dekhte-dekhte
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raj ke rulaayaa , raj ke haNsaayaa
maiN ne dil kho ke , ishq kamaayaa
maaNgaa jo us ne , ek sitaaraa
ham ne zamiin pe , chaaNd bulaayaa
She made me cry, and laugh, until I had my fill
I earned love by losing my heart
When she just asked me for a star
I made the moon appear on earth
jo aaNkhoN se / haaai
vo jo aaNkhoN se ik pal na ojhal hue [ x2 ]
laapataa ho gae , dekhte-dekhte
She who, from my eyes / … ah!
She who wasn't hidden from my eyes for even a moment
What a change, right before my eyes!
sochtaa huuN …
sochtaa huuN ki vo kitne maasuum the [ x2 ]
kyaa se kyaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
sochtaa huuN ki vo kitne maasuum the
kyaa se kyaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
sochtaa huuN ki vo kitne maasuum the [ x2 ]
kyaa se kyaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
I think …
I keep on thinking how naïve/innocent she was [x2]
How has she changed, right before my eyes!
I think on how innocent she was
How has she changed, right before my eyes!
I think on how innocent she was [x2]
How has she changed, right before my eyes!
vo jo kɛhte the bichhReNge na ham kabhii [ x2 ]
alvidaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
sochtaa huuN …
She who was saying that I would never be estranged
The goodbye happened right in front of me?
I think …
ek maiN ek vo , aur shaameN kaii
chaaNd raushan the tab aasmaan meN kaii
[ both lines x2 ]
yaariyoN kaa vo dariyaa utar bhii gayaa
aur haathoN meN bas ret hii rɛh gaii
She and I were one, and the evenings were many
There were many shining moons then in the sky
[both lines x2]
Those waters of intimacy waned too
and only sand has remained in my hands
koii puuchhe ki … / haaai
koii puuchhe ki ham se xataa kyaa huii
kyuuN xafaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
May someone ask … / ah!
May some one ask if it was my fault
Why did she get upset with me right before my eyes?
aate-jaate the jo saaNs ban ke kabhii [ x2 ]
vo havaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
vo havaa ho gae … / haaai
She who, made breath, were once coming and going
turned into air right before my eyes
She became air … / ah!
vo havaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
alvidaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
laapataa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
kyaa se kyaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte
She became air right before my eyes
the goodbye happened right before my eyes
She disappeared right before my eyes
How has she changed, right before my eyes!
jiine marne kii ham the vajah aur hamiiN [ x2 ]
be-vajah ho gae dekhte-dekhte
I was, myself, the reason for life and death,
(but) become groundless right before my eyes
sochtaa huuN …
sochtaa huuN ki vo kitne maasuum the
kyaa se kyaa ho gae dekhte-dekhte [ x3 ]
kyaa se kyaa ho gae …
I think …
I keep on thinking how naïve/innocent she was
How has she changed, right before my eyes! [x3]
How has she changed, right before my eyes!
About this song
- Singers
- Atif Aslam, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Lyrics
- Manoj Muntashir, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Shakeeb Jalali
- Music
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rochak Kohli
- On screen
- Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor
dekhte-dekhte (Hindi: देखते-देखते, Urdu: دیکھتے~دیکھتے) "Before my Eyes / In Front ot Me / Suddenly" is a song used in the 2018 Bollywood film "Batti Gul Meter Chalu".
The song is basically a modern arrangement of a very famous qawwali created and performed by the Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
In turn, Nusrat took some parts, including the opening line, from a "nazm" by the Pakistani poet Shakeeb Jalali.
All along the song, the pronoun used for addressing is vō, which can be interpreted as "they", "she" or "he". In this translation, I use "she" for simplicity.
The phrase kyaa se kyaa (literally "from what to that"), and the verbal phrase kyaa se kyaa ho jaanaa (literally "to become from what to what")
are idiomatic expressions used to indicate surprise and dismay in relation to a big, disfavorable change, to lament some transformation or upheaval.
It is difficult to translate. In the poem, I use "How has (she) changed ... ! (i.e., for the worse).
The music was arranged by Rochak Kohli and the lyrics, by Manoj Muntashir.
The singer in this video clip is Atif Aslam.
The video clip shows the romantic involvement of the movie's two main protagonists: Nauti, a fashion designer (played by Shraddha Kapoor), and "SK", a lawyer (Shahid Kapoor).
The video was published by T-Series.
