छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
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जिन के सर हो इश्क़ की छाओं
पाँव के नीचे जंनत होगी
जिन के सर हो इश्क़ की छाओं
He whose head is in the shadow of love
heaven will be beneath his feet
he whose head is in the shadow of love
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ [ x2 ]
छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
[ all stanza x2 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
in the shade, in the shade,
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
[all stanza x2]
सार इश्क़ की छाओं चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
सार इश्क़ की छाओं चल छैय्याँ
पाँव जंनत चले चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
पाँव जंनत चले चल छैय्याँ
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
वह यार है जो ख़ुश्बू की तरह
जिस की ज़ुबान उर्दू की तरह
मेरी शाम , रात मेरी कायनात
वह यार मेरा सैयाँ सैयाँ
That friend who is like a fragrance,
whose language is like Urdu (poetry)
she is (my) evening, (my) night, my universe
that friend is my beloved, my beloved
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
गुल-पोश कभी इतराए कहीं
महके तो नज़र आ जाए कहीं
[ both lines x2 ]
तावीज़ बना के पहनूँ उसे
आयत की तरह मिल जाए कहीं
[ both lines x2 ]
तावीज़ बना के पहनूँ उसे
आयत की तरह मिल जाए कहीं
गुल-पोश कभी इतराए कहीं
महके तो नज़र आ जाए कहीं
Wherever, covered in flowers, strutting coquettishly
she fragrantly comes into view
[both lines x2]
turned into an amulet, I shall wear it,
it shall hold together somewhere, like a sacred verse
[both lines x2]
turned into an amulet, I shall wear it,
it shall hold together somewhere, like a sacred verse
Wherever, covered in flowers, strutting coquettishly
she fragrantly comes into view
तावीज़ बना के पहनूँ उसे /
वह यार है जो ख़ुश्बू की तरह
आयत की तरह मिल जाए कहीं
मेरा नग़्मा वही मेरा कल्मा वही
मेरा नग़्मा नग़्मा मेरा कल्मा कल्मा [ x4 ]
Turned into an amulet, I shall wear it, /
that friend who is like a fragrance
it shall hold together somewhere, like a sacred verse
She is just a melody, my kalima,
my melody, my kalima
यार मिसाल-ए-ओस चले चले
पाँव के तले फ़िरदौस चले
कभी डाल डाल कभी पात पात में
हवा पे ढूँढूँ उस के निशान
(My) friend walks dew-like
walking with heaven underneath the feet
At times in a branch, at times in a leaf,
I shall search her traces over the wind
सार इश्क़ की छाओं चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
सार इश्क़ की छाओं चल छैय्याँ
पाँव जंनत चले चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
पाँव जंनत चले चल छैय्याँ
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
मैं उस के रूप का शैदाई
वह धूप छाँव सा हरजाई
वह शोख़ है रंग बदलता है
मैं रंग रूप का सौदाई [ x2 ]
I am an enamored of her shape
she is inconstant like sunlight and shade
She is mischievous, she changes colors
I am a madman of (her) colors and shape
जिन के सर हो इश्क़ की छाँव
पाँव के नीचे जंनत होगी
[ both lines x2 ]
शाम रात मेरी कायनात
वह यार मेरा सैयाँ सैयाँ
He whose head is in the shadow of love
heaven will be beneath his feet
[both lines x2]
she is (my) evening, (my) color, my universe
I am insane about her color and shape
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
सार इश्क़ की छाओं चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
सार इश्क़ की छाओं चल छैय्याँ
पाँव जंनत चले चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
पाँव जंनत चले चल छैय्याँ
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Head in the shadows of love, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
Feet walking in paradise, let's walk in the shade
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ [ x4 ]
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x4]
वह यार है जो ख़ुश्बू की तरह
जिस की ज़ुबान उर्दू की तरह
मेरी शाम , रात मेरी कायनात
वह यार मेरा सैयाँ सैयाँ
That friend who is like a fragrance,
whose language is like Urdu (poetry)
she is (my) evening, (my) color, my universe
I am insane about her color and shape
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ [ x2 ]
छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
चल छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ छैय्याँ
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
in the shade, in the shade
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade [x2]
in the shade, in the shade
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
Let's walk in the shade, in the shade
About this song
- Singers
- Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Awasthi
- Lyrics
- Bulleh Shah
- On screen
- Shah Rukh Khan, Malaika Arora
chhaiyyaaN chhaiyyaaN (Hindi: छैय्याँ छैय्याँ, Urdu: چَیّاں چَیّاں) "in the shade", is a song from the 1988 Hindi film "Dil Se".
The song's lyrics were written by Gulzar, and the music was composed by A.R.Rahman, both iconic Bollywood contributors.
The singers are Sapna Awasthi for the female parts, and Sukhwinder Singh for the male parts.
The movie and this song in particular revolve around the subject of "shadows" or "shade".
The word "chaiyyaaN" is unusual, and probably is a locative (a word case indicating location) or the more common."chaayaa" (shade).
The song was clearly inspired by a Punjabi folk song called "Thaiyya Thaiyya" which has the lyrics of a qalam written by the Sufi poet and saint Bulleh Shah.
The song includes several Muslim devotional words, and images, such as aayat, which means word, speech, or proof, but also means a sentence in the Quran or some other sacred book, or the stopping sign added to the end of such revelations.
The video clip contains movie scenes showing the movie protagonist Amar (played by Shah Rukh Khan) and the dancer Malaika Arora joining him in an item song. They dance on top of a moving train that traverses beautiful, shady landscapes.
The song became very popular, surpassing the movie itself and remaining in the Indian collective memory to this day.
