Translation of New 2026 Love Song Samjho Na from The Vvaan

Samjho Na – Translation of New Romantic Duet from The Vvaan

Meta Description:  Samjho Na is a new 2026 Bollywood duet from The Vvaan, with Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia on screen. Enjoy the translation set to the original score.

Setting the Background for Translating Samjho Na

Samjho Na is a romantic duet that establishes the strong love bond between Rishi Kumar (Sidharth Malhotra) and Mamta Kumar (Tamannaah Bhatia). It is the calm before the storm to come in the form of the awakening of a fierce forest goddess.

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Samjho Na

 

Male

As such all the wealth of the world

As such all the wealth of the world I’d reject in a trice

In the marketplace of love, I would not fetch a price

I was never a poet but since I first beheld you

Since I first beheld you, poetry has become my vice

 

Sometimes read the love expressed by my eyes

Without my speaking, recognise

 

Then please understand my heart’s fervent pleas

Every time we meet, I feel magical melodies

Then please understand my crazy desires

How often I have gazed at you in my fantasies

 

Then understand, understand

Then understand, hold my hand

 

Female

I am crazy oh in your love I am crazy

Darling for you I am crazy

Your love has enhanced my beauty

I am in love madly

 

In your love I am crazy

Darling for you I am crazy

Your love has enhanced my beauty

I am in love madly

 

Male

Then understand hold my hand

 

You are the shore I am the sea

Without you there is no peace for me

Without you I’d surely die

Please don’t avert your gaze from me

I’m amazed at what has happened to me

I was earlier not this crazy

 

Then please understand my heart’s fervent pleas

Every time we meet, I feel magical melodies

Then please understand my crazy desires

How often I have gazed at you in my fantasies

 

Then understand, understand

Then understand hold my hand

 

Female

I am crazy oh in your love I am crazy

Darling for you I am crazy

Your love has enhanced my beauty

I am in love madly

 

In your love I’m a crazy woman

Missing you I have wept an ocean

I’ve said prayers for your deliverance

I’ve been infused by your brilliance

I have fallen for you at a cost

You have remained but I am lost

Now that I have you, I feel this world is mine

 

Male

Then understand, understand

Then understand hold my hand

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Samjho Na from The Vvaan

 

Male
Waise to zamaane bhar ki
Waise to zamaane bhar ki daulat main thukra doon
Bazaare mohabbat mein bekimat hi bikta hoon
Shayar toh nahi main lekin jab se tumko dekha
Jab se tumko dekha ghazlein main bhi kuchh likhta hoon

Tum bhi kabhi meri aankhein padho
Kuchh bole bina bhi jaan lo

To samjho na mere dil ki iltija
Tumhein mil ke har dafa koyi jaadu sa hua
To samjho naa meri pagal khwaahishein
Maine aksar khwaab mein tumhein aankhon se chhua

To samjho na samjho na
To samjho na sun lo na

Female
Margayiyan tere pyaar mein margayiyaan
Main ta yaar pe margayiyaan
Tujhko paake sawar gayi
Deewani hogayiyaan

Tere pyaar mein margayiyaan
Main ta yaar pe margayiyaan
Tujhko paake sawar gayi
Deewani hogayiyaan

 

Male
To samjho na sun lo na
 
Dariya main tu kinaara
Aawaara hoon tere bina
Tere bin mar hi na jaaun
Mujhse nazrein na tu pherna
Hairaan bhi hoon main ye kya ho gaya
Main yun sarphira to naa tha

To samjho na mere dil ki iltija
Tumhein mil ke har dafa koyi jaadu sa hua
To samjho naa meri pagal khwaahishein
Maine aksar khwaab mein tumhein aankhon se chhua

To samjho na samjho na
To samjho na sunlo na

Female
Margayiyan tere pyaar mein margayiyaan
Main ta yaar pe margayiyaan
Tujhko paake sawar gayi
Deewani hogayiyaan

Tere ishq mein kamli hoke main
Teri yaad mein dariya ro ke main
Tere haq mein duayein kar gayi
Tere noor se main to bhar gayi

Tujhse jo mohabbat ho gayi
Tu reh gaya main toh kho gayi
Tujhe pa ke duniya mil gayi ab mujhe

Male
To samjho na samjho na
To samjho na sunlo na

 

Meanings of Difficult Words

Bazaare mohabbat = The marketplace of love

Bekimat = Having no value

Iltija = Prayer

Margayiyan = I am dying

Sawar gayi = I have become attractive

Dariya = Ocean

Awara = Vagrant

Kamli = A woman who is crazy in love

Noor = Light

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Samjho Na

 

Male
As such I can reject all the wealth of this world

I do not have any value in the marketplace of love

I am not a poet but since I saw you

Since I saw you, I have also started writing some ghazals

 

Sometimes you read what is written in my eyes

Understand me without my having to say anything

So understand my heart’s prayers

Every time I met you I have felt something magical

So understand my mad desires

Often in my dreams I have touched you with my eyes

 

So understand me, understand me

So understand me, listen to me


Female
I have died, in your love I have died

I have died on my lover

On getting you I have become attractive

I have become crazy

 

Male
I am the ocean you are my shore

I am vagrant without you

Without you I will likely die

Don’t avert your eyes from me

I am amazed at what has happened

I was not crazy like this

Female
After becoming a crazy woman in your love

After crying oceans in your memory

I have said prayers for your welfare

I have been flooded by your light

 

That I have fallen in love with you

You have remained as you were I am lost

On getting you I have now found the world

 
Samjho Na Fact Sheet

·       Movie: The Vvaan
·       Singers: Jubin Nautiyal & Suvarna Tiwari
·       Lyricist: Manoj Muntashir
·       Composer: Tanishk Bagchi
·       On Screen: Sidharth Malhotra & Tamannaah Bhatia
·       Producer: Ekta Kapoor
 
Enjoy the video of Samjho Na. I have other Tamannaah Bhatia hit songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Zaroorat Se Zyada
·       Thehre Rahen
·       Ghafoor
·       Aaj Ki Raat
 
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Taxi Driver Golden Oldie Translated Jayen To Jayen Kahan

 Jayen To Jayen Kahan: Lata Song from Taxi Driver Translated

Meta Description:  Jayen To Jayen Kahan is a golden oldie from Dev Anand starrer Taxi Driver. The Lata Mangeshkar Sahir Ludhianvi hit song also has a Talat Mahmood male version.

Setting the Background for Translating Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version)

Mangal (Dev Anand), a taxi driver, rescues and befriends Mala (Kalpana Kartik), and soon the two fall in love. However, Mangal, at that time, was in an ongoing relationship with a cabaret dancer Sylvie. When Mala learns of this, she leaves him. The Lata Mangeshkar version appears at this point, expressing Mala’s poignant grief. The Talat Mahmood version appears later when Mangal has searched for Mala and has failed to find her.

Male and Female Versions of Bollywood Songs

It was a common practice, particularly in Bollywood films of the 1950s and 1960s, to have male and female versions of the same song, rendered on screen by the lead actor and actress respectively. Sometimes the lyrics of the two versions were identical; at other times, they were subtly nuanced to suit the context of the narrative and reflect the differing perspectives of the two protagonists. Such paired songs added value to a film’s music album, an important consideration at a time when these albums enjoyed a much longer shelf life than they do today.

At Bollywood Translations, I endeavour to bring you such male–female song pairs that were popular in their time. Jaayen To Jaayen Kahan is one such song. The male version was translated earlier, and the female version is the subject of this blog. Other such pairs featured on Bollywood Translations are listed later.

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version)

 

Tell me O where should I go

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

You who have left me and have gone away

I can’t forget you and live day by day

You who have left me

You who have left me and have gone away

I can’t forget you and live day by day

Easier to die, my hero

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

Heart’s filled with embers, breaths are full of strife

How can I carry on with such a life

Heart’s filled with embers

Heart’s filled with embers, breaths are full of strife

How can I carry on with such a life

Passions are now zero

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version) from Taxi Driver

 

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

 

O jaane waale daaman chhudake

Mushkil hain jeena, tujhko bhula ke

O jaane waale

O jaane waale daaman chhudake

Mushkil hain jeena, tujhko bhula ke

Isse to hai, maut aasan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

 

Seene mein shole, saanso mein aahe

Is zindagi se kaise nibhaye

Seene mein shole

Seene mein shole, saanso mein aahe

Is zindagi se kaise nibhaye

Har jazba hai veeran

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

 

 

Meanings of Difficult Urdu Words

  

Daaman = Hem

Daaman Chhudana = To separate from

Shole = Embers

Aahe = Sighs

Nibhana = Fulfil responsibility

Jazba = Passion

Veeran = Barren

 
The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version)

 

If I go then where should I go

Here, who will understand

The voice of my sorrow filled heart

 

O you who have ditched me and left

It is difficult to forget you and live

Dying is easier than this 

 

There are embers in my heart and sighs in my breath

How will I carry on with this life

My passions have become barren

 

Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version) Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Taxi Driver
·       Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
·       Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Dev Anand
·       Producer: Dev Anand
·       Director: Chetan Anand
 
Enjoy the video of Jayen To Jayen Kahan (Lata Version). You can compare the translation of the Talat Mahmood version here.
 
I have other male and female versions paired songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Na Yeh Chand Hoga (Shart)
·       Pardesiyon Se Na Ankhiyan Milana (Jab Jab Phool Khile)
·       Tere Paas Main (Main Vaapas Aaunga)
 
 
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Translation of Jayen To Jayen Kahan Binaca Geetmala Winner

 

Jayen To Jayen Kahan – Talat Mahmood Golden Oldie Translated

Meta Description:  Jayen To Jayen Kahan is a golden oldie from Dev Anand starrer Taxi Driver. The Tatat Mahmood Sahir Ludhianvi song was the top song in the 1954 Binaca Geetmala.

Setting the Background for Translating Jayen To Jayen Kahan

Mangal (Dev Anand), a taxi driver, rescues and befriends Mala (Kalpana Kartik), and soon the two fall in love. However, Mangal, at that time, was in an ongoing relationship with a cabaret dancer Sylvie. When Mala learns of this, she leaves him. Mangal searches for her and not finding her he renders this sorrow filled song on screen.

Remembering Ameen Sayani’s Binaca Geetmala

In December 1952, a new radio programme went on air from Radio Ceylon and changed the way Indians listened to Hindi film music. Binaca Geetmala was curated and presented by a young Ameen Sayani, who went on to become a legend in the Hindi film industry.

 

From 1953, the practice of rating the songs throughout the year and ranking them in a year-end finale started, adding even more excitement to the already popular programme. The first top song of the year was Ye Zindagi Usi Ki Hai from Anarkali. The second top song of the year in 1954 was Jayen To Jayen Kahan from Taxi Driver, sung by Talat Mahmood.

 

One of my most vivid interactions with Bollywood songs had been glued to the radio during the weekly editions of the Binaca Geetmala. In Bollywood Translations I, therefore, plan to translate top songs of the year from Binaca Geetmala as a tribute to those very special moments that I am sure many have shared with me.

 

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan

 

Tell me O where should I go

Tell me O where should I go

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

With countless despairs my being is rife

Now nothing remains in this worthless life

With countless despairs

With countless despairs my being is rife

Now nothing remains in this worthless life

Saddened soul no joy to show

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

With her pain and with mine I just cannot cope

Of my survival there is little hope

With her pain and with mine

With her pain and with mine I just cannot cope

Of my survival there is little hope

Hundred storms alone I row

Tell me O where should I go

Here no one will follow

This tale of my heart’s sorrow

Tell me O where should I go

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan from Taxi Driver

 

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Maayusiyo ka majamaa hai jee mein

Kya rah gaya hai is zindagi mein

Maayusiyo ka

Maayusiyo ka majamaa hai jee mein

Kya rah gaya hai is zindagi mein

Ruh mein gam dil mein dhuaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Un ka bhi gam hai apna bhi gam hai

Ab dil ke bachaneki ummeed kam hai

Un ka bhi gam hai

Un ka bhi gam hai apna bhi gam hai

Ab dil ke bachaneki ummeed kam hai

Ek kashti sau tufaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

Samajhegaa kaun yahaan

Dard bhare dil ki zubaan

Jaayen to jaayen kahaan

 

 

Meanings of Difficult Urdu Words

 

Zubaan = Voice (here); Tongue (literal)

Maayusiyo = Despairs

Majamaa = Crowd

Ruh = Soul

Ummeed = Hope

Kashti = Boat

Tufaan = Storm

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Jayen To Jayen Kahan

 

If I go then where should I go

Here, who will understand

The voice of my sorrow filled heart

 

My mind is filled with a host of despairs

What is left in this life

Sadness in the soul and smoke (fog) in the heart

 

I can feel her pain and my pain as well

Now there is little hope of my heart being saved

There is one boat battling a hundred storms

 

Jayen To Jayen Kahan Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Taxi Driver
·       Singer: Talat Mahmood
·       Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Dev Anand
·       Producer: Dev Anand
·       Director: Chetan Anand
 
Enjoy the video of Jayen To Jayen Kahan.  I have other Dev Anand solo hit songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Khoya Khoya Chand
·       Khwab Ho Tum
·       Main Zindagi Ka Saath
·       Din Dhal Jaaye
 
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Translation of Motivation Poem from Pink by Amitabh Bachchan

 

Tu Chal – Translation of Motivational Poem from Movie Pink

Meta Description:  Pink is a hit women’s right movie with Amitabh Bachchan, who recites Tanvir Ghazi’s motivational poem in the closing credits. Enjoy this translation of Tu Chal.

Setting the Background for Translating Tu Chal

 

Pink is a film about women’s right to say no to sex, regardless of whether they lead a life that includes late-night parties, drinking, or casual friendships with men. The film’s central message is encapsulated in the now-famous maxim: “No means no.”

The poem Tu Chal, written by Tanveer Ghazi, is recited by Amitabh Bachchan over the closing credits of the film. Although the lines are not sung, they are accompanied by a restrained background score by Shantanu Moitra.

The poem reinforces and summarises the film’s central message. It emphasises a woman’s right to explore life on her own terms rather than be chained by the roles and expectations that society seeks to impose on her. And when those boundaries are violated and circumstances get out of hand, she must stand up for herself and fight back with determination and even aggression.

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Tu Chal

 

Go and explore your limits

Why give in to despondence

March on, even time searches

For your very existence

For your very existence

 

These iron chains you embrace

Do not mistake them for garments

These iron chains you embrace

Do not mistake them for garments

Cast them aside, melt them

Forge them into armaments

Forge them into armaments

 

Go and explore your limits

Why give in to despondence

March on, even time searches

For your very existence

For your very existence

 

When your intentions are pure

Then why fear you manifest

When your intentions are pure

Then why fear you manifest

These sinners don’t have the right

To put you to any test

To put you to any test

 

Go and explore your limits

Why give in to despondence

March on, even time searches

For your very existence

 

Now’s the time to be cruel

So let your tormentors scorch

Now’s the time to be cruel

So let your tormentors scorch

You are not a prayer flame

But you are a flaming torch

But you are a flaming torch

 

Go and explore your limits

Why give in to despondence

March on, even time searches

For your very existence

For your very existence

 

Let your scarf fly like a flag

It’s tremors the skies can’t withstand

Let your scarf fly like a flag

It’s tremors the skies can’t withstand

And should your scarf ever fall

An earthquake will ravage the land

An earthquake will ravage the land

 

Go and explore your limits

Why give in to despondence

March on, even time searches

For your very existence

For your very existence

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Tu Chal from Pink

 

Tu khud ki khoj mein nikal
Tu kis liye hataash hai
Tu chal, tere wajood ki
Samay ko bhi talaash hai
Samay ko bhi talaash hai

Jo tujh se lipti bediyaan
Samajh na inko vastra tu
Jo tujh se lipti bediyaan
Samajh na inko vastra tu
Ye bediyaan pighaal ke
Bana le inko shastra tu
Bana le inko shastra tu

Tu khud ki khoj mein nikal
Tu kis liye hataash hai
Tu chal, tere wajood ki
Samay ko bhi talaash hai
Samay ko bhi talaash hai

Charitra jab pavitra hai
Toh kyun hai ye dasha teri
Charitra jab pavitra hai
Toh kyun hai ye dasha teri
Ye paapiyon ko haq nahi
Ki lein pareeksha teri
Ki lein pareeksha teri..

Tu khud ki khoj mein nikal
Tu kis liye hataash hai
Tu chal, tere wajood ki
Samay ko bhi talaash hai

Jala ke bhasm kar use
Jo kroorta ka jaal hai
Jala ke bhasm kar use
Jo kroorta ka jaal hai
Tu aarti ki lau nahi
Tu krodh ki mashaal hai
Tu krodh ki mashaal hai

Tu khud ki khoj mein nikal
Tu kis liye hataash hai
Tu chal, tere wajood ki
Samay ko bhi talaash hai
Samay ko bhi talaash hai

Chunar uda ke dhwaj bana
Gagan bhi kap kapaega
Chunar uda ke dhwaj bana
Gagan bhi kap kapaega
Agar teri chunar giri
Toh ek bhookamp aayega
Toh ek bhookamp aayega

Tu khud ki khoj mein nikal
Tu kis liye hataash hai
Tu chal, tere wajood ki
Samay ko bhi talaash hai
Samay ko bhi talaash hai....

 

The Meanings of Difficult Words

Hataash = Without hope

Wajood = Existence

Bediyaan = Chains

Pighaal = To melt

Bhasm kar = Reduce to ashes

Lau = Flame from a candle

Mashaal = Fire torch

Chunar = Scarf

Dhwaj = Flag

Tu Chal Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Pink
·       Singer: Amitabh Bachchan
·       Lyricist: Tanveer Ghazi
·       Composer: Shantanu Moitra
·       On Screen: Only closing credits
 
 
Enjoy the lyrical video of Tu Chal created with iconic scenes from the Pink in the background. This version is set to song and music by Chinmayi Tripathi and Joell
 
 
I have other women empowerment motivational songs at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Suno Draupadi
·       O Womaniya
·       Mardaani Anthem
·       Babbar Sherni
 
Please follow Bollywood Translations and give your feedback in the comments section. Connect with me on X and Instagram @HarshNev. In case you want any song to be translated, whether from Hindi films or otherwise, please mention in the comments.
 
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Parakhna Mat Ghazal by Bashir Badr Translated and Explained

 

Parakhna Mat – Poetic Translation of Bashir Badr Ghazal

Meta Description:  Parakhna Mat Parakhne Mein is a popular ghazal by Bashir Badr, performed by stalwarts like Jagjit Singh, Chinmayi Tripathi, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.   

Setting the Background for Translating Parakhna Mat

 

Parakhna Mat is a critique of a society that does not allow an individual’s identity to evolve and flourish. In each sher (couplet) of the ghazal, Badr presents a different impediment that society places in the individual’s path and, in some cases, suggests a way of overcoming it. A verse-by-verse explanation is provided in the literal translation section.

 

Translating Parakhna Mat as a Ghazal

 

In a ghazal, the second line of each sher ends with a common refrain called the radeef, while the common rhyme that runs through the ghazal, the qafiya, occurs immediately before the radeef. Ideally, an English translation should reproduce both the qafiya and the radeef. However, because of the differences in the grammatical structures of Urdu and English, maintaining both can sometimes result in awkward or grammatically distorted English. In my translations of ghazals, I have therefore tried to preserve these formal elements wherever possible without sacrificing the natural flow of the English.

In the case of Parakhna Mat, I found that I had to let go of either the qafiya or the radeef in order to maintain a reasonable rhythm and natural phrasing. Since the content of the ghazal is itself metaphysical, I did not want the translation to introduce an additional layer of ambiguity merely for the sake of rhyme. After some trial and error, I decided that the better approach was to retain the radeef and abandon the qafiya.

Different singers have used line repetitions in different ways to suit their individual presentations. I have therefore translated the basic written structure of Badr’s ghazal rather than following the repetitions used in any particular rendition. The translation is designed to be adaptable to any of the musical compositions used for the ghazal.

 

The Poetic English Translation of the Lyrics of Parakhna Mat

 

Do not judge for by judging a friend your own does not remain

Stare too long into a mirror and your face does not remain

 

While meeting with celebrities always maintain your distance

Where a river enters the ocean, a river it does not remain

 

Your city is of a strange and uniquely different kind

In my city too every one quite like me does not remain

 

True love is a fragrance that will travel with you always

Even in solitude a man alone does not remain

 

Thousands of my verses lie buried in graves made of paper

I’m a strange mother any child of mine alive does not remain

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Parakhna Mat

 

Parakhna mat parakhne mein koi apna nahin rahta
Kisi bhi aaine mein der tak chehra nahin rahta

 

Bade logon se milne mein hamesha fasala rakhna
Jahan darya samandar se mila darya nahin rahta

 

Tumhara shehr to bilkul naye andaz wala hai
Hamare shehr mein bhi koi hamsa nahin rahta

 

Mohabbatein khushboo hai hamesha saath chalti hai
Koi insaan tanhai mein bhi tanha nahin rahta

 

Hazaron sher mere so gaye kaghaz ki qabron mein
Ajab maa hun koi bachcha mera zinda nahin rahta

 

Meanings of Difficult Urdu Words

 

Parakhna = To judge

Fasala = Distance

Darya = River (here)

 

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Parakhna Mat

 

Parakhna mat parakhne mein koi apna nahin rahta

We criticise others or pass judgement on them based on our own practices and behaviours. This either compels them to conform and lose their identity or more likely leads to strained relations.

  

Kisi bhi aaine mein der tak chehra ahin rahta

 If you stare at a mirror for too long then the reflection seems to lose its uniqueness and take on a generalised appearance. Here staring at a mirror could be symbolic for working in a community where people tend to adopt each other’s characteristics.

 

Bade logon se milne mein hamesha fasala rakhna
Jahan darya samandar se mila darya nahin rahta

 If you do not maintain your individuality when interacting with famous persons, you tend to absorb their mannerisms and become like them. Just as a river loses its existence when it enters the ocean.

 

Tumhara shehr to bilkul naye andaz wala hai
Hamare shehr mein bhi koi hamsa nahin rahta

 Large cities tend to convert people into automata following routines blindly. It does not matter whether the city is your city or is my city.

 

Mohabbatein khushboo hai hamesha saath chalti hai
Koi insaan tanhai mein bhi tanha nahin rahta

 Love casts a strong influence on those involved making them change their habits to conform to their lover’s wishes. And love is like a fragrance. It accompanies you wherever ypun go. Even if you are alone it acts on you.

 

Hazaron sher mere so gaye kaghaz ki qabron mein
Ajab maa hun koi bachcha mera zinda nahin rahta

Thousands of my poems lie on reams of paper – unread. I am a very unusual mother that none of my children (poems) are in the public realm but have died a anonymous death. Maybe because they were all alike without any unique distinctive aspects.

 

 

Parakhna Mat Fact Sheet

 

Parakhna Mat has been sung by many renowned singers. You can check out the best of them through links below.
 
·       Chinmayi Tripathi
·       Jagjit Singh
·       Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
 
I have other non-filmy ghazals at Bollywood Translations with more in the pipeline.
 
·       Mere Humnafas
·       Mun Bairagi
·       Khud Se Jo Vada
 
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