बहती हवा सा था वह
bahtii havaa saa thaa vah
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बहती हवा सा था वह
He was like a cool breeze
बहती हवा सा था वह
उड़ती पतंग सा था वह
कहाँ गया , उसे ढूँढो !
He was like a cool breeze
He was like a flying kite
Wherever he went, search for him!
बहती हवा सा था वह
उड़ती पतंग सा था वह
कहाँ गया , उसे ढूँढो !
He was like a cool breeze
He was like a kite
Wherever he went, search for him!
हम को तो राहें थीं चलाती
वह ख़ुद अपनी राह बनाता
गिरता , संभलता ,
मस्ती में चलता था वह
While we used to follow conventionalisms
he used to build his own way
He used to tumble, then set himself right,
then keep walking in ecstasy
हम को कल की फ़िक्र सताती
वह बस आज का जश्न
मनाता
हर लम्हे को खुलके जीता था वह
The anxiety of tomorrow used to trouble us,
he solely used to observe
the celebration of today
He used to go freely at every moment
कहाँ से आया था वह
छू के हमारे दिल को
कहाँ गया , उसे ढूँढो !
From wherever he had come
having touched our heart,
wherever he went, search for him!
सुलगती धूप में छाओं के जैसा
रेगिस्तान में गाँव के जैसा
मन के घाव पे मरहम जैसा था वह
He was like a shade in the burning sun,
and like a village in the middle of the desert
He was like balm on a wound of the heart
हम सहमे से रहते कुएँ में
वह नदिया में गोते लगाता
उलटी धारा चीर के
तैरता था वह
We used to remain, like frightened, in a well,
He used to dive headfirst in brooks
He used to swim
having cleft against the current
बादल आवारा था वह
यार हमारा था वो
कहाँ गया , उसे ढूँढो !
He was a wandering cloud
He was our companion
Wherever he went, search for him!
हम को तो राहें थीं चलाती
वह ख़ुद अपनी राह बनता
गिरता , संभलता ,
मस्ती में चलता था वह
While we used to follow conventionalisms
He used to build his own way
He used to tumble, then set himself right,
then keep walking in ecstasy
हम को कल की फ़िक्र सताती
वह बस आज का जश्न
मनाता
हर लम्हे को खुलके जीता था वह
The anxiety of tomorrow used to trouble us,
he solely used to observe
the celebration of today
He used to go freely at every moment
कहाँ से आया था वह
छू के हमारे दिल को
कहाँ गया , उसे ढूँढो !
From wherever he had come
having touched our heart,
wherever he went, search for him!
About this song
- On screen
- Aamir Khan
bahtii havaa saa thaa vah or Behti Sawa Sa Tha Woh (Hindi: बहती हवा सा था वह, Urdu: بہتی ہوا سا تھا وہ) "Cool Breeze" or "He was like a Cool Breeze" is a song from the 2009 Indian film "Three Idiots".
In the film, three friends who had met during their engineering college years get together and start searching for a fourth companion, nicknamed "Rancho" (played by the Indian actor Aamir Khan), the subject of this song., who was very brilliant and free-spirited.