Pakeezah - "Chalo Dildaar Chalo"

This is another lyrical and romantic song from the Hindi movie Pakeezah. It is the only song that has a male voice, which is rendered by Rafi. The song and the English translation of the lyrics are provided below.

--MALE--

Chalo dildaar chalo

Chaand ke paar chalo

--FEMALE--

Hum hai tayaar chalo

--FEMALE--

Aao kho jaaye sitaaron mein kahin

Chhod de aaj yeh duniya yeh zameen

--FEMALE--

Hum nashe mein hai sambha lo hamein tum

Neend aati hai jaga lo hamein tum

 

--FEMALE--

Zindagi khatm bhi ho jaaye agar

Na kabhi khatm ho ulfat ka safar

 

--MALE--

Come my love come

Let us go beyond the moon

--FEMALE--

I am ready, let's go

--FEMALE--

Come let us get lost somewhere amid the stars

And leave the earth and the world far behind

--FEMALE--

I am intoxicated by romance please take care of me

I am feeling sleepy please keep me awake

 

--FEMALE--

Even if our lives come to an end

Let our journey of love go on forever

Pakeezah - "Aaj Ham Apani Duaaon Ka"

This is the last song in the Hindi movie Pakeezah and is the climax of the movie as well. Pakeezah's lover has forsaken her under pressure from his family and now she has been asked to perform a mujra in his wedding. This is her last chance and she gives it all that she has. Befitting the challenge that the chorus of the song describes, Pakeezah dances on broken glass and gets her feet bloodied in order to win her love. The song has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar. The song and its translation are reproduced below.

Aaj Ham Apani Duaaon Ka Asar Dekhenge
Tir-E-Nazar Dekhenge, Zakhm-E-Jigar Dekhenge

Aap To Aankh Milaate Hue Sharamaate Hain,
Aap To Dil Ke Dhadakane Se Bhi Dar Jaate Hain
Phir Bhi Ye Zeed Hai Ke Ham Zakhm-E-Jigar Dekhenge,

Pyaar Karana Dil-E-Betaab Bura Hota Hai
Sunate Aaye Hain Ke Ye Khwaab Bura Hota Hai
Aaj Is Khwaab Ki Taabeer Magar Dekhenge

Jaanaleva Hai Muhabbat Ka Sama Aaj Ki Raat
Sham' a Ho Jayegi Jal Jal Ke Dhuaan Aaj Ki Raat
Aaj Ki Raat Bachenge To Sahar Dekhenge


Today I will see the fruits of my prayers
Of my amorous glances and of the wounds of my heart

You are unable to look me in the eyes
You are even afraid of your own heart beat
Yet I will insist on exposing my wounded heart to you

It is not good for people with weak hearts to fall in love
In fact it has been said that love is a bad dream
But today I will see how this dream unfolds for me.

Tonight the atmosphere of love may well be fatal
Tonight the lamp will burn and turn to smoke
If I survive the night then I will see a new dawn


The meanings of two words bear clarification

Tabeer means the interpretation of a dream. In the context of the song it means whether her dream will be realized or not.

Sahar means dawn or morning

Pakeezah - "Mausam Hai Ashiqana"

This is one of the two songs from the Hindi movie Pakeezah that is not based on a mujra. The song is intensely romantic and lyrical. Kamal Amrohi has written the lyrics himself and the song has been sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Meena Kumari does full justice to the song on the screen as the woman who has just realized that she has been rescued by the man of her dreams. The song and its translation follow.


Mausam Hain Aashikaanaa
Aye Dil Kahin Se Un Ko Aise Men Dhoondh Laana

Kehana Ke Rrut Jawaan Hai, Aur Ham Taras Rahe Hain
Kaali Ghata Ke Saaye, Birahan Ko Das Rahe Hain
Dar Hain Na Maar Daale, Saawan Ka Kya Thhikaana

Sooraj Kahin Bhi Jaaye, Tum Par Na Dhup Aaye
Tum Ko Pukaarate Hai, In Gesooon Ke Saaye
Aa Jaao Main Banaa Doo, Palakon Ka Shaamiyaana

Phirate Hain Ham Akele, Baaho Men Koi Lele
Aakhir Koi Kahan Tak, Tanahaeeyon Se Khele
Din Ho Gaye Hain Zaalim, Raate Hain Qatilaana

Ye Raat Ye Khaamoshee, Ye Khwaab Se Nazaare
Juganoo Hain Yaa Zameen Par, Utare Huye Hain Taare
Bekhwaab Meri Aankhe, Madahosh Hain Zamaana


Romance is in the air
My heart! Find my lover somewhere and bring him here

Tell him it’s the season of youth and I am longing for him
The dark clouds above are tormenting this lonely woman
I’m afraid the rains may well quench my desire

Let the sun be where it will, may you be protected from its rays
The shade of my long hair is calling you
Come and I will make for you a canopy with my eyelids

I am wandering alone, please take me in your arms
After all how long can one bear loneliness
The days are tortuous and the nights are fatal

Everything is dreamlike in the silence of the night
Are these fireflies or have the stars descended on earth
My eyes are dreamless and the world appears intoxicated

Pakeezah - "Chalte Chalte"

Chalte Chalte sung by Lata Mangeshkar became the defining song of the Hindi film Pakeezah. It embodied the story of the movie. A chance encounter led to almost a lifetime of waiting. The lyrics of the song are reproduced below, following which is a translation. It has been impossible to stick close to the words and in order to maintain the flow of thought I have had to take it verse by verse. A few of the crucial words are explained after the translation. In case anyone can come up with a better translation I will put it up with due acknowledgment.

Chalte chalte, chalte chalte

Yunhi koi mil gaya tha

Sare raah chalte chalte

Vahin thamke reh gayi hai

Meri raat dhalte dhalte

Jo kahi gayi na mujhse

Voh zamaana keh raha hai

Ke fasaana

Ke fasaana ban gayi hai

Meri baat chalte chalte

Yunhi koi mil gaya tha

Sare raah chalte chalte

Shabe intezaar aakhir

Kabhi hogi muqtasar bhi

Yeh chiraag

Yeh chiraag bujh rahe hain

Mere saath jalte jalte

Yunhi koi mil gaya tha

Sare raah chalte chalte

While I was walking

I chanced to meet someone

While I was walking down the road

My night came to a standstill

Instead of moving towards dawn

The thoughts that I could never voice

Are on everybody's lips

A tale

This chance encounter of mine

Has been stretched into a tale

I chanced to meet someone

While I was walking down the road

The night of expectation will

Someday reach fulfillment

These lamps

These lamps are extinguishing

Burning out with me

I chanced to meet someone

While I was walking down the road

Shabe intezaar - the night of waiting

Muqtasar – actually means brief. Here the implication is that the night of expectation will someday be brief and hence fulfilled