Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Aaj Ki Raat – Translation of the Item Number from Stree 2

 Aaj Ki Raat – Translation of the Item Number from Stree 2


Meta Description: Aaj Ki Raat is a Bollywood item number from the new movie Stree 2.  The dance is performed on screen by Tamannaah Bhatia. Enjoy my exquisite translation in English of the lyrics of Aaj Ki Raat and do watch the movie on the big screen.

Aaj Ki Raat the Quintessential Bollywood Item Number


The trailer for this song has amassed over 75 million views on YouTube in record time—demonstrating its immense popularity. Tamannaah Bhatia, known for her captivating item numbers, delivers a performance that is both sizzling and magnetic. The lyrics of this track stand out from contemporary trends by embracing the elegance of Urdu shayari. They are suggestive rather than explicit. I have preserved this refined tone in the English translation of Aaj Ki Raat.


The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Aaj Ki Raat

There are times when my dear you should

Give your arms a rest

There are times when my dear you should

Give your arms a rest

Tonight my seductive beauty

Let your eyes arrest

Tonight my seductive beauty

Let your eyes arrest

 

Let us not waste our precious time

In meaningless jest

Let us not waste our precious time

In meaningless jest

Tonight my seductive beauty

Let your eyes arrest

Tonight my seductive beauty

Let your eyes arrest

 

My life forever

Take my darling lover

It’s all going to end soon

You’re fire I’m water

 

My life forever

Take my darling lover

It’s all going to end soon

You’re fire I’m water

 

Please understand the delicateness

Of the situation

Please understand the delicateness

Of the situation

That you can never buy the consent of

Beautiful women

That you can never buy the consent of

Beautiful women

 

Do not put ... my love

Please do not put hollow

Promises my love to the test

Tonight my seductive beauty

Let your eyes arrest

Tonight my seductive beauty

Let your eyes arrest

 

My life forever

Take my darling lover

It’s all going to end soon

You’re fire I’m water

 

My life forever

Take my darling lover

It’s all going to end soon

You’re fire I’m water


The Original Hindi Lyrics of Aaj Ki Raat from Stree 2

Thodi fursat bhi meri jaan kabhi  

Baahon ko deejiye                          

Thodi fursat bhi meri jaan kabhi

Baahon ko deejiye

Aaj ki raat maza husn ka               

Aankhon se leejiye                        

Aaj ki raat maza husn ka

Aankhon se leejiye

 

Waqt barbaad na bin baat ki

Baaton mein keejiye

Waqt barbaad na bin baat ki

Baaton mein keejiye

Aaj ki raat maza husn ka

Aankhon se leejiye

Aaj ki raat maza husn ka

Aankhon se leejiye

 

Jaan ki qurbaani                

Le le dilbar jaani               

Tabaahi pakki hai              

Aag tu main paani             

Jaan ki qurbaani

Le le dilbar jaani

Tabaahi pakki hai

Aag tu main paani

 

Mere mehboob samajhiye zara

Mauqe ki nazaakat

Mere mehboob samajhiye zara

Mauqe ki nazaakat

Ke khareedi nahin jaa sakti

Haseenon ki ijaazat

Ke khareedi nahin jaa sakti

Haseenon ki ijaazat


Naaz itna .. meri jaan

Naaz itna bhi nahin

Khokhle vaadon pe keejiye

Aaj ki raat maza husn ka

Aankhon se leejiye

Aaj ki raat maza husn ka

Aankhon se leejiye

 

Jaan ki qurbaani                

Le le dilbar jaani               

Tabaahi pakki hai              

Aag tu main paani             

Jaan ki qurbaani

Le le dilbar jaani

Tabaahi pakki hai

Aag tu main paani

 

 

Meanings of a few Urdu words

 

Fursat = rest, leisure

Husn = beauty of a woman

Tabaahi = destruction

Mauqa = occasion

Nazaakat = delicateness

Ijaazat = consent

Khokhle = hollow


The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Aaj Ki Raat 

 

My love give some rest to your arms (meaning do not get physical)

Tonight feast on my beauty through your eyes

 

Do not waste you time in futile banter

Tonight feast on my beauty through your eyes

 

My lover accept the sacrifice of my life

Destruction is destined because you are fire and I am water

 

My love understand the delicateness of the situation

You cannot buy the consent (for sexual favours) of a beautiful woman (me)

 

Do not be so proud of your hollow promises

Tonight feast on my beauty through your eyes


A comparison the two English translations reveals that the slight loss in the exact nuance of the lyrics is more than offset by maintaining the rhyme and rhythm.  


Aaj Ki Raat Fact Sheet 

 
·       Movie: Stree 2
·       Singer: Madhubanti Bagchi
·       Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya
·       Composer: Sachin-Jigar
·       On Screen: Tamannaah Bhatia
 
 
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