Initial years of Hindi cinema can be credited with introducing Urdu poetry to the Indian audience. Chaudhvin Ka Chand is one such song that is at the zenith of this trend epitomising classic romance and poetry. Below is the meaning of the lyrics in video an text...
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Singer: Mohommad Rafi
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Composer: Ravi Shankar Sharma
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| Urdu Lyrics | English Translation |
| Chaudhvin ka chand ho, ya aftab ho, |
Are you the full moon or the sun? |
| Jo bhi ho tum khuda ki kasam lajawab ho... |
Whoever you are, on god's word, you are unparalleled... |
| Zulfey hain jaise kandhon pe badal zukey hue. Aankhen hai jaise mai ke pyaale bharey hue... |
Your hair fall like rain-filled clouds on your shoulders. Your eyes are like wine filled to the brim... |
| Masti hai jisme pyaar ki tum wo sharab ho... |
You are the wine that is filled with the joy of love.... |
| Chaudhvin ka chand ho, ya aftab ho,Jo bhi ho tum khuda ki kasam lajawab ho... |
Are you the full moon or the sun? Whoever you are, on god's word, you are unparalleled... |
| Chehra hai jaisa zeel me hasta hua kawal, |
Your face is like a bloomed lotus smiling in a lake... |
| Ya zindahi ke saaz pe chedi hui gazal... |
Or a ghazal played on the harp of life...(The Ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter.) |
| Jaan-e-bahar tum kisi shayar ka khwab ho... |
My dear, heart-of-the-spring, you are a poet's dream... |
| Chaudhvin ka chand ho ya aftab ho? Jo bhi ho tum khuda ki kasam lajawab ho... |
Are you the full moon or the sun? Whoever you are, on god's word, you are unparalleled... |
| Hoton pe khelti hai tabassum ki bijliyaan... |
Smiles as brilliant as thunder play on your lips... |
| Sajdey tumhari raah me karti hai kaikashaan... |
The universe bows down to you in humility... |
| Duniya-e-husno-ishq ka tum hi shabab ho... |
You are the youth of the worlds of beauty and romance... |
| Chaudhvin ka chand ho ya aftab ho? Jo bhi ho tum khuda ki kasam lajawab ho... |
Are you the full moon or the sun? Whoever you are, on god's word, you are unparalleled... |
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