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
 
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.
 
All the translations are my original work. If you quote them, you must acknowledge my name and provide a link to Bollywood Translations.

Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye Lyrics from Pyaasa Translated

 

Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye: Translation and Explanation  

Meta Description:  Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye is a Bollywood classic song from Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa.  Enjoy the poetic translation of this Mohammed Rafi Sahir Ludhianvi combine.

Setting the Background for Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye

 

Vijay (Guru Dutt) is an idealistic but unsuccessful poet who is befriended by Gulabo (Waheeda Rehman), a prostitute. Meanwhile, Vijay’s former girlfriend, Meena (Mala Sinha), has married Ghosh (Rehman), a wealthy publisher. Vijay is presumed dead after a beggar to whom he had given his coat is found killed in a train accident. Vijay, who was in the same train, has survived and is recovering in a hospital. Ghosh, believing him dead, posthumously publishes Vijay’s poems and makes a considerable profit. The supposedly “dead” Vijay appears at a memorial service held in his honour. It is at this moment in the narrative of Pyaasa that Vijay sings Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye.

 

About the Song

 

Vijay is already in a state of despair at the beginning of the film, but by the end his frustration has broken through every remaining barrier. The woman he loved has chosen money over him. His only true friend is Gulabo, a prostitute living on the margins of respectable society. His poetry finds no buyers while he is alive, yet after he is presumed dead, the same poems become a commercial success, making a huge profit for someone else. And when Vijay returns from the dead, he is not welcomed with joy but treated as an inconvenient obstacle that must be removed as quickly as possible.

 

Ye Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye is therefore a profoundly nihilistic song. In Sahir’s masterful lyrics, Vijay’s personal anguish expands into a sweeping indictment of a corrupt, materialistic and hypocritical society. The song compresses disillusionment, anger, contempt, despair and finally renunciation—into a series of hard-hitting lines.

 

In the song’s climactic declaration, “Tumhari hai, tum hi sambhalo ye duniya” (“It is yours; you take care of this world”), Vijay rejects the fame and wealth that should have been his, leaving them to the manipulators and hypocrites. Turning his back on the world he has come to despise; he walks away with Gulabo to begin a new life.

 

The English Translation of the Lyrics of Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye To Kya Hai

 

Of palaces of crowns

Of gold thrones is this world

The enemy of man

It’s known to all this world

Of palaces of crowns

Of gold thrones is this world

The enemy of man

It’s known to all this world

Driven by greed and greed

Alone is this world

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

 

Where each body’s decayed

Where each soul unsated

Every mind is confused

Every heart deflated

By fear that grips mankind

All are inundated

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

 

Here every human being

Is just like a puppet

Only after they’re dead

Do people get respect

Here death is acknowledged

But to life they object

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

Where youth is lost in lust

In fleeting, cheap desires

Where beauty graces brothels

Awaiting wanton buyers

Where love is bought and sold

By charlatans and liars

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

This world where human life

Means nothing, has no worth,

This world where human life

Means nothing, has no worth,

Where friendship has no value,

Loyalty’s lost on earth.

This world where human life

Means nothing, has no worth,

Where friendship has no value,

Loyalty’s lost on earth.

Where even love’s become

A matter just for mirth

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

Yes torch it and scorch it

Incinerate this world

Yes torch it and scorch it

Yes torch it and scorch it

Incinerate this world

Sweep it from my sight

Just terminate this world

This world belongs to you

So orchestrate this world

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

If I should ever find

This world then what of it

 

The Original Hindi Lyrics of Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye  from Pyaasa

 

Ye mahalo ye takhto
Ye taajo ki duniya
Ye insaan ke dushman
Samaajo ki duniya

Ye mahalo ye takhto
Ye taajo ki duniya
Ye insaan ke dushman
Samaajo ki duniya
Ye daulat ke bhukhe
Rivaazo ki duniya
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Har ek jism ghaayal
Har ek ruh pyaasi
Nigaaho me ulajhan
Dilo me udaasi
Ye duniya hai yaa
Aalam e badahavaasi
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Yahaa ek khilaunaa
Hai insan ki hasti
Ye basti hai murdaa
Parasto ki basti
Yahaa per jivan
Se hai maut sasti
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Jawani bhatakati
Hai badkaar banakar
Jawa jism sajate
Hai baazaar banakar
Jahaa pyaar hotaa
Hai vyaapaar banakar

Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Ye duniya jahaa
Aadmi kuchh nahi hai
Vafaa kuchh nahi
Dosti kuchh nahi hai
Ye duniya jahaa
Aadmi kuchh nahi hai
Vafaa kuchh nahi
Dosti kuchh nahi hai
Jahaa pyaar ki kadr
Hi kuchh nahi hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai

Jalaa do ise phunk

Daalo ye duniya
Jalaa do jalaa do
Jalaa do ise phuk
daalo ye duniya
Mere saamane se
Hataa lo ye duniya
Tumhaari hai tum hi
Sambhalo ye duniya

Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai
Ye duniya agar mil
Bhi jaaye to kya hai.

 

 

Meanings of difficult Urdu words

 

Rivaazo = Customs

Ruh = Soul

Aalam e badahavaasi = Environment of fear

Murdaa parasto = Those who revere a human after his death

Badkaar = Sinner

 

The Literal English Translation of the Lyrics of Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye

 

This world of these palaces, of these thrones, of these crowns

This world of societies that are enemies of humanity

This world of rituals that are greedy for wealth

If this world is even found then so what

 

Every body is wounded, every soul is thirsty

Confusion in the gazes, sadness in the hearts

Is this a world or an environment of fear

If this world is even found then so what

 

Where human existence is like a toy

This community is one that respects people after they die

Here death is cheaper than life

If this world is even found then so what

Adolescence roams becoming sinful

Beautiful bodies adorn the brothels

Here love is engaged in as if its commerce

If this world is even found then so what

This world where a human is nothing

Loyalty is nothing, friendship is nothing

Here there is no respect even for love

If this world is even found then so what

 

Burn it, smoke this world

Remove this world from my presence

This is yours, you only take care of this world

If this world is even found then so what

 

Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye To Kya Hai Fact Sheet

·       Movie: Pyaasa
·       Singer: Mohammed Rafi
·       Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
·       Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
·       On Screen: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha & Rehman
·       Director & Producer: Guru Dutt
 
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