Mere mehboob na ja aaj ki raat na ja (Noor Mahal) - translation

[Suresh Menon]

A ghost song!!! And what a melody!

Now you all might be wondering, "What's this guy up to? We gave him a list, he totally ignores it and translates anything he can find".

Listen to this song and tell me if I made a wrong choice.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVt7eG4AyWw

Song: Mere mehboob na ja
Movie: Noor Mahal
Singer: Suman Kalyanpur
Lyrics: Saba Afghani
Music: Jaani Babu Qawwal

mere mehboob na ja
aaj ki raat na ja
hone waali hain seher
thodi der aur theher

dekh kitna haseen mausam hai
har taraf ik ajeeb aalam hai
jalwe is tarha aaj nikhre hain
jaise taare zameen pe bikhre hain
jaise taare zameen pe bikhre hain

maine kaate hain intzaar ke din
tab kahin aaye hain bahaar ke din
yoon na ja dil ki shamma gul kar ke
abhi dekha nahi hai jee bhar ke
abhi dekha nahi hai jee bhar ke

jab se zulfon ki chhaav paayi hai
beqaraari ko neend aayi hai
is tarah mat ja yoon hi sone de
raat dhalne de subah hone de
raat dhalne de subah hone de

is tarah pher kar nazar mujh se
door jaayega tu agar mujhse
chaandni se bhi aag barsegi
shamma bhi roshni ko tarsegi
shamma bhi roshni ko tarsegi

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O beloved, please do not go
In this night  please do not go
It'll be dawn pretty soon,
Hence dearest, tarry awhile

Look, what a lovely season it is
There's a bizarre charm all around
Today is embellished with
Stars strewn all over the ground

I've spent days in anticipation
Finally the days of spring came by
Do not go away blotting out the flame in my heart
I haven't yet beheld you to my heart's content

Ever since you got the shade of my tresses
Your disquietude has had some slumber
Don't leave in this fashion, let sleeping things sleep
Let the night get over, let the morn fall in

If you turn your eyes away from me in this way
And distance yourself from me
Fire will emanate from the moonlight
Expunged lamps will begin pining for effulgence

[Jayashree (Bhoomiputhri)]

No dispute about the song Suresh,beautiful one.
Let me see/listen to it first and then read
My only worry is that you'll scare off Kuttyettan who is getting  ready with a rose in his hand
 to sing a romantic melody to Kuttyedathi

[Jayashree (Bhoomiputhri)]

Ohhh this one you had sent here a few days back isn't it?

[Suresh Menon]

Ha ha ha!!!! No Jayashree, I will not scare him off. I have already depressed him with many a sad song, and now is the time to make amends.

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Jayashree (Bhoomiputhri) <jay...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Sunny Joseph]

Beautiful song.... lovely lines...

maine kaate hain intzaar ke din
tab kahin aaye hain bahaar ke din
yoon na ja dil ki shamma gul kar ke
abhi dekha nahi hai jee bhar ke

Kya baat hai..!

Sunny

[Suresh Menon]

Yes Sunny, those are lines that touched my heart. Wish I could see the movie to comprehend the underlying pathos!

[Suresh Menon]

I forgot to put in the tear of release..

Ajay, please note:

Song: Mere mehboob na ja

Movie: Noor Mahal (1965)

Singer: Suman Kalyanpur
Lyrics: Saba Afghani
Music: Jaani Babu Qawwal

[Sunny Joseph]

I've never heard of this lyricist...He must be from the school of urdu ghazals....Even  the music director is an unknown name to me...

[Suresh Menon]

Sunny, same case with me. I got the chance to listen to this song during my schooldays (thanks to Vividh Bharathi), but I never knew the details (movie, lyricist, etc)

For the raaga enthusiasts, I say this could be Kalavathi in Hindusthani music, a cousin of our Valachi.

[Variath Kutty]

It is the romantic week here - Valentine's Day soon. The radio was announcing bargains in diamonds, dresses... 

v m k 

[Suresh Menon]

Agreed! Hereafter only romantic songs for a week!!! Once the celebrations are over, it'll be the melancholic ones, for obvious reasons!

By the way, have you ever wondered? That Children's Day (Nov 14th) falls exactly 9 months after Valentine's Day?