Kabhi To Khul Ke Baras
Lyrics by Prem Warbartoni
कभी तो खुल के बरस अब्र-इ-मेहरबान की तरह
मेरा वजूद है जलते हुए मकान की तरह
kabhii to khul ke baras abr-e-meharabaa.N kii tarah
meraa wajuud hai jalate hue makaa.N kii tarah
अब्र, Abr: Cloud
मेहरबान, Meherbaan: Beneficent, Kind
अब्र-इ-मेहरबान, Abr-e-Meharbaan: Benevolent/quenching clouds
वजूद, Wajood: Existence, Entity
मकान, Makaan: Accommodation, House, Habitation, Place, Whereabouts
भारी बहार का सीना है जख्म ज़ख्म मगर
सबा ने गाये हैं लोरी शफीक मन की तरह
bharii bahaar kaa siinaa hai zaKhm zaKhm magar
sabaa ne gaaye hai.n lorii shafiiq man kii tarah
बहार, Bahaar: Bloom, Beauty, Glory, Delight, Elegance, Enjoyment, Fine Landscape, Flourishing State, Prime, Spring
सीना, Siinaa: Bosom, Breast, Chest
ज़ख्म, zaKhm: Bruise, Cut, Damage, Felon, Gash, Hack, Harm, Hurt, Injury, Loss,Sore, Wound
सबा, Sabaa: Breeze, Gentle Cool Breeze, Wind
लोरी, Lorii: Lullaby
शफीक, Shafiiq: Affectionate, Kind, Kind Hearted, Lenient
वो कौम था जो बरहना बदन चट्टानों से
लिपट गया था कभी बहर-इ-बेकरान की तरह
vo kaun thaa jo barahanaa badan chaTTaano.n se
lipaT gayaa thaa kabhii bahr-e-bekaraa.N kii tarah
बारहना, Ba-rahanaa: Bare, Naked
चट्टान, ChaTTaan: Large Rock
लिपट, LipaT: Embrace, Entangle, Wrap
बह्र, Bahr: Meter, Ocean, Rhythm, Sea, Verse
बेकरान, Be-karaaN: Vast
बह्र-इ-बेकरान, Bahr-e-BekaraaN: Vast Ocean
सकूत-इ-दिल तो जज़ीरा है बर्फ का लेकिन
तेरा खुलूस है सूरज के सायेबान की तरह
sakuut-e-dil to jaziiraa hai barf kaa lekin
teraa Khuluus hai suuraj ke saayebaa.N kii tarah
सकूत, Sakuut: Silence
सकूत-इ-दिल, Sakuut-e-Dil: Lonely Heart(?)
जज़ीरा, Jaziiraa: Island
बर्फ, Barf: Ice, Snow
ख़ुलूस, Khluus: Openness, Truth, Strength Of The Relationship
सायेबान, SaayebaaN: Canopy; sunshade, umbrella, parasol; roof or fly of a tent; thatched roof
मैं एक ख्वाब सही आप की अमानत हूँ
मुझे संभाल के रखियेगा जिस्म-ओ-जान की तरह
mai.n ik Khwaab sahii aap kii amaanat huu.N
mujhe sambhaal ke rakhiyegaa jism-o-jaa.N kii tarah
ख्वाब, Khwaab: Sleep, Dream
अमानत, Amaanat: Guardianship, Guaranty, Fidelity, Something Given In Trust, Deposit, Security
संभाल, Sambhaal: To sustain, to support, to protect, to safeguard
जिस्म-ओ-जान, Jism-o-Jaan: Body and soul
कभी तो सोच के वो शख्स किस क़दर था बुलंद
जो बिछ गया तेरे क़दमों में आसमान की तरह
kabhii to soch ke vo shaKhs kis qadar thaa bula.nd
jo bichh gayaa tere qadmo.n me.n aasmaa.N kii tarah
शख्स, Shakhs: A Person, Being, Body, Individual
क़दर, Qadar: Amount, Appreciation, Dignity, Honor, Magnitude, Merit, Quantity, Value, Worth
बुलंद, Buland: Exalted, Great, High, Lofty, Loud, Sublime, Tall
बिछना, Bichhna: To be spread, be laid out; to be floored; to become prostrate, lie flat; to humble oneself; to be brought or laid low
क़दमों, Qadmon: Feet
बुला रहा है मुझे फिर किसी बदन का बसंत
गुज़र न जाए ये रुत भी कहीं खिज़ां की तरह
bulaa rahaa hai mujhe phir kisii badan kaa basa.nt
guzar na jaaye ye rut bhii kahii.n Khizaa.N kii tarah
बसंत, Basanth: Spring
खिज़ां, Khizaan: Autumn, Decay
लहू है निस्फ सदी का जिस के आबगीने में
न देख प्रेम उसे चश्म-इ-अर्गवान की तरह
lahuu hai nisf sadii kaa jis ke aabagiine me.n
na dekh “Prem” use chashm-e-arGavaa.N kii tarah
लहू, Lahuu: Blood
निस्फ, Nisf: Half; semi-
सदी, Sadii: A century
निस्फ-सदी, Nisf sadii: 50 years
आबगीना, Aabagiina: A crystal glass
लहू है निस्फ सदी का जिस के आबगीने में, Lahuu hai nisf sadii kaa jis ke aabaaagine mein: Vintage blood red wine in a crystal glass(?)
प्रेम, ‘Prem’: A reference to the poet Prem Warbartoni
अर्गवान, arGavaaN: A plant whose flowers and fruit are of a beautiful red (Arbor Judæa); red colour, crimson; purple
चश्म-इ-अर्गवान, Chashm-e-arGavaaN: Something that looks red in colour, In this context – a reference to the blood red wine(?)
Thanks for the detailed explanation !! I’ve loved this gazal for many years but had problems with few urdu words. Thanks again !!
it’s great for a malayalee like me to get to understand the meaning of the lyrics for the songs i love so much.. thanks so much..
good job done the meanings are really help full to understand urdu language thank you very much . keep doing this regularly…
earlier it was really tough to understand.nw its so meaningful.thanks.
Excellent voice! Just heard this song sung by Chitra ji and loved it.
Thank you for providing the lyrics but the song that I found has runtime 5:14 and some part of lyrics is missing. Is this sung by any other artist also?
Can you update the full song link if there is same song with extra runtime including the lyrics in entirety. Thanks!
nice words, awesome tune, her best singing
i am more of her fan then jaggu dada
awesome ghazal! these are goldmines 🙂
no words.. so touching..so meaningful n such a fresh music..lovely
Really great !!!
Thank you so much
Now I can enjoy this even more
Very deep and Heartfelt
Rasha
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