One wonderful song from Aakrosh where Rahat Fateh Ali Khan sings the bad and ugly things about the heart. Truly wonderful lyrics by Irshad Kamil. As usual good singing by Rahat. And Pritam deserves an applaud too.
Here go the lyrics with English translation.
ishq mushk pe zor na koi
man se badhkar chor na koi
bin aag badan sulga dega
ye rag-rag rog laga dega
Man ke mat pe mat pe mat chaliyo ye jeete jeete marwa dega,
Man ke mat pe mat pe mat chaliyo ye jeete jeete marwa dega,
Maashooq mohalle mein jake besabra roz daga dega,
Mann ke mat pe mat chaliyo ye jeete jee marwa dega,
Mann ke mat pe mat chaliyo ye jeete jee marwa dega..
On love and smell, no force works,
there is no thief bigger than heart,
it'll heat up your body without fire
it'll make your every vein ill,
Don't go by the heart's wish, it'll get you killed,
Don't go by the heart's wish, it'll get you killed,
the impatient will go to the lover's neighborhood and ditch everyday,
Don't go by the heart's wish, it'll get you killed,
Don't go by the heart's wish, it'll get you killed..
ho, mann ki mandi mann vyapari mann hi mann ka mol kare
man ki mandi man vyapari man hi man ka mol kare,
bhool bhaal ke nafa munaafa, nain tarazu tol kare
nain tarazu tol kare
khud hi mol badha de manva
khud hi mol badha de manva, khud hi maal chhupa de manva
khud hi bhaav gira dega
heart has its own market, heart is the merchant, heart only prices heart,
forgetting all profit and loss, it weighs with the balance of sight,
weighs with the balance of sight,
on its own the heart declares the price high,
on its own heart raises the price, on its own heart hides things (to be sold)
on its own it'll reduce the price too..
Mann ke mat pe mat chaliyo...
Mann ke mat pe mat chaliyo ye jeete jee marwa dega,
Mann ke mat pe mat chaliyo ye jeete jee marwa dega..
mann behkaye mann bhatkaye, mann batlaye sau raste,
mann behkaye mann bhatkaye, mann batlaye sau raste,
man ki mat mein pyaar hai mehenga, praan pakheru hain saste,
praan pakheru hain saste...
mann se thodi anban rakhna
mann se thodi anban rakhna, man ke aage darpan rakhna,
manva shakal chhupa lega..
heart cajoles, heart wanders, heart tells hundred ways,
heart cajoles, heart wanders, heart tells hundred ways,
in the heart's opinion love is expensive, and life-bird is cheap,
life-bird is cheap... (life is cheap that is)
keep some differences with the heart,
keep some differences with the heart, put a mirror in front of the heart,
the heart will hide its face..
Mann ke mat pe mat chaliyo mat chaliyo mat chaliyo-
Mann ke mat pe mat chaliyo ye jeete jee marwa dega,
Mann ke mat pe mat chaliyo ye jeete jee marwa dega..
Maashoq mohalle mein jakar besabra roz daga dega,
Mann ke mat pe mat chaliyo.............