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Yu Hi Kat Jayega Safar

Gateways To Joy

Love Poetry

Yu Hi Kat Jayega Safar

17 May 2013

Year: 1993
Movie: Ham Hain Rahi Pyar Ke
Singer: Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik
Music Director: Nadeem - Shravan

A happy song featuring Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla. Lyrics are super awesome. The interpretation of the stanzas below is unusual. This is not a spiritual song. However, for some reason, its lyrics of this song reminded me of several concepts from Buddhism: anicca (impermanence), upekkhā (equanimity) and dukkha (misery). So I have interpreted the lyrics by wearing a spiritual hat.

Some other beautiful songs on togetherness:

Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha (1962, Anpadh)
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain (1976, Balika Badhu)
Mere Jeevan Mein Kiran Ban Ke (1958, Talaq)
Rajnigandha Phool Tumhare (1974, Rajnigandha)
Tum Gagan Ke Chandrama Ho (1964, Sati Savitri)

Hindi

यूं ही कट जाएगा सफ़र साथ चलने से
कि मंज़िल आएगी नज़र साथ चलने से

Translation

Our journey will be effortless, if we walk together.
The destination will emerge, if we walk together.

Interpretation

The literal translation of साथ चलने से is 'by walking together'. It may also be understood as 'by going with the flow', which means in harmony with the world. The second sentence reminds me of the oft quoted idea that the journey is the destination.

Hindi

हम हैं राही प्यार के, चलना अपना काम
पल भर में हो जाएगी हर मुश्किल आसान
हौंसला ना हारेंगे, हम तो बाज़ी मारेंगे

Translation

We are travelers in the path of love, walking (along the path) is our destiny.
In an instant, all difficulties will resolve themselves.
We will not be despirited. We will make the most out of this opportunity.

Interpretation

The phrase चलना अपना काम reminds me of the following nursery rhyme: “Row, row, row your boat. Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily. Life is but a dream.” It also reminds me of a quotation by Martin Luther King Jr: “If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” :)

The phrase पल भर में हो जाएगी हर मुश्किल आसान reminds me of positive thinking. We can change our state of mind from 'dukkha' (misery) to 'sukkha' (peace and joy) in an instant. Such transformation is availale to us at all times through acceptance of a situation.

Hindi

कहती हैं ये वादियाँ के बदलेगा ये मौसम
ना कोई परवाह है खुशिया हो या ग़म
आंधियो से खेलेंगे , दर्द सारे झेलेंगे

Translation

These valleys say that the weather shall change.
Don't care whether whether happiness abounds or sorrow.
We will play with the storms, endure all pains.

Interpretation

The phrase बदलेगा ये मौसम reminds me of 'anicca' (impermanence). Everything is changing. The phrase ना कोई परवाह है खुशिया हो या ग़म reminds me of upekkhā (equanimity). If we crave for pleasures or have aversion to pains, we are in a state of dukkha (misery). Through a combination of sīla (proper conduct in our daily lives) and samādhi (proper meditation), we can train our mind to remain equanimous at all times. We become strong enough to weather any storms and to endure any pains that may arise, without experiencing dukkha.

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