale chaand, zaraa muskuraa ke jaa,
O DEPARTING MOON, AT LEAST GO SMILING,

o zaraa muskuraa..
O AT LEAST SMILE...

zaraa muskuraa ke jaa,
AT LEAST GO SMILING,


bhagwaan tujh ko pyaar sikhaaye meree tareh,
MAY GOD TEACH YOU HOW TO LOVE LIKE ME,

bhagwaan...
GOD!

bhagwaan tujh ko pyaar sikhaaye meree tareh,
MAY GOD TEACH YOU HOW TO LOVE LIKE ME,

dil me.n tere bhee aag lagaaye meree tareh,
MAY HE ROUSE THE PASSION IN YOUR HEART, AS IN MINE,

raato.n ko tujh ko, neend naa aaye, meree tareh,
MAY YOU BE UNABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT LIKE ME,

yaa dard liye jaa yaa meraa gham miTaa ke jaa,
EITHER TAKE AWAY THE ACHE OR DESTROY THE SORROW AND GO

o~~~ jaane waale chaand, zaraa muskuraa ke jaa,
O DEPARTING MOON, AT LEAST GO SMILING,

o zaraa muskuraa..
O AT LEAST SMILE...

zaraa muskuraa ke jaa.
AT LEAST GO SMILING.

NASIR.

Loose now and then a scattered smile, and that I will live upon.
- William Shakespeare

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352. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Iss Dil Se Teree Yaad Bhulaayee Naheen Jaatee...

Movie: KANEEZ (1949)
Music: Ghulam Haider/Hansraj Behl
(O.P. Nayyar’s debut - background score)
Lyrics: Hasrat Laknawi, Harishchandra Akhtar,
Sharsar Sailani, Shatir Ghaznavi.


Rafi Sahaab’s notable number that still rouses positive curiousity: Iss Dil Se Teree Yaad Bhulaayee Naheen Jaatee..

Roman Transliteration/English Traslation of the original Urdu/Hindi lyrics:


Iss dil se teree yaad bhulaayee, nahee.n jaatee,
CAN'T DISMISS YOUR MEMORY FROM THE MIND,

Iss dil se teree yaad bhulaayee, nahee.n jaatee,
CAN'T DISMISS YOUR MEMORY FROM THE MIND,

Yeh pyaar kee, daulat hai~~~
‘TIS THE TREASURE OF LOVE....

Yeh pyaar kee, daultat hai looTaayee nahee.n jaatee,
CAN'T SQUANDER THIS TREASURE OF LOVE,

Iss dil se teree yaad bhulaayee, nahee.n jaatee.
CAN'T DISMISS YOUR MEMORY FROM THE MIND...


Mar mar ke banaayee hai jo tasveer-e-mohabbat,
THE PICTURE OF LOVE THAT WE CREATED WITH GREAT LABOUR,

Mar mar ke banaayee hai jo, tasveer-e-mohabbat,
THE PICTURE OF LOVE THAT WE CREATED WITH GREAT LABOUR,

Ab apne hee haatho.n se miTaayee nahee.n jaatee,
CAN'T DESTROY IT NOW WITH MY OWN HANDS,

Iss dil se teree yaad bhulaayee, nahee.n jaatee...
CAN'T DISMISS YOUR MEMORY FROM THE MIND,


Le jaaye.n zamaane me.n kahaa.n, dil kee lagee ko
WHERE IN THE WORLD SHOULD WE CARRY THIS LOVE’S LONGING?

Le jaaye.n, zamaane me.n kahaa.n, dil kee lagee ko,
WHERE IN THE WORLD SHOULD WE CARRY THIS LOVE’S LONGING?

Ashqo.n se toh yeh aag bujhaayee nahee.n jaati,
CAN'T DOUSE THIS FIRE WITH JUST THE TEARS,

Iss dil se teree yaad bhulaayee, nahee.n jaatee...
CAN'T DISMISS YOUR MEMORY FROM THE MIND...


Kis dil se yeh kehte ho tumeh, dil se bhulaa doo.n
WITH WHAT MIND YOU ASK ME TO DISMISS YOU FROM THE HEART?

Tumeh, dil se bhulaa doo.n,
DISMISS YOU FROM THE HEART....

Har roz toh yeh dunyaa basayee nahee.n jaatee,
CAN'T SETTLE DOWN EVERY DAY IN LIFE!

Iss dil se teree yaad bhulaayee, nahee.n jaatee,
CAN'T DISMISS YOUR MEMORY FROM THE MIND,

Yeh pyaar kee daulat hai~~~
‘TIS THE TREASURE OF LOVE....

Yeh pyaar kee, daulat hai luTaayee nahee.n jaatee,
CAN'T SQUANDER THE TREASURE OF LOVE,

Iss dil se teree yaad bhulaayee, nahee.n jaatee.
CAN'T DISMISS YOUR MEMORY FROM THE MIND.

NASIR

'Cause I can't forget you
Can't break free
I've only got myself to blame
Nothing feels the same
Without you
Can't you see?
We can find tomorrow
What we lost yesterday
What we lost yesterday
But I can't forget you
Can't forget you
(From “Can’t Forget You” by Gloria Estefen)

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347. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Tere Kooche Mein Armaanon Ki....

Movie: DILLAGI (1949)
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Music: Naushad

Rafi Sahaab’s memorable number: Tere Kooche Mein Armaano.n Kee...

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



Tere kooche me.n armaano.n, kee dunyaa, leke aaya hoon,
WITH A WORLD OF DESIRE, TO YOUR LANE I’VE COME,

Tujhee par jaan dene kee, tamannaa, leke aayaa hoon.
WITH A WISH TO LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU, I’VE COME,


Milaa thaah, dil se jab dil yaad kar O, bhoolne, waale
O FORGETTER! REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN OUR HEARTS HAD MET,

Arre O, bhoolne waale,
O FORGETTER!

Milaa thaah, dil se jab dil, yaad kar O, bhoolne, waale
O FORGETTER! REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN OUR HEARTS HAD MET,

Arre O, bhoolne waale,
O FORGETTER!

Usee beete zamaane kaa, sahaaraa, leke aaya hoon,
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE VERY ERA, I’VE COME,

Tujhee par jaan dene kee, tamannaa, leke aayaa hoon.
WITH A WISH TO LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU, I’VE COME...


Jigar me.n, dard dil me.n Tees aur aa.n,kho.n me.n doh, aa.nsoo.n
TROUBLED SOUL, AFFLICTED HEART, AND A COUPLE OF TEARS IN THE EYES,

Arre aa.n,kho.n me.n doh aa.nsoo.n,
OH! A COUPLE OF TEARS IN THE EYES...

Jigar me.n, dard dil me.n, Tees aur aa.n,kho.n me.n doh, aa.soo.n
TROUBLED SOUL, AFFLICTED HEART, AND A COUPLE OF TEARS IN THE EYES,

Arre aa.n,kho.n me.n doh aa.soo.n
OH! A COUPLE OF TEARS IN THE EYES,

Zaraa tuu dekh le aakar, mai.n kyaa kyaa, leke aayaa hoo.n,
COME OVER AND SEE AT LEAST ALL THAT WITH WHICH I’VE COME,

Tujhee par, jaan dene kee, tamannaa, leke aayaa hoo.n.
WITH A WISH TO LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU, I’VE COME,


Woh afsaanaa mohabbat kaa kabhee jo, tuune chhe,da thaah
THAT ROMANCE OF LOVE WHICH YOU HAD SOMETIME INITIATED,

Kabhee jo, tuune chhe.daa thaah,
WHICH YOU HAD SOMETIME INITIATED,

Woh afsaa,naa mohabbat, kaa kabhee jo, tuune chheda thaah
THAT ROMANCE OF LOVE WHICH YOU HAD SOMETIME INITIATED,

Kabhee jo, tuune chhe.daa thaah,
WHICH YOU HAD SOMETIME INITIATED,

Wohee afsaanaa honto.n par, adhooraa, leke aayaa hoo.n,
WITH THE SAME UNFINISHED ROMANCE ON MY LIPS, I’VE COME,

Tere kooche me.n armaano.n, kee dunyaa, leke aayaa hoo.n.
WITH A WORLD OF DESIRE, TO YOUR LANE I’VE COME.

NASIR

To meet, to know, to love—and then to part,
Is the sad tale of many a heart.
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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345. Translation of Sad Songs of Rafi: Iss Dunyaa Mein Ay Dilwaalo.n....

Movie: DILLAGI (1949)
Lyrics:Shakeel Badayuni
Music: Naushad

Rafi Sahaab’s Gem: Iss Dunyaa me.n Ay Dil Waalo.n....

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



Iss dunyaa me.n ay dil waalo.n, dil ka lagaanaa khel nahee.n,
O LOVERS! IN THIS WORLD, TO LOVE ISN’T EASY,

Ulfat karna khel hai lekin, kar ke nibaahnaa khel nahee.n..
‘TIS EASY TO FALL IN LOVE; ITS COMMITMENT ISN’T EASY,


Jab se huwe hai.n duur voh hamse,
EVER SINCE SHE’S PARTED FROM ME,

Jab se huwe hai.n duur voh hamse,
EVER SINCE SHE’S PARTED FROM ME,

DhoonDh rahee hai un ko nazar,
MY SIGHT IS LOOKING FOR HER,

dhoonDh rahee hai un ko nazar,
MY SIGHT IS LOOKING FOR HER,

haay re O bedard zamaane,
ALAS, O CALLOUS WORLD!

haay re O bedard zamaane,
ALAS, O CALLOUS WORLD!

yeh bhee, nahee.n hai tujh ko khabar,
EVEN THIS, YOU’RE UNAWARE OF,

yeh bhee, nahee.n hai tujh ko khabar,
EVEN THIS, YOU’RE UNAWARE OF,

aag lagee hai dil me.n kuchh aisee, jiskaa bujhaanaa khel nahee.n,
SUCH FIRE SEETHES IN THE HEART, PUTTING IT OFF ISN’T EASY,

Iss dunyaa me.n ay dil waalo.n, dil ka lagaanaa khel nahee.n,
O LOVERS! IN THIS WORLD, TO LOVE ISN’T EASY...


laakh sataaye.n pyaar ke dushman...
THE ENEMIES OF LOVE MAY EVER HARASS,

laakh sataaye.n pyaar ke dushman,
THE ENEMIES OF LOVE MAY EVER HARASS,

bhool sake.nge unko naa hamm,
WE WON’T BE ABLE TO FORGET HER,

bhool sake.nge unko naa hamm,
WE WON’T BE ABLE TO FORGET HER,

aur baDhegee unkee mohabbat,
LOVE FOR HER WILL INTENSIFY MORE...

aur baDhagee unkee mohabbat
LOVE FOR HER WILL INTENSIFY MORE

jitne, bhee ho.nge zulm-o-sitam,
HOWEVER MUCH THE TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION,

Jitney, bhee ho.nge zulm-o-sitam,
HOWEVER MUCH THE TYRANNY AND SUPPRESSION,

keh de yeh koee naadaano.n se, hamko miTaana khel nahee.n,
SOMEONE, TELL THESE FOOLS THIS: DESTROYING US ISN’T EASY,

Iss dunyaa me.n ay dil waalo.n, dil ka lagaanaa khel nahee.n,
O LOVERS! IN THIS WORLD, TO LOVE ISN’T EASY,

NASIR

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Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

-- William Shakespeare

106. Translation of Sad Song of Rafi: Dil Ho Unhein Mubaarak...

From: Chandni Raat (1949)
Music: Naushad.
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni.



Rafi’s Rare Ruby: Dil HO Unhein Mubaarak...

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics:

Dil Ho Unhein Mubaarak
ALL THE BEST FOR THE HEART TO THOSE

Jo Dil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
WHO SEEK THE HEART,

Jo Dil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
WHO SEEK THE HEART,

Hamm Dil Se Haath Dhokar
HAVING RELINQUISHED THE HEART WE

Qaatil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXECUTIONER,

Qaatil Ko Dhoondhte Hain.
ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXECUTIONER.


Ay Maut Aa Ke Tu Hee
O DEATH COME AND YOURSELF

Ab Raasta Dikha De
SHOW US THE WAY NOW,

Ay Maut Aa Ke Tu Hee
O DEATH COME AND YOURSELF

Ab Raasta Dikha De
SHOW US THE WAY NOW,

Raasta Dikha De
SHOW US THE WAY,

Dar- Dar BhaTakne Waale
THOSE WANDERING FROM DOOR TO DOOR,

Dar- Dar BhaTakne Waale
THOSE WANDERING FROM DOOR TO DOOR

Manzil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
SEEK THE DESTINATION

Manzil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
SEEK THE DESTINATION.

Hamm Dil Se Haath Dhokar
HAVING RELINQUISHED THE HEART WE

Qaatil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXECUTIONER,

Qaatil Ko Dhoondhte Hain.
ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXECUTIONER,


Jab MiT Rahi Ho Hasti
WHEN THE EXISTENCE IS AT STAKE

Kho Jaaye Dil tau Kya Gham
WHY GRIEVE IF THE HEART BE LOST,

Kho Jaaye Dil tau Kya Gham
WHY GRIEVE IF THE HEART BE LOST,

Jab MiT Rahi Ho Hasti
WHEN THE EXISTENCE IS AT STAKE

Ho Ho....
OH....OH...

Kho Jaaye Dil tau Kya Gham
WHY GRIEVE IF THE HEART BE LOST,

Ulfat Pe MiTne Waale
THOSE WHO PERISH IN LOVE

Kab Dil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
WHEN DO THEY SEEK THE HEART,

Kab Dil Ko Dhoondhte Hain.
WHEN DO THEY SEEK THE HEART.

Dil Ho Unhein Mubaarak
ALL THE BEST FOR THE HEART TO THOSE

Jo Dil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
WHO SEEK THE HEART,

Jo Dil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
WHO SEEK THE HEART...


Naadaa. n the kitane ham bhi
HOW IGNORANT WERE WE TOO

Duniya ke safar mein,
IN THE JOURNEY OF THE WORLD,

Khud hi dubo ke kashti
HAVING SUNK THE BOAT OURSELF

Saahil ko dhoondhate hain
ARE LOOKING FOR THE SHORE,

Hamm Dil Se Haath Dhokar
HAVING RELINQUISHED THE HEART WE

Qaatil Ko Dhoondhte Hain
ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXECUTIONER,

Qaatil Ko Dhoondhte Hain.
ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXECUTIONER,

Qaatil Ko Dhoondhte Hain.
ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXECUTIONER,

Qaatil Ko Dhoondhte Hain.
ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXECUTIONER,

Qaatil Ko Dhoondhte Hain.
ARE LOOKING FOR THE EXECUTIONER,

NASIR.