1003. Rafi's Romantic Song: aaj kii raat baRii shoKH baRii naTkhaT hai...

Movie: NAYI UMAR KI NAYI FASAL (1965)

Maiden release at Swastik Cinema, Bombay.

Music: Roshan

Lyrics: Neeraj

Rafi’s Romantic Song: aaj kii raat baRii shoKH baRii naTkhaT hai…

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the filmy lyrics: 

aaj kii raat, baRii shoKH baRii,  naTkhaT hai,
PLAYFUL AND NAUGHTY IS THE NIGHT TONIGHT,

Aaj toh tere binaa,  neend nahiiN aayegii,
WITHOUT YOU, THE SLEEP WILL EVADE ME TONIGHT!

Ab toh tere hii yahaan aane kaa yeh mausam hai,
AS SUCH, IT’S TIME FOR YOU NOW TO COME OVER HERE,

Ab tab’iiyat naa KHayaloN se bahal paayegii…

MY NATURE NOW WON’T BE AMUSED BY FANCIES!

dekh woh chhat pe utar aayii hai saawan kii ghaTaa
LOOK, THE RAINY CLOUD HAS DESCENDED ON THE ROOF,

de rahii dwaar pe, aawaaz khaRii purwaayii,
THE EASTERLY WIND KNOCKS ON THE DOOR,

bijlii reh reh ke,  pahaaRoN pe chamak uTHtii  hai,
THE LIGHTNING FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY ON THE HILLS,

soonii ankhoN meN koi, KHwaab le jo angRaayii,
AS IF SOME DREAM STIRRING UP IN THE VOID EYES,

kaise samjhaauN, kaise samjhaaun ke is, waqt kaa matlab kyaa hai,
HOW DO I EXPLAIN WHAT THIS MOMENT MEANS,

dil kii hai baat, ho dil kii hai baat naa hoTHoN se kahii, jaayegii, hmmmm
‘TIS THE MATTER OF HEART; THE LIPS ARE SEALED

Aaj kii raat….

TONIGHT!

yeh bhaTakte huye jugnu yeh diye awaaraa,
THESE WANDERING FIRE-FLIES –THESE VAGRANT LAMPS 

bheegte peR pe, bujh bujh ke chamak uTHte haiN,
FLICKERING ON THE SOAKING TREES!  

tere aaNchal meN Takay salme sitarey jaise,

THE STAR-LIKE MIRRORS EMBROIDERED ON YOUR STOLE

mujh se milne ko binaa, baat damak uTHte haiN,
FLARE UP WITHOUT REASON IN ORDER TO MEET ME!

Saara aalam, saara aalam hai giriftaar tere,  husn meN jab,
WHEN THE ENTIRE WORLD IS CAPTURED BY YOUR BEAUTY

Mujh se hii kaise, haay mujh se hii kaise ye barsaat sahee, jaayegii, hmmm
HOW THEN, WILL I ALONE SURVIVE THIS DOWNPOUR

Aaj ki raat…

TONIGHT!

raat raani kii yeh bheenii si nashilee KHushboo,
THIS MILD, INTOXICATING FRAGRANCE OF NIGHT-JASMINE*

Aa rahi hai ki jo, chhan chhan ke ghani DaaloN se,
THAT’S FILTERING THROUGH THE BUSHY BRANCHES,

Aisaa lagtaa hai , kisii DheeT jhakore se lipaT,
ENTWINED WITH A STUBBORN BREEZE, IT SEEMS AS IF

khel aayii hai tere, uljhe huwe baaloN se,
IT’S PLAYED WITH YOUR TANGLED TRESSES!

Aur bezaar, aur bezaar na kar, mere taRap-te dil ko,
DON’T BUG MY TORMENTED HEART ANY MORE,

Aisii rangiin, ho aisii rangiin Ghazal raat na phir, gaayegi,
NEVER AGAIN THE NIGHT SHALL SING SUCH A SPLENDID ODE!

Aaj toh tere binaa neend nahiiN aayegii,
WITHOUT YOU, THE SLEEP WILL EVADE ME TONIGHT!

aaj kii raat baRii shoKH baRii naTkhaT hai,
PLAYFUL AND NAUGHTY IS THE NIGHT TONIGHT!

Translated by Nasir Ali.

Note: *Cestrum Nocturnum.  

104. Translation of Sad Song of Rafi: Duniya Mein Meri Aaj Andhera....

From: DO BHAI (1947)
Music: S.D. Burman.
Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan.



Engulfed by the Darkness of Sorrows, Rafi sings: Duniya Mein Meri Aaj Andhera Hee Andhera....

Roman Transliteration/English Translation of the original lyrics (probably for the first time on internet):


Duniya mein Meri Aaj Andhera Hee Andhera,
TODAY MY WORLD IS DARK AND DIM

Andhera Hee Andhera,
DARK AND DIM,

Bhagwaan Kahaa.n Hai Meri Qismat Ka Savera,
O GOD WHERE IS THE DAWN OF MY DESTINY,

Qismat Ka Savera.
DESTINY’S DAWN,

Duniya mein Meri Aaj Andhera Hee Andhera,
TODAY MY WORLD IS DARK AND DIM

Andhera Hee Andhera,
DARK AND DIM....


Hoto.n Pe Ha.nsi Aate Hee Ansoo Nikal Aaye
EVEN AS THE SMILE CAME TO THE LIPS TEARS GUSHED OUT,

Aansoo Nikal Aaye,
TEARS GUSHED OUT,

Hoto.n Pe Ha.nsi Aate Hee Ansoo Nikal Aaye
EVEN AS THE SMILE CAME TO THE LIPS THE TEARS GUSHED OUT,

Aansoo Nikal Aaye,
TEARS GUSHED OUT,

Aayi Thi Khushi Paas Ke Is Dard Ne Gheraa,
HAPPINESS WAS ROUND THE CORNER WHEN ME THIS PAIN ENGULGED,

Dard Ne Gheraa.
ME THE PAIN ENGULGED,

Duniya mein Meri Aaj Andhera Hee Andhera,
TODAY MY WORLD IS DARK AND DIM

Andhera Hee Andhera,
DARK AND DIM...


Ro Ro Ke Gale Milne Lagee Yaad Tumhaari
WEEPING, WHINING, YOUR MEMORIES BEGAN EMBRACING ME,

Yaad Tumhaari,
YOUR MEMORIES,

Ro Ro Ke Gale Milne Lagee Yaad Tumhaari
WEEPING, WHINING YOUR MEMORIES BEGAN EMBRACING ME,

Yaad Tumhaari,
YOUR MEMORIES,

Ab Tak Bhee Teri Yaad Se Kyu.n Pyaar Hai Mera,
STILL WHY DO I LOVE THINKING ABOUT YOU?

Pyaar Hai Mera.
LOVE OF MINE,

Duniya mein Meri Aaj Andhera Hee Andhera,
TODAY MY WORLD IS DARK AND DIM

Andhera Hee Andhera,
DARK AND DIM...


Barbaad Jawaani Tumhe Ro Ro Ke Pukaare
THE RAVISHED YOUTH CALLS OUT TO YOU IN TEARS,

Ro Ro Ke Pukaare,
CALLS OUT TO YOU IN TEARS,

Barbaad Jawaani Tumhe Ro Ro Ke Pukaare
THE RAVISHED YOUTH CALLS OUT TO YOU IN TEARS,

Ro Ro Ke Pukaare,
CALLS OUT TO YOU IN TEARS

Khushiyo.n Ka Zamaana Koi Ro Ro Guzaare,
SOMEONE FRITTERS THE TIMES OF HAPPINESS WEEPING,

Aa Dekh Tere Ishq Mein Kya Haal Hai Mera,
COME AND SEE WHAT’S MY STATE IN YOUR LOVE,

Kya Haal Hai Mera.
WHAT’S MY STATE.

Duniya mein Meri Aaj Andhera Hee Andhera,
TODAY MY WORLD IS DARK AND DIM

Andhera Hee Andhera,
DARK AND DIM,

Bhagwaan Kahaa.n Hai Meri Qismat Ka Savera,
O GOD WHERE IS THE DAWN OF MY DESTINY,

Qismat Ka Savera.
DAWN OF DESTINY,

Duniya mein Meri Aaj Andhera Hee Andhera,
TODAY MY WORLD IS DARK AND DIM

Andhera Hee Andhera,
DARK AND DIM....

NASIR.