Sanson Ki Mala Lyrics (English Translation)

Sanson Ki Mala Lyrics (English Translation)

Song: Sansoon Ki Mala (English Translation)
Vocals & Music Production : Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Original song by : Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Saanson Ki Mala — Hindi Lyrics with English Translation

Aa piya, in nainan mein jo main palak dhaanp tohe loon
Come, my beloved, let me hide you in my eyes by closing my eyelids

Na main dekhun gair ko, na main tohe dekhne doon
I’ll look at no one else, nor will I let anyone else look at you


Saanson ki mala pe … haan
On the rosary of my breaths … yes

Saanson ki mala pe simrun main pee ka naam … pee ka naam
With every breath, I chant my beloved’s name … my beloved’s name

Apne mann ki main jaanun, aur pee ke mann ki Ram
I know what lies in my heart, while only God knows what’s in my beloved’s heart

Saanson ki mala pe simrun main pee ka naam … pee ka naam
With every breath, I chant my beloved’s name … my beloved’s name


Prem ke rang mein aisi doobi
I’ve become so deeply immersed in the colours of love

Prem ke rang mein aisi doobi, ban gaya ek hi roop
I’ve become so immersed in the colours of love that we’ve become one

Prem ki mala japte-japte, aap bani main Shyam
As I kept chanting love’s sacred name, I myself became Shyam (Shyam is a name associated with Lord Krishna.)

Saanson ki mala pe simrun main pee ka naam … pee ka naam
With every breath, I chant my beloved’s name … my beloved’s name


Prem pyala jab se piya hai
Ever since I drank the cup of love

Prem pyala jab se piya hai, jee ka hai yeh haal
Ever since I drank the cup of love, this is the state my heart has been in

Angaaron pe neend aa jaaye, kaanton pe aaraam
I can sleep on burning embers and find comfort on a bed of thorns

Saanson ki mala pe
On the rosary of my breaths

Saanson ki mala pe
On the rosary of my breaths

Saanson ki mala pe simrun main, simrun main, simrun main pee ka naam … pee ka naam … pee ka naam
With every breath, I chant, I chant, I chant my beloved’s name … my beloved’s name … my beloved’s name


Saanson ki mala pe simrun main pee ka naam … pee ka naam … pee ka naam
With every breath, I chant my beloved’s name … my beloved’s name … my beloved’s name

Vocabulary & Meaning — Saanson Ki Mala (English Lyrics and Translation)

Hindi Word / PhraseEnglish Meaning
SaansBreath
SaansonBreaths
MalaRosary; string of prayer beads
Saanson ki malaA rosary of breaths; a poetic image of remembering someone with every breath
SimrunI remember; I chant or meditate upon
PeeBeloved; lover
Pee ka naamThe beloved’s name
Saanson ki mala pe simrunI chant or remember with every breath
ApnaOne’s own
MannMind; heart
Apne mann kiOf one’s own heart or mind
Jaan-naTo know; to understand
Apne mann ki main jaanunI know what lies in my own heart
AurAnd
RamGod; Lord Rama
Pee ke mann ki RamOnly God knows what lies in my beloved’s heart
PremLove; deep affection
RangColour; shade
Prem ke rangThe colours of love
DoobnaTo drown; to become deeply immersed
Aisi doobiBecame so deeply immersed
EkOne
RoopForm; appearance
Ek hi roopOne and the same form
Ban jaanaTo become
Prem ki malaA rosary of love; a string of loving prayers
JapnaTo chant or repeat a sacred name or prayer
Japte-japteWhile chanting repeatedly; through continuous chanting
AapSelf; oneself (also a respectful form of “you”)
Bani mainI became
ShyamA name for Lord Krishna
Prem pyalaA cup of love
PyalaCup; goblet
Jab seEver since
Piya haiHave drunk
JeeHeart; life; inner self
Jee ka haalThe state of one’s heart
HaalCondition; state; situation
AngaarBurning ember
Angaaron peOn burning embers
NeendSleep
Neend aa jaanaTo fall asleep
KaantaThorn
Kaanton peOn thorns
AaraamComfort; rest; peace
Kaanton pe aaraamFinding comfort even on thorns
NainaEyes (poetic)
PalakEyelid; eyelashes
DhaanpnaTo cover; to shield
ToheYou; thee (poetic or regional usage)
GairStranger; someone outside one’s close circle
Dekhne denaTo allow someone to look
HoshSenses; awareness
Hosh khonaTo lose one’s senses or composure
BhaktiDevotion; worship
MilanUnion; coming together
SamarpanSurrender; complete devotion

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