Monday, June 11, 2012

Neither you nor I can know...

NA TUM JAANO NA HUM

kyo.n chaltii hai pawan Why does the wind blow?
kyo.n jhuume hai gagan Why does the sky swing?
kyo.n machalta hai man Why does my heart grow fractious?
naa tum jaano naa ham... Neither you nor I can know...
kyo.n aatii hai bahaar Why does the spring come?
kyo.n luTta hai qaraar Why does it rob me of peace?
kyo.n hota hai pyaar Why does love happen?
naa tum jaano naa ham... Neither you nor I can know...
ye madhoshiyaa.n ye tanhaa'iyaa.n This rapture, this loneliness...
tasavvur me.n hai.n kiskii parchhaa'iyaa.n Whose shadows linger in my imagination?
yeh bhiiga samaa uma.nge.n jawaan This wet weather, the elation of youth,
mujhse ishq le jaa rahaa hai kahaa.n where is love taking me away to?
kyo.n ghuum hai har dishaa Why is every direction spinning around me?
kyo.n hota hai nashaa Why does such intoxication exist?
kyo.n aata hai mazaa Why does it bring such pleasure?
naa tum jaano naa ham... Neither you nor I can know...
dhaRakta bhii hai taRapta bhii hai It races; it pains me too:
yeh dil kyo.n achaanak bahakta bhii hai why is this heart suddenly staggering?
mahakta bhii hai chahakta bhii hai It perfumes like a flower; it warbles like a bird;
yeh dil kya vafa ko samajhta bhii hai what does this heart even understand of faithfulness?
kyo.n miltii hai nazar Why do eyes meet?
kyo.n hota hai asar Why does it have such an effect?
kyo.n hotii hai sahar Why does the dawn break?
naa tum jaano naa ham... Neither you nor I can know...
kyo.n chaltii hai pawan Why does the wind blow?
kyo.n jhuume hai gagan Why does the sky swing?
kyo.n machalta hai man Why does my heart grow fractious?
naa tum jaano naa ham... Neither you nor I can know...
kyo.n aatii hai bahaar Why does the spring come?
kyo.n luTta hai qaraar Why does it rob me of peace?
kyo.n hota hai pyaar Why does love happen?
naa tum jaano naa ham... Neither you nor I can know...

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