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Pastimes : Desire And Grief -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Sam Citron who wrote (1187)1/16/2003 12:59:14 PM
From: HG  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1595
 
Hindi and urdu are extremely metaphorical...and i'm not really a good translator, but here's a very literal, quick and lousy attempt.....

raaton ke saaye ghane jab bhoj dil par bane
na to jale baati na ho koi saathi
phir bhi na dar agar bujhe diye sahar to hai tere liye


when dark shadows fall and weigh heavy on my heart
no ray of light nor a friend in sight
don't be afraid if the candles burn out, the dawn is yours

jab bhii mujhe kabhii koii jo Gam ghere
lagataa hai ho.nge nahii.n sapane yah puure mere

kahataa hai dil mujhako "maanaa hai.n Gam tujhako
phir bhii na Dar agar bujhe.n diye
sahar to hai tere liye"


whenever I'm filled with sadness
and start believing my dreams won't ever come true
my heart whispers "I know you're hurting
but don't be afraid if the candles burn out
for the dawn is yours"

jab na chaman khile meraa bahaaro.n me.n
jab Duubane mai.n laguu.N raato.n kii majadhaaro.n me.n

maayuus man Dole par yah gagan bole
"phir bhii na Dar agar bujhe.n diye
sahar to hai tere liye"


when my garden doesn't seem to bloom even in the spring
when i begin to drown in the whirlpools [undercurrents] of the night
disappointed heart swings [from one extreme to another] and then the sky says
"don't be afraid if the candles burn out
for the dawn is yours"

jab zindagii kisii tarah bahalatii nahii.n
khaamoshiyo.n se bharii jab raat Dhalatii nahii.n

tab muskuraauu.N mai.n yah giit gaauu.N mai.n
phir bhii na Dar agar bujhe.n diye
sahar to hai tere liye


when i lack the inspiration to keep going
and the night filled with silences seems unending
thats when i smile and sing this song
"don't be afraid if the candles burn out
the dawn is yours"