Man Re Tu Kaahe Naa Dhiir Dhare

Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi

man re tuu kaahe naa dhiir dhare
vo nirmohii moh naa jaane, jinakaa moh kare
man re …

Dhiir: Steady, holding firmly (to), steadfast; enduring, patient; durable, lasting, stable, continual, constant Dhare: Holding, bearing, carrying; wearing; possessing, having, possessed of; containing;
Nirmohii: Free from illusion, or fascination; free from attachment; without affection; unkind;–one who is wanting in affection
Moh: ignorance, folly, fatuity, infatuation, delusion;–fascination, allurement, charm;–error, mistake, going astray;–affection, love, kindness, sympathy, compassion, pity;–(in philos.) darkness or delusion of mind preventing the discernment of truth

is jiivan kii cha.Dhatii Dhalatii
dhuup ko kisane baa.ndhaa
ra.ng pe kisane pahare Daale
rup ko kisane baa.ndhaa
kaahe ye jatan kare
man re …

Chadti: Rising
Dhalti: Setting
Dhuup: Sunlight, sunshine, heat of the sun, the sun
Pahra: A turn of watch; a charge;–a watch, watchman, sentinel; a guard;–turn, time, period
Rup: Outward appearance or phenomenon, form, figure, shape, appearance
Jatan: Striving, exertion, effort, energy, endeavour, diligence, perseverance

utanaa hii upakaar samajh koI
jitanaa saath nibhaa de
janama maraN kaa mel hai sapanaa
ye sapanaa bisaraa de
koI na sa.ng mare
man re …

Upkaar: Favour, kindness, benefit, beneficence, goodness; assistance; preservation, protection
Nibhaana: Achieve, Maintain
Mel: Meeting, coming together, assemblage; union, intercourse; mixture, mixing together
Bisraana: To cause to forget; to forget (=bisārnā), to efface from the memory; to distract, beguile; to mislead