Tukur Tukur Lyrics Translation | Dilwale

Movie: Dilwale
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Arijit Singh
Label: Sony Music India

Tukur Tukur Tukur Tukur Tukur Tukur
dekh Taka Tak..

Tukur Tukur doesn’t have a meaning in itself, but the meaning of Tukur Tukur dekhna, is to see someone continuously, to stare, or to look at someone intently. Hence, the line above means ‘look intently, continuously.’

dil mein haan hai hoThon pe naa
dil mein haan hai hoThon pe naa aaye..
bhare bazaar mein dil toD gayi zaalima

there is yes in the heart, and no on the lips,
and openly in front of everyone the cruel girl broke my heart..

Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur
dekh Taka Tak

aashiqon ki jaan le gayi
aashiqon ki jaan le gayi
kaahe rumaal magar chhoD gayi zaalima

she took the life the lovers,
but why did the cruel one leave her handkerchief..

Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur
dekh Taka Tak

chahne wale tere jitne hazaar sanam
baDh ke humse nahi honge dildaar sanam
ye zamana hai bewafaa
ye zamana hai bewafaa
mile mushkil se wafadaar koi baalma

howsoever many your lovers are there, O dear,
they won’t be more generously loving than I,
this world is unfaithful,
you get a faithful lover with much difficulty..

Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur
dekh Taka Tak

pa ra re pa...

ai ai aa vasco da gama
ai ai aa pagDi pajama

pagDi pajama literally means Turban and pyjama bottoms, though it is used more like Gibberish here.

hosh mein hi sahi
magar gustaakhiyaan hon zara
aa tujhe choom loon
bhale badnaamiyaan hon zara

even if in full senses,
there should be some mischiefs,
come I’ll kiss you,
even if there be some infamies..

husn hai bekaabu agar
husn hai bekaabu agar (haT)
kaahe jazbaat ko kaabu mein rakhe baalma

if the beauty is uncontrolled,
why do you keep your emotions in control, O beloved..

Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur
dekh Taka Tak

ai yai yai ya vasco da gama
ai yai yai ya pagDi pajama

pyaar kya cheez hai
peechha chhoDe naa wo marz hai
umr bhar sar se jo
miyan utre na wo karz hai
is se bach ke rehna zara
is se bach ke rehna zara
nazar andaaz naa kar mashwara ye kaam ka

what a thing love is,
it’s that disease that doesn’t leave you,
it’s that loan
which doesn’t get paid in the entire life..
beware of it,
and don’t ignore this useful advice..

Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur Tukur-Tukur
dekh Taka Tak

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Daayre Meaning, Lyrics Translation | Dilwale

Movie: Dilwale
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Arijit Singh
Label: Sony Music India

daayra is an Urdu word which means circle. At the same time it can also mean limit or limitation. daayre is the plural for daayra, and hence can mean circles, limits or limitations. Here in the song daayre from the film Dilwale, it’s used as limitations.

dilon ki mohabbat ko baandhen kyun haaye re
dilon ki mohabbat ko baandhein kyun haye re
daayre.. daayre.. daayray.. daayrey..

Why do they limit the love of hearts,
limitations, ah, these limitations..

hain kyun faasle darmiyaan le ke aaye re,
hain kyun faaslay darmiyan le ke aaye re,
daayre.. daayre.. dayre.. daayrey..

why have they got these distances between us,
limitations, ah, these limitations..

kaanch ke wo khwaab naazuk thay hamaare saare,
chhoone se hi TooTne lage..
mannaton mein umr bhar ka saath jinka maanga
hamsafar wo chhooTne lage..

all those glass dreams of ours were fragile,
they started breaking at the mere touch..
those, whose togetherness I had asked for in prayers,
those companions are getting lost..

naa marnaa munaasib, jiyaa bhi na jaaye re..
na marna munasib, jiya bhi na jaaye re..
dayre.. dayre.. dayre.. dayre..

it doesn’t seem right to die, nor am I able to live..
limitations, ah, these limitations..

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Kabhi Na Kehna Alvida Lyrics Translation | Dilwale

Movie: Dilwale
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singers: Arijit Singh, Antara Mitra
Label: Sony Music India

janam janam janam saath chalna yoon hi
kasam tumhe kasam aake milna yaheen
ek jaan hai bhale do badan hon judaa
meri ho ke hamesha hi rehna kabhi na kehna alvida

life after life we have to walk together like this only,
take an oath, meet me here only..
we are one life, even if these are two different bodies,
always remain mine, never say goodbye..

meri subah ho tumhi
aur tumhi shaam ho
tum dard ho tum hi aaraam ho
meri duaaon se aati hai bas ye sadaa
meri hoke hamesha hi rehna kabhi na kehna alvida

you are my morning,
and you are the evening,
you are the pain and you are the peace,
from my prayers, only this call comes,
always remain mine, never say goodbye..

meri hoke hamesha hi rehna
kabhi na kehna alvida..

teri baahon mein hain mere dono jahaan
tu rahe jidhar meri jannat waheen
jal rahi agan hai jo ye do tarfa
na bujhe kabhi meri mannat yahi
tu meri aarzoo, main teri aashiqui
tu meri shaayari, main teri mausiki

both my worlds are in your arms,
wherever you stay, my heaven is there only..
this fire that is there on both the sides,
this fire should never extinguish, this is my prayer
you are my wish, I am your love,
you are my poetry, I am your music..

talab talab talab bas teri hai mujhe
nashon mein tu nasha banke ghulna yoon hi
meri mohabbat ka karna tu haq ye adaa
meri hoke hamesha hi rehna
kabhi na kehna alvida

I have a longing just for you..
you become an intoxication above all others and dissolve in me,
you pay this back for my love,
always remain mine, never say goodbye..

meri subah ho tumhi
aur tumhi shaam ho
tum dard ho, tum hi aaraam ho
meri duaaon se aati hai bas ye sadaa
meri hoke hamesha hi rehna
kabhi na kehna alvida..

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Tu Meri Premika Lyrics Translation | Dilwale

Movie: Dilwale
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Label: Sony Music India

hoThon pe hai naam tera tera
neendon pe rehta hai pehra tera
jabse bani re bani tu meri premika aa aa..
premika.. aa aa..

there is your name on my lips,
on my sleep, there is your patrolling (that is, I am not able to sleep)
since the time you have become my lover..

sooraj nikalta hai tere liye,
chanda mein dikhta hai chehra tera,
jabse bani re bani tu meri premika aa aa..
premika.. aa aa..
main teri premika.. aa aa..

the sun rises for you,
and in the moon I see your face,
since the time you have become my lover..
my lover…
I am your lover…

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Manma Emotion Jaage Lyrics Translation | Dilwale

Movie: Dilwale
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singers: Amit Mishra, Anushka Manchanda, Antara Mitra
Label: Sony Music India

goriya re chhoriya re
tera jalwa dekha to dil huaa Milkha
baDi tez bhaage re..
manma emotion jaage re
manma emotion jaage

o beautiful girl,
when I saw your style, my heart became like Milkha,
it runs very fast..
emotions woke anew in my heart..

dil jagah se hil gaya re
tukDon mein nikla re dil ka chhilka
tune phenka khaa ke re
manma emotion jaage re
manma emotion jaage

the heart moved from its place,
the skin of the heart came out in pieces (like that of some fruit),
you ate and threw it.
emotions woke anew in my heart..

saiyaan.. mera desi typical saiyaan
peepal ki ThanDi chhaiya
mein naache ta ta thaiya
thaiya daiya daiya

my beloved, my typical desi beloved,
the cool shade of Peepal tree,
he dances in that shade,
O my god..

o mere saiyaan, saiyaan saiyaan!
saiyaan.. saiyaan..

dil ki phansi hai naiyyaa majdhaar mein
sun le vistaar mein
ho luT gaya pyaar mein
ye to bata de mere jazbaat ka
itna kam raTe kyun hai tere bazaar mein

the boat of the heart is stuck in the middle,
listen to me in detail,
I have been robbed in love.
at least tell me why the rate of my love
is so low in the market of love..

karke vaada, kyun na aayi
huaa dil ka jagrata
halka-phulka sa dhokha kha ke
manma emotion jaage re
manma emotion jaage

even after promising, why didn’t you come
the heart had an all-nighter,
after being deceived a little,
the heart was full of emotions..

(rap)
tu jo mila mujhe mohalle ke moD pe
express highway ke baaju wali roaD pe
badtameez gaaDi roki seeTi maari
mujhe chheDa kiya mujhko ishaara
ashleel aaDa teDha
dekha muDa baDha bola
lakht-e-jigar mast figure
aake idhar baiTh jaa
baaju waali seaT khaali, aaja baiTh!

when I met you on the turn of the street,
on the road next to the express highway,
the ill mannered one, he whistled after stopping me..
you teased me and signalled,
shameless, obscure,
saw, turned, moved ahead, said,
O piece of my heart, awesome figure,
come here and sit,
the seat next to me is free, come sit.

saiyaan.. mera desi typical saiyyaan
peepal ki ThanDi chhaiyyan
mein naache ta ta thaiya thaiya daiya daiya

mera desi typical saiyyaan
peepal ki ThanDi chhaiyyan
mein naache ta ta thaiya
thaiya saiyan saiyan thaiya

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Geruaa / Gerua Meaning | गेरुआ

To begin with, Geruaa is a color. The red-ochre color, somewhat reddish, yellowish orange, or a shade of pink to an extent. It comes from the Hindi word geru/ geroo, which means nothing but red ochre, or in some regions, the red soil, which is rich in iron oxides.

However, here the significance of geruaa is a bit different. Geruaa is generally considered a color worn by sages and hermits, and thus, here symbolizes people who have left everything to find the One they are looking for. The word geruaa in the song rang de tu mohe geruaa, thus, gives a kind of sufi touch to the it, as the lovers here want to get colored ‘geruaa' like someone who has left the worldly things, and just be in love.

Btw, the orangish color you see along with the black in the picture below, that is Gerua.



For the translation of the entire song, check THIS LINK.

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Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua Lyrics Translation | Dilwale (2015)

Movie: Dilwale
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singers: Arijit Singh, Antara Mitra
Label: Sony Music India

Geruaa is a color somewhere between orange, saffron, and pink, somewhat like a Salmon. However, for the ease of reading, we have just written pink here in the song's translation. More detail on the meaning of Geruaa can be found HERE.

dhoop se nikal ke
chhanv se phisal ke
hum mile jahaan par
lamha tham gaya

coming out like the sunshine,
or slipping like the shadow,
wherever we met,
the moment stopped there..

aasmaan pighal ke
sheeshe mein dhal ke
jam gaya to tera
chehra ban gaya

when the sky melted
got moulded into glass,
and solidified,
it became your face..

duniya bhula ke tumse mila hoon
nikli hai dil se ye duaa
rang de tu mohe gerua
raanjhe ki dil se hai duaa
rang de tu mohe gerua

I have forgotten the world and met you
and only this wish has come out of my heart,
color me pink..
this is the heartfelt wish of your lover,
color me pink..

haan nikli hai dil se ye duaa
ho.. rang de tu mohe gerua

ho tumse shuru.. tumpe fanaa
hai sufiyana ye daastaan
main kaarwaan maznil ho tum
jaata jahaan ko har raasta

it starts with you and ends on you,
this story is quite Sufi-style..
I am the caravan, and you are the destination,
where every path leads..

tumse juDa jo
dil zara sambhal ke
dard ka wo saara
kohra chhan gaya

when the heart controlled itself a bit
and got attached to you,
all the fog of pain that was there
was washed away..

duniya bhula ke tumse mila hoon
nikli hai dil se ye duaa
rang de tu mohe gerua
ho.. ranjhe ki dil se hai duaa
rang de tu mohe gerua

veeraan tha, dil ka jahaan
jis din se tu daakhil hua
ik jism se hai ik jaan ka
darza mujhe haasil hua

the world of the heart was deserted,
but from the day you entered it,
I have got the status of a living being
from being just a body..

pheeke hain saare naate jahaan ke
tere saath rishta gehra ban gaya

all the relations of the world are pale,
now that there is a deep bond with you..

duniya bhula ke tumse mila hoon
nikli hai dil se ye duaa
rang de tu mohe gerua
ranjhe ki dil se hai duaa
rang de tu mohe gerua

haan nikli hai dil se ye duaa
ho.. rang de tu mohe geruaa

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Senti Wali Mental Chhoriyan Lyrics Translation | Shaandaar

Movie: Shaandaar
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singers: Swanand Kirkire, Arijit Singh, Amit Trivedi, Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

baDi hi senTi wali menTal hai ye chhoriyan
o.. ki machchhar bhi kaaTe
to selfie uski kheench lein
zamaane se lena na dena
ya khuda ya khuda tu hume in se bachaana zara
ki nakli noTon ka ek bundle hain ye chhoriyan
baDi hi senti wali menTal hain ye chhoriyaan

these girls are very sentimentally crazy,
even if a mosquito bites them,
they take a selfie of it.
they have nothing to do with the world around..
O God save us from them..
these girls are a bundle of fake notes..
these girls are very sentimentally crazy..

ho subaho shaam taaDe ye laDkiyon ko gaur se
rakhein haath dil pe par dhaDke kahin aur se..

from morning till evening they stare at girls
they keep their hands on the hearts but they beat somewhere else.

akal hai maTar ka daana re
ya khuda ya khuda, aaina inko dikhana zara
aji harkat se accidental hain ye chhokre
hume kehte hain par khud menTal hain ye chhokre

their brains are pea sized,
O God, show them the mirror please..
they are accident-prone of deeds, these boys,
they call us crazy but they themselves are crazy..

haaye ye mascara lip-gloss ki jitni bahaar hai
jo laDke palat ke na dekhein to bekaar hai
na dekhein to bekaar hai

oh, all this blossoming of mascara and lip-gloss that is there,
it’s of no use if the boys don’t turn their heads..
it’s useless if they don’t..

ho ye Audi BMW ghanta Jaguar hai
jo laDki na baiThi to kaahe ki mehangi car hai re

these Audi BMW and Jaguar are useless,
if a girl doesn’t sit in your expensive car, what worth is it!

haan, ye duniya hai bus stop laDki bus ke jaisi
ruko paanch minute-on me agli phir milegi
ho sambhal ke kahin na ye bus chhooT jaaye
baaki zindagi warna paidal hi kaTegi

this world is a bus stop and a girl is like a bus,
wait, and you’ll find another in the next five minutes..
be careful lest you should miss the bus,
else, rest of your life will pass on foot..

laDkiyan bana bola, goD ne bhi "oh my goD!""
god ka karishma laDki, laDke god ka hain frauD
ho tradition yahi hai apna laDkiyan paraya dhan
ho laDke jaise kaale dhan se
better hai paraya dhan ji
better hai paraya dhan
ho gaya faisla jaao ji
munh dho ke aao zaraa

after making girls even God said, O my God.
A girl is God’s miracle, and boys are God’s fraud.
our tradition is that girls are someone else’s property.
[paraya dhan is an old term that was used for girls as they had to go and live with the family of the boy they are married to.]
oh, someone else’s property is better than black money that boys are.
yeah, someone else’s property is better than that.
so now the decision is done,
go and wash your face..

laDkiyon ke pairon ka sanDal hain ye chhokre
humein kehte hain par khud menTal hain ye chhokre
arey harqat se accidental hain ye chhokre...

these boys are the sandal of the girls’ feet,
they call us crazy but they themselves are crazy.
they are accident prone by habit..

main hoon wo sanDal ki jispe tera bojh hai
main single pasli tu Double Dose hai
kaisa ye dastoor kaisa riwaaz hai
medium dulhe ki dulhan extra large hai
tujhe kya lagta hai teri hirni chaal hai
teri kamar hai kamra 2 BHK hall hai
rishta hai nahi ye to poora scam hai
zindagi ka safar ab to stuck in jam hai

I am the sandal on which your weight is there,
I am too lean, while you are double dose.
what a tradition this is,
that the bride for medium sized groom is extra large.
what do you think you have a walk like a deer,
your waise is like a room, or a 2BHK hall..
this is not a relationship, it’s a scam.
the journey of life is now stuck in a traffic jam..

joDta hoon main tere haath
mujhko phansna nahi tere saath
pyaar mujhko jispe aaye
tujh mein na ek bhi aisi baat
maarun aisi joDi ko laat
jo kare jeevan ko barbaad
dekh tu haalat apni
tujhpe hai sharminda aurat zaat
haan... chal haT...

I request to you humbly,
I don’t want to be stuck with you,
There is no such thing in you
that I’d fall in love with..
I reject a pair
that ruins the life,
take a look at yourself,
all women would be ashamed of you.
Go, Go away!

patli kamar ki tujhko kya itni demand hai
Brad Pitt ka pota hai, ya tu James Bond hai
maa agar teri moTi hoti to kya chhoD deta
size ke Dar se kya us se bhi naata toD deta?

why do you have such a demand for thin waist,
are you Brad Pitt’s grandson or James Bond himself?
had your mother been fat, would you have left her?
afraid of weight, would you have broken your relation with her too?

haan wazan ka kya hai ye workout se ghaT jaayega
tere jaisa blunder kaise un-Do ho payega
aurat zaat ko jo neecha dikhayega
jaan le besharam miTTi mein mil jayega

what’s there in weight, it’ll reduce by workout,
(but) how would a blunder like you be undo-ed?
whoever insults woman race,
know this, the shameless will get finished.

auraton ki izzat ka jo kare public mein faalooda
dekh durghaTna hai tere jaisi paidaaish behooda
thobDa achchha na sahi baat achchhi kar le beTa
tere jaise buDbak ko thoDi buddhi baksh re khuda
sympathy unse hai jinke ghar tere jaisa puttar hua

you who disrespects women in public,
even your birth is a preposterous accident.
even if your face isn’t good, talk good, son,
may God give some brains to a stupid like you.
I have sympathy with those in whose home you were born..

kami hai mujh mein aur perfection hain ye chhoriyan
god ka ultimate creation hai ye chhoriyan
khuda se bandon ka connection hai ye chhoriyan
kami hai mujhme aur perfection hain ye chhoriyan

There is problem with me and these girls are perfection.
these girls are the ultimate creation of god,
these girls are God’s connection with His men,
There is problem with me and these girls are perfection.

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Do Dilon ki Nazdeekiyan Lyrics Translation | Shaandaar

Movie: Shaandaar
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singers: Nikhil Paul George, Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

raaton ke jaage subah mile hain
resham ke dhaage ye silsile hain
laazmi si lagne lagi hain
do dilon ki ab nazdeekiyaan

those awake for nights have met in the morning
these series are (soft and lovely) like silk threads,
now they have begun to seem important,
these closenesses of the two hearts..

hmm dikhti nahi hain par ho rahi hain mehsoos nazdeekiyan
do dil hi jaanein lagti hain kitni mehfooz nazdeekiyan

one can’t see, but can feel the closenesses,
only these two hearts know how safe these closenesses feel..

zariyaa hai ye aankhein zariya
chhalakta hai jinse ek armaanon ka dariya
aadatein hain in ki puraani
ankahi si keh de kahaani

these eyes are a medium,
through which an ocean of wishes spills out,
it’s their old habit
to say unsaid stories..

parchhaaiyaan do juDne lagi hain
dekho hawa mein uDne lagi hain
pankh jaisi lagne lagi hain
do dilon ki ab nazdeekiyan

two shadows have begun to merge,
see, they have begun to fly in the air,
now the closeness of the two hearts,
seems to be like wings..

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Yeh Shaam Shaandaar Lyrics Translation | Shaandaar

Movie: Shaandaar
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Amit Trivedi
Label: Zee Music Company

Amit Trivedi is here again. His composition for the Shaandaar title song has a touch of Gujariya from Queen, which was Amit and director Vikas Behl's last treat together, but the song is totally dhinchak and will-make-you-dance type. So much so that we couldn't resist giving you the lyrics we heard in the trailer. Watch the trailer for the awesome chemistry between Pankaj and Shahid Kapur, and Alia's aila madness.

Sar jhuka ke kar salaam
hai shaam shaandaar..
aasmaan se aa giri
hai shaam shaandaar..

bow your head and salute,
the evening is splendid.
from the sky has fallen
a splendid evening.



chak de andhera
chaand jala de
bulb bana ke..
fikr na kariyo,
karna bhi kya hai
bijli bacha ke..

sare aam pila khushi ke jaam shaandaar
aasmaan se aa giri ye shaam shaandaar

throw away the darkness
light the moon,
like an electric bulb..
don’t worry,
what does one have to do
saving electricity..
openly offer splendid drinks of joy..
from the sky has fallen a splendid evening

jazbaat ke chillar ko noTe bana ke
mehendi raat pe khulke luTa
chingaariyon ko visphoT bana ke
aiyyashi ke tu rockeT chhuDa
kaisa Dar, tu kar guzar ye kaam shaandaar
aasmaan se aa giri ye shaam shaandaar

making notes of the change (coins) of emotions,
throw them away on the night of mehendi..
making a bomb out of sparks,
launch the rocket of ostentation..
what's to fear, you just do this splendid work.
from the sky has fallen a splendid evening.

Ye shaam shaandaar
Yeh shaam shaandaar..

this splendid evening..
this splendid evening..

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Sun Bairiya Sanwre Lyrics Translation | Phantom

Movie: Phantom
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Arijit Singh
Music Label: T-Series

pehle kyun na mile hum
tanha hi kyun jale hum
mil ke muqammal hue hain
yaa thhe tanha bhale hum
saanware.. sanware..
saanware.. saaware..

Why didn’t we meet earlier,
why did we burn alone, separated?
have we become complete after meeting
or were we better alone?
O beautiful one, O dusky one..

na humaara hua na tumhara hua
ishq ka ye sitam na gawaara hua..

it became neither mine, nor yours,
this torture of love didn’t suit us both..

sun bairiya sanware
sun bairiya sanware

Listen, O dear enemy,
listen, O dear one..

pal pal gin ke guzaara
maano karza utaara
tum se munaasib hua hai
phir se jeena humaara
sanware.. sanware..
sanware.. hmm..

I passed every moment counting,
as if I was repaying some debt..
because of you only has it been possible,
that I live again..
O dear one, O dear one..

na humaara hua, na tumhara hua
ishq ka ye sitam na gavara hua

sun bairiya sanwre
sun bairiya sanwre

Dhalti raat ka ik musaafir
subah alvida keh chala
jeete jee tera ho saka na
mar ke haq adaa kar chalaa

a traveler of ending night,
said goodbye in the morning..
I couldn’t be yours while living,
dying, I pay your due..

na humaara hua, na tumhara hua
ishq ka ye sitam na gawara hua

sun bairiya.. sanware..

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Afghan Jalebi Lyrics Translation | Phantom

Movie: Phantom
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Asrar (Syed Asrar Shah)
Music Label: T-Series

maqtool jigar (ya baba)
qaatil hai nazar (ya baba)
ik mahjabeen (ya baba)
ik noor-e-nabee (ya baba)
rab ki rubaayi (ya baba)
ya hai tabaahi (ya baba)
gardan suraahi (ya baba)
boli ilaahi (ya baba)

[Ya baba is something like O my god or O my Lord.]

my heart is killed,
your sight is the killer,
a beauty,
God’s poetry,
or a destruction,
her neck is long like a suraahi,
and her speech is heavenly..

Afghan jalebi
mashooq farebi
ghaayal hai tera deewana bhai wah, bhai wah
bandook dikha dikha ke kya pyar karegi
chehra bhi kabhi dikha na bhai wah bhai wah

(she’s like an) Afghan Jalebi,
(she’s a) deceptive beloved..
your lover is hurt, o wow, o wow,
will you love showing your gun only?
sometime show your face too, o wow, o wow..

o.. dekh daraazi (wallah)
banda namaazi (wallah)
khel ke baazi (wallah) khaamakha
ab Thehra na kisi kaam ka (wallah, wallah..)
meer ka koi (wallah)
sher suna ke (wallah)
ghoonT laga ke (wallah) jaam ka
mera aa’khan mahaz naam ka

[Wallah means God promise.]

See my physique,
(plus) I am a believer,
(but) having played this game (of love) for no reason,
I became useless now..
(Now) saying some couplet of Meer,
and having a drink,
my name is just for namesake now..

oye lakht-e-jigar (ya baba)
oye noor-e-nazar (ya baba)
ek teer hai tu (ya baba)
main chaak jigar (ya baba)
bandon se nahin to allah se Daregi
waada to kabhi nibhaana bhai wah, bhai wah

O piece of my heart,
O light of my eyes,
you are an arrow,
and I am the one with the ripped heart..
if not of His followers, you’ll be afraid of God,
and fulfil your promise some time…

bandook dikha dikha ke kya pyar karegi
chehra bhi kabhi dikhana bhai wah
bhai wah bhai wah bhai

khwaja ji ki paas teri chugli karunga
main teri chugli karunga
haan teri chugli karunga
angooThi mein qaid teri ungli karunga
main teri chugli karunga
haan teri chugli karunga..

I’ll complain to my Lord against you,
yeah I’ll complain against you..
I’ll capture your finger in a ring,
yeah I’ll complain against you..

gul-e-gulzar (ya baba)
mere sarkar (ya baba)
bade manshoor (ya baba)
tere rukhsaar (ya baba)
haaye shamsheer nigaahein
chaabuk si adaayein
nacheez pe na chalaana bhai wah, bhai wah

O blossomed flower,
O my lord, [well, now he calls the beloved his lord, the fickle minded lover ;) ]
your cheeks are so dishevelled..
your sword-like eyes,
and hunter-like gestures,
don’t use them on me, O wow..

bandook dikha dikha ke kya pyar karegi
chehra bhi kabhi dikhana bhai wah, bhai wah..

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Gaaye Jaa Gaye Ja Lyrics Translation | Brothers

Movie: Brothers
Music: Ajay-Atul
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singers: Mohd Irfan / Shreya Ghoshal
Label: Sony Music India

Ajay-Atul are brilliant composers, and after their superb and successful music in Agneepath, it's no surprise that they are again composing for Karan Malhotra's Brothers. This one is probably the best track of the film, which is sung by Mohd Irfan (Banjaara, Tu hi Tu, Dard Dilon ke) in the male version and Shreya in the female version. The song has some inspiring lyrics and lovely music and singing. Do listen to this one.

sooraj tera gardish mein hai
Dhalte huaa keh gaya
phir lauT ke aaunga main
nazdeek hi hai subah

your sun is drowning,
setting, it said,
I’ll come back,
the morning is close by..

gaaye jaa, gaaye jaa
gham mein hai sargam
gunguna ye dhun, gaaye jaa..
gaaye ja, gaaye ja
raat ke dhaagon se savera bun, gaaye ja..

keep singing, keep singing,
there is a harmony in the sorrow too..
hum this tune, keep singing..
keep singing, keep singing,
be the morning of the threads of night, keep singing..

gaaye ja, gaaye ja
gham mein hai sargam
gunguna ye dhun, gaaye ja

apna hi apna kyun kehlaaya hai
kaise koi tay karta hai kaun paraaya hai
ek wohi rishta teri kamaai hai
dard ke pal mein jisne tera saath nibhaya hai
TooTa huaa to kya sitaara tu
kisi ka ban sahaara tu..

why is the one who is yours, called yours,
how does one decide who is not yours..
that one relationship is your earning—
who has been with you in the moment of your pain..
even if you are a broken star, you are a star,
(a comet is often called a TooTta taara, a broken star in Hindi.)
be someone’s support..

gaaye ja, gaaye ja
raat ke dhaagon se savera bun, gaaye ja...
gaaye ja, gaaye ja
gham mein hai sargam
gunguna ye dhun gaaye ja

ho.. aankhon mein rakhna sapne tu kal ke
tujhko lekin un tak jaana hoga khud chal ke
majhdhaaron se tu haar nahin jaana
saahil tujhko paana hoga lehron mein Dhal ke
hai zindagi wohi jo chalti hai
ye gir ke hi sambhalti hai

keep the dreams of tomorrow in your eyes,
but you’ll have to reach them walking on your own.
don’t you lose against the currents,
you’ll have to reach the shore by moulding into the waves..
life is what goes on,
it falls and then pulls itself back up..

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Mere Dil Mein Jagah Khuda Ki Khaali Thi Lyrics Translation | Brothers

Movie: Brothers
Music: Ajay-Atul
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singers: Sonu Nigam, Neeti Mohan
Label: Sony Music India

sapna jahan dastak na de
chaukhaT thi wo aankhein meri
baaton se thi tadaad mein
khamoshiyaan zyaada meri
jab se pade tere kadam
chalne lagi duniya meri

my eyes were such a door
where dreams don’t knock..
the amount of silences was more
than that of my talks..
since you stepped into my life,
it began to move..

mere dil mein jagah khuda ki khaali thi
dekha wahaan pe aaj tera chehra hai
main bhaTakta hua sa ek baadal hoon
jo tere aasmaan pe aake Thehra hai

there was place empty for a god in my heart,
I today found that there is your face there now.
I am a wandering cloud,
that has come and stopped over your sky..

tu rooh hai to main kaaya banoon
taa-umr main tera saaya banoon
keh de to ban jaaun bairaag main
keh de to main teri maaya banoon
tu saaz hai, main ragini
tu raat hai, main chaandni

if you are the soul, I’ll be the body,
I’ll be your shadow for life,
If you say, I will become reclusion,
and if you say, I can become the Temptation for you..
you are a musical instrument, and I am the music..
You are the night, and I am moonlight..

mere dil mein jagah khuda ki khaali thi
dekha wahaan pe aaj tera chehra hai
main bhaTakta huaa sa ek baadal hoon
jo tere aasmaan pe aake Thehra hai

hum pe sitaaron ka ehsaan ho
poora, adhoora har armaan ho
ek doosre se jo baandhe humein
baahon mein nanhi si ik jaan ho
aabaad ho chhoTa sa ghar
lag naa sake kisi ki nazar

May there be the Stars’ kindness on us,
and all our incomplete wishes be fulfilled.
May there be a little life in our arms,
that would tie us to each other more strongly..
May there be a small home of ours,
which remains far from the evil eye..

mere dil mein jagah khuda ki khaali thi
dekha wahaan pe aaj tera chehra hai
main bhaTakta hua sa ek baadal hoon
jo tere aasmaan pe aake Thehra hai

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Tu Chahiye Lyrics Translation | Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Atif

Movie: Bajrangi Bhaijaan [Meaning]
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Atif Aslam
Music Label: T-Series

This one from Bajrangi Bhaijaan is a beautiful composition by Pritam, who takes the best out of Atif often, and this one is no exception. The lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya are nice too, especially the last four lines are touching.

haal-e-dil ko sukoon chaahiye
poori ik aarzoo chaahiye
jaise pehle kabhi,
kuchh bhi chaaha nahi
waise hi kyun chahiye

the situation of the heart needs peace,
every wish needs to be fulfilled,
the way earlier there was
no need to wish for anything,
why do I want it the same again?

dil ko teri maujoodgi ka ehsaas yoon chahiye
tu chahiye, tu chahiye
shaam-o-subah tu chahiye
tu chaahiye.. tu chaahiye..
har martabaa tu chaahiye

the heart wants the feeling of your being there in such a way,
that it wants you, wants you
day and night.. (lit. morning and evening)
you are wanted, you are wanted,
every time, you are wanted..

jitni dafaa.. zid ho meri
utni dafaa.. haan tu chahiye

as many times as I insist,
I want you, yes, you..

koi aur dooja kyun mujhe
na tere siva chahiye
har safar mein mujhe
tu hi rehnuma chaahiye
jeene ko bas mujhe
tu hi meherbaan chaahiye

why don’t I want anyone else
other than you,
in every journey I want
you as a guide..
to live, I just need you to be
kind to me..

ho O o O,
seene mein agar tu dard hai
na koi dawaa chahiye
tu lahu ki tarah
ragon mein ravaan chahiye
anjaam jo chaahe mera
wo.. aaghaaz yoon chahiye

if you are an ache in my heart,
I don’t need a medicine,
you, like the blood,
are needed, flowing in my blood..
whatever be my end,
this is how I want my beginning..

tu chahiye, tu chahiye
shaam-o-subah tu chahiye
tu chahiye.. tu chahiye..
har martabaa tu chahiye

jitni dafaa.. zid ho meri
utni dafaa.. haan, tu chahiye

mere zakhmon ko teri chhuan chahiye
mere shamma ko teri agan chahiye
mere khwaab ke aashiyane mein tu chahiye
main kholun jo aankhein sirhaane bhi tu chahiye

my wounds need your touch,
my candle needs your fire,
the house of my dreams needs you,
even when I open my eyes (every morning) I want you facing me..

[sirhaana = the head of your bed, where you keep you pillow.]

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Aur Dikhao, Aur Dikhaao Meaning, Lyrics, Translation | Amazon India

Creative agency: Orchard Advertising
Creative: Neel Roy, Vinod Lal Heera Eshwer, Abhijeet Kundu, Prakash Katariya, Amitabh Bhattacharya
Director: Shimit Amin
Music: Ram Sampath

Aur Dikhao is a phrase with which Amazon has caught the imagination, or at least attention, of almost every Indian who watches TV. Their ad campaign not only has a catchy music, it has a very catchy line, ‘aur dikhao’, which actually tells you a lot about the typical Indian shopper’s mindset.

Aur dikhaao is something that most people like me have heard hundreds of times when they went shopping with anyone, especially with mothers and aunts. It literally means ‘show me more’, and that’s something that we are used to say even if we happen to like the thing that we saw first, and will probably buy that only. It’s more like we cannot be satisfied with anything less than the best, and we have to ensure that, for which we see as many products as we can. :)

I believe the lyrics for the song should be by Amitabh Bhattacharya, as he's part of the creative team.

biwi jab bhi option maange,
expectation chhat pe Taange
roti hai to option se uska mann lalchaao

whenever the wife asks for options, hangs the expectations high on the roof,
if she is sad, woo her heart with options..

better se baDh ke best ko tolo,
ok ko bhi khoob TaTolo
hindustani dil kehta hai aur dikhao aur dikhao..

above better, weigh the best,
check the okay properly too,
the Indian heart says, show more, show some more..

Dhokla, thepla, khakra, fafda, muthiya, mathiya, churo, kathiya
bhookh ka siren jahaan baja bas,
baDi si buffet wahin laga do
hindustani peT pukare, aur dikhao aur dikhao..

(all are food items’ names)
wherever the siren of hunger goes off,
put up a big buffet right there,
the Indian stomach says, show some more, show me more..

Sallu, Hrithik, Shahid, Aamir, Shahrukh
jitne super star hain sabki
nakal hame kar ke dikhlaao
hindustani darshak bole, oye puttar aur dikhao

Salman, Hrithik, Shahid, Aamir, Shahrukh
all the superstars that are there,
mimic them all for us,
the Indian audience says, O son, show me more..

janamsiddh adhikaar hai chunna..
kam mein settle na hona munna
hindustani dil kehta hai aur dikhao aur dikhao..

it’s your birthright to choose,
don’t settle with less, O little one,
the Indian heart says, show more, show some more..

strawberry, blueberry, mast banana, khatti kairi, cool vanilla
pomegranate, chocolate, lichi raseela
aur dikhao, aur dikhao

saas bahu aur family ke combination lakh banao
hindustani darshak bole - aur dikhao

make a hundred thousand combinations of mother-in-laws, daughter-in-laws, and families,
the Indian audiences say, show more, show more..

top cut, muscat, razor cut, business cut, hero cut, short cut.. power cut

one day, test ya twenty twenty, har ek match pe janta senti
kaam kaaj sab chhod ke bas TV mein ghus jaao,
aur dikhao aur dikhao apna naara aur dikhao
hindustani dil kehta hai aur dikhao aur dikhao…

be it one day match, test match, or a T20, the public is sentimental about every match,
forget all the work and just get into the TV,
show more, show more, our slogan is show more.
the Indian heart says, show more, show some more..

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Behroopiya Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Mohit Chauhan, Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

mere har ik armaan se zyaada
chaahe re tujhko jiya
kaise karoon yakeen tu hai dilbar
ya koi behroopiya
ye dil tune bas mein kiya, behroopiya,,
haseen kusoor kiya..

the heart loves you
more than my every wish
how do I believe you are there O beloved,
or is that some impersonator..
you have taken control of this heart,
impersonator..

maine ik muskaan sajaakar
raaz ko parda diya..
pyaara tujhe hai meri soorat se
mera naqaab piya.. behroopiya,,
zara sa hai fark piya, behroopiya,,

I, with a smile,
gave a veil to the secret,
more than my face,
you love my veil (of a smile), O beloved..
there is just a little difference O beloved,
impersonator..

jalaa chingaari, shama ban ja
main bhi parwaana hoon, mujhe aazma..
bujhi shamma se na dil behla,
haath mein aayega tere bas dhuaan

burn a spark, be a candle,
I am a moth too, try me..
don’t amuse yourself with a blown out candle,
you’ll get just smoke..

hai ye sitam hai ye zulm saraasar
neendon pe kabza kiya
kar le tu yakeen main hoon dilbar,
na koi vaham piya.. behroopiya,,

this is torture, surely a torment,
that you have captured my sleep,
believe, I am there, O beloved,
there is no ,
impersonator..

ye dil tune bas mein kiya, behroopiya,,
haseen kusoor kiya..

ye dil tujhe de hi diya,
jo hona hai hoga piya,
behrupiya,
behroopiya..

I have given you this heart..
whatever has to happen will happen,
impersonator..
impersonator..

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Dil Bola Shut Up Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Shefali Alvares
Label: Zee Music Company

maine sau dafa apne dil se ye kaha
baat maan le besharam,
teri aajkal kartootein kharaab hain
Dagmagaa rahe hain kadam..
dil bola,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
lecture na de, shut up!

I told my heart a hundred times,
listen to me O shameless,
these days your deeds are bad,
your steps are faltering..
the heart said,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
don’t lecture me, shut up!

aisi kya, aisi kya, aisi kya bhookh hai
daulat, daulat, daulat chaahiye..
sahi ko, sahi ko, sahi ko chhoD ke
galat, galat, galat chaahiye
suit boot mein chehra jagmaga gaya
kaale ho gaye kyun karam..

what a, what a hunger this is,
everyone wants money money money..
leaving the right,
they want the wrong, wrong, wrong!
in nice attires, the faces are shining,
but why have the deeds become dark..

dil bola,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
excuse me, shut up!

dil bola,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
just shut up!

khatra hai, khatra hai, khatra hai saamne
peechhe, peechhe, peechhe maut hai
ye jo hai, ye jo hai, ye jo hai zindagi
teri khushi ki ye saut hai
tu usool se jitna chaahe sakht ho,
zaat se magar hai naram,

there is danger, danger, danger in front,
and death, death, death behind..
this life that is there,
it’s the enemy of your happiness..
you may be all strong about your rules,
but you are soft as a species..

teri aajkal kartootein kharaab hain
Dagmagaa rahe hain kadam..

dil bola,
shut up, shut up, shut up,
lecture na de, shut up!

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Dhadam Dhadaam Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

dhaDam-dhaDam is something like the beating sound of the heart. At the same time dhaDaam is also onomatopoeia used for the sound of a fall. So here dhaDam dhaDam shows heart beat, but the choice of word also somewhere it shows a fall, metaphorically a sadness, as well.

dava na kaam aaye
dua bachaa na paaye
sirf haare
dhaDkanein goonjti dhaDam dhaDam,
darbadar ghoomti dhaDam dhaDam..
malaal mein..

no medicines work,
wishes can’t save you,
I just lose..
heartbeats echo thump thump,
they roam door to door, thump thump,
in sorrow…

hum pe beeti hai jo bhi
kehna chaahte the hum,
kyun chup rehne ki tumne
khaamakha mein di kasam
ab hai gila tumhe,
humne daga tumhe, hai diya..
jaan ke kadam kadam,
ilzaam ye hum pe hai
sitam sitam..
dhaDkanein goonjti dhaDam dhaDam,
malaal mein….

what has happened with me,
I wanted to say,
why have you given me
an oath to remain quiet for no reason..
now you have a complaint,
that I have deceived you..
even after knowing, step after step,
this blame to me,
is a torture..
heartbeats echo thump thump,
in sorrow..

tum rooThe to hum TooTe,
kitne hum kareeb hain
haare tum ko to samjhe,
kitne hum gareeb hain,
hum sehra ki tarah,
tum baadal ho mera
baarishein DhoonDhti dhaDam dhaDam,
darbadar ghoomti dhaDaam dhaDaam,
dhaDkanein goonjti dhaDam dhaDam,
malaal mein….

you got angry, and I broke,
how close we are,
when I lost you, I understood
how poor I am..
I am like a desert,
you are my sky..
rains search, thump thump.
they roam door to door, thump thump,
heartbeats echo thump thump,
in sorrow…

dhaDkanein dhaDam dhaDam,
goonj ke dhaDaam dhaDaam,
jaise maut ki sazaa,
suna raheen..

heartbeats, thump thump,
echoing, thump thump,
seem to be declaring
the capital punishment (to me)..

dhaDkanein dhaDam dhaDam,
poochh ke dhaDaam dhaDaam,
kitni saans hain bacheen,
gina raheen,

heartbeats, thump thump,
asking, thump thump,
how many breaths are remaining (in my life)
making me count (how much life remains for me)..

dhaDaam dhaDaam dhaDaam
dhaDaam dhaDaam dhaDaam,
malaaal meeeeinn….

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Ye Kya Kiya Sylvia Lyrics Translation | Bombay Velvet

Movie: Bombay Velvet
Music: Amit Trivedi
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singer: Neeti Mohan
Label: Zee Music Company

jhooThe mooThe vaade wafaaon ke gina ke
apne deewane ko tu chhoD gayi, chhoD gayi
ye kya kiya sylvia, ye kya kiya sylvia

making him count the false promises of love,
you left your crazy lover, you left him,
what did you do, Sylvia? What did you do there, Sylvia?

ek bhanwre se nain laDa ke
apne piya ka dil toD gayi, toD gayi
ye kya kiya sylvia, ye kyun kiya

having your eyes met with those of a bumblebee,
you broke your beloved’s heart, you broke it,
what did you do, Sylvia? What did you do there, Sylvia?

sachche jazbaat ki kadar nahi haaye
tujhe kisi ghair ki chhuan sada bhaaye
zamaana de duhaai, kaahe wo phir khaayi
jin kasmon se munh moD gayi, moD gayi
ye kya kiya sylvia, ye kya kiya sylvia..

alas! there is no value of true sentiments,
you always like the touch of someone else..
the world warns you, then why did you take those oaths,
from which you turned away, you turned away..
what did you do there, Sylvia? What did you do?

bhanwra tha sayaana, muqar hi gaya na
ruswaai reh gayi, ruswaayi
ghonsla suhaana ujaD hi gaya na
tanhaai reh gayi, tanhaayi
aankhon ke surme ko daag banaaya
kaanch ke ashiyaan ko phoonk jalaya
fitrat mein teri thi bewafaai
tu pyaar pe tohmat chhoD gayi

the bumblebee was intelligent, he declined (your offer) right,
there remained just disgrace..
the beautiful nest finally got ruined, right?
there remained just loneliness..
you turned the eye kohl into a stain,
you burned off the glass house,
there was infidelity in your nature,
you left a false accusation on love…

ye kya kiya Sylvia,
ye kya kiya Sylvia
yeh kya kiya Sylvia!

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