Zindagee bhar naheė bhoolegee
vo barasaat kee raat
Ek anjaan haseenaa se
mulakaat kee raat
Haaye vo reshmee
zulfȯ se barastaa paanee
Phool se gaalȯ pe
rukne ko tarastaa paanee
Dil mė toofaan uṭhaate hue
haalat kee raat
Dar ke bijlee se achaanak
vo lipaṭnaa uska
Aur phir sharm se
bal khaa ke simaṭnaa uskaa
Kabhee dekhee naa sunee aisee
tilismaat kee raat
Surkh aȧchal ko dabaa kar
jo nichoṛaa usne
Dil pe jaltaa huaa
ek teer sa chhoṛaa usne
Aag paanee mė lagaate hue
jazbaat kee raat
zindagi bhar nahi bhoolegi
Mere nagmȯ mė
jo bastee hai vo tasveer thee vo
Naujavvaanee ke haseen
khvaab kee taabeer thee vo
Aasmanȯ se utar aayee thee
jo raat kee raat
I could never forget that one rainy night. The night when I met an unknown beauty. I could never forget it for the rest of my life…
There was water dripping from her silky hair; Even those droplets wanted to linger on her rosy cheeks; She created quite a stir in my heart, It was that same night that she created a stir in my heart, I will never forget for the rest of my life…
She was startled by the thunder and lightning, And then she shyly curled up into a ball; I had never seen or heard anything like this before; I had never seen or heard anything like that enchanting night before, I will never forget it for the rest of my life…
She wrung her red shawl trying to dry it, It was as though she had sent a fiery arrow through my heart She ignited a fire in the water of those storms, It was in that same night that she started a fire in the water; I will never forget it for the rest of my life…
Her image lies in all my songs; She is the completion of all my youthful dreams. She has descended from the heavens; She has descended from the heavens on this night of nights, I could never forget that rainy night, The night when I met an unknown beauty, I could never forget…
Barsaat Ki Raat (1960); Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
Discover more from
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.