Текст песни Kaun Virane Men Dekhega (K. L. Saigal) с переводом

ek ahl-e-dard ne sunsaan jo dekha kafas

bola ab aati nahin hai kyun sadaa-e-andaleeb

On perceiving an empty cage, an empathetic being asked, why can I not hear the

sounds of the nightingale any more.

ahl = person, individual

dard = pain, grief, anguish, sorrow

ahl-e-dard = one who can empathize the anguish

sunsaan = deserted, desolate; the philosophical meaning is lifeless

dekha = see, observe, perceive

bola = said

sadaa = sound, echo

andaleeb = nightingale, lover

sadaa-e-andaleeb = sound of the nightingale, voice of the lover

aati nahi kyun = why not anymore

Again, this verse can be interpreted as — on perceiving the lifeless unmoving

form of a loved one, an empathetic being who understands the pain and anguish,

asked why is my loved one talking no more.

baal-o-par do chaar dikhla kar kaha saiyyaad ne

ye nishaani reh gayee hai ab bajaaye andaleeb

The keeper of the birds indicated to a few feathers, a broken wing remaining,

and said, these are the relics that now exist, the nightingale is gone,

has flown away.

baal-o-par = feathers and wings

do = two

chaar = four

dikhla kar = showed, pointed towards, indicated

kaha = thus said

nishaani = remnants, remembrance; in philosophical terms, refers to the mortal

remains of a human person

ab = now

reh gayee hai ab = it now remains, it is now leftover

bajaaye = instead of

andaleeb = nightingale, lover; in this context, it is also ‘the soul'

Again, this verse can be interpreted as — the messenger of death pointed

towards the mortal remains of the loved one and said, the soul has flown away,

and this is what now remains of what once was a loved one.

kaun veeraane mein dekhega bahaar

phool jungle mein khile kin ke liye

Who can say they can see the spring in the desert. Why-fore and for whom the

flowers of spring would bloom in the wilderness.

kaun = who

veeraana = desert, a place bereft of any person or habitation; in this context

once again refers to the mortal remain, bereft of life

mein = in

dekhega = will see, can see

phool = flowers

jungle = forest, wilderness

khile = bloom, blossom

kin ke liye = for whom

Again, this verse can be interpreted as — once the wilderness has set in,

no flowers will ever bloom here again. Once the soul has left the body,

no one can bring life back into the mortal remains.

dil ka zaaman tu, tera kyaa aitbaar

pehle ik zaaman ho zaaman ke liye

dil = heart, life, source of vital energy

ka = of

tu = you

tera = your

kyaa = what

aitbaar = confidence, trust, belief

pehle = first, afore

ik zaaman ho zaaman ke kiye = a guarantee for the guarantor

What guarantee can there be (or that there can be no guarantee) for the life

force that drives the human person. First, before I can trust this guarantee,

find me a guarantor for this guarantee.

How can we be sure that the guarantee will hold; who is the guarantor of this

guarantee.

Or that there is no guarantor of such a guarantee, it is just a make believe,

a pretension to deceive oneself.

laash par ibrat ye kehti thee ‘ameer'

aaye thhe duniyaa mein is din ke liye

laash = mortal remain, dead body

par = on, upon

ibrat = caution, warning

kehti thee = thus it said

The context of this word can also be understood, in terms of the normal meaning

of this word. Ameer is a rich person, in this context, ameer is a person who

still is alive (as opposed to one who is no longer alive). With this context,

the verse is now addressed to the living beings, and as such it is a warning,

a caution that beware, this fate awaits even you.

aaye thhe = came here

duniya = world, creation

mein = in, into

is = this

din = day

Em>ke liye = for

For the perceptive, they can read the inscription on the mortal remains,

a reminder of the assured truth of this world. That we all came into this

world, for the destiny of this day — all of us will have to leave this mortal

body and depart from this world. It is inevitable.

Some will say this is a depressing philosophy, a disheartening consideration.

But yet, that is also the unshakable truth of life, no matter how one

perceives it or how one presents it. Once again, in Saigal Saab’s voice,

the meaning of this ghazal touches a profundity, that is not achievable,

simply on reading these words.

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