Song Name – Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (English Translation)
Movie- Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
Singer – Udit Narayan
Lyrics – Javed Akhtar
Music Composer – Jatin Pandit, Lalit Pandit
Director – Aziz Mirza
Actors – Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (English Lyrics)
Hum logon ko samajh sako toh samjho, dilbar jaani
If you think you can understand us, then try, my dear friend
Jitna bhi tum samjhoge, utni hogi hairaani
The more you understand us, the more surprised you’ll be
Hum logon ko samajh sako toh samjho, dilbar jaani
If you think you can understand us, then try, my dear friend
Jitna bhi tum samjhoge, utni hogi hairaani
The more you understand us, the more surprised you’ll be
Apni chhatri tumko de dein kabhi jo barse paani
We’ll give you our umbrella if it ever starts to rain
Kabhi naye packet mein bechein tumko cheez puraani
Sometimes we’ll sell you old things in new packaging
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Thode anaari hain, thode khilaadi
We’re a little inexperienced, but we’re a little crafty too
Ruk-ruk ke chalti hai apni gaadi
Our vehicle moves along with frequent stops
Thode anaari hain, thode khilaadi
We’re a little inexperienced, but we’re a little crafty too
Ruk-ruk ke chalti hai apni gaadi
Our vehicle moves along with frequent stops
Humein pyaar chaahiye aur kuch paise bhi
We need love, and a little money too
Hum aise bhi hain, hum hain vaise bhi
We’re this way, and we’re that way too
Hum logon ko samajh sako toh samjho, dilbar jaani
If you think you can understand us, then try, my dear friend
Ulti-seedhi jaisi bhi hai apni yehi kahaani
This is our story, however topsy-turvy it may be
Thodi hum mein hoshiyaari hai, thodi hai nadaani
We have a little wisdom and a little foolishness too
Thodi hum mein sachchai hai, thodi beimaani
There’s a little honesty in us, and a little dishonesty too
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Aankhon mein kuch aansu hain, kuch sapne hain
There are tears in our eyes, and dreams too
Aansu aur sapne dono hi apne hain
Both the tears and the dreams are our own
Aankhon mein kuch aansu hain, kuch sapne hain
There are tears in our eyes, and dreams too
Aansu aur sapne dono hi apne hain
Both the tears and the dreams are our own
Dil dukha hai lekin toota toh nahin hai
Our hearts have been hurt, but they haven’t broken
Umeed ka daaman chhoota toh nahin hai
We haven’t let go of hope
Hum logon ko samajh sako toh samjho, dilbar jaani
If you think you can understand us, then try, my dear friend
Thodi majboori hai lekin thodi hai manmaani
We’re constrained by circumstances, but we like to have our own way too
Thodi tu-tu-main-main hai aur thodi kheench-taani
There’s a little bickering and a little tug-of-war too
Hum mein kaafi baatein hain jo lagti hain deewani
There’s a lot about us that may seem downright crazy
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Dil hai Hindustani
Our heart is Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani
Yet our hearts remain Indian
Vocabulary & Meaning – Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (English Translation)
| Hindi Word / Phrase | English Meaning |
|---|---|
| Phir bhi | Yet / nevertheless / even so |
| Dil | Heart |
| Hindustani | Indian |
| Samajhna | To understand |
| Samajh sako | If you can understand |
| Dilbar jaani | My dear / beloved |
| Jitna bhi | However much / the more |
| Utni | That much / the more |
| Hairaani | Surprise / amazement |
| Apni | Our own / one’s own |
| Chhatri | Umbrella |
| Tumko | You / to you |
| De dena | To give |
| Kabhi | Sometimes / ever |
| Barse paani | It rains / rain falls |
| Naye packet mein | In new packaging |
| Bechna | To sell |
| Cheez | Thing / item |
| Puraani | Old |
| Thode | A little / somewhat |
| Anaari | Inexperienced / amateur |
| Khilaadi | Player / skilled person |
| Ruk-ruk ke | With frequent stops / intermittently |
| Chalna | To move / to run |
| Gaadi | Vehicle / car |
| Humein | We / us / to us |
| Pyaar | Love |
| Chaahiye | Need / want |
| Kuch | Some / a little |
| Paise | Money |
| Aise bhi | This way too |
| Vaise bhi | That way too |
| Ulti-seedhi | Upside-down / topsy-turvy / chaotic |
| Kahaani | Story |
| Hoshiyaari | Cleverness / intelligence |
| Nadaani | Foolishness / childishness |
| Sachchai | Truth / honesty |
| Beimaani | Dishonesty / cheating |
| Aankhon mein | In the eyes |
| Aansu | Tears |
| Sapne | Dreams |
| Dono hi | Both |
| Apne | Our own / one’s own |
| Dil dukha hai | The heart has been hurt |
| Tootna | To break |
| Toota toh nahin hai | Hasn’t broken, though |
| Umeed | Hope |
| Daaman | Hem / edge of a garment; figuratively, something one holds on to |
| Umeed ka daaman | The hold of hope / one’s connection to hope |
| Chhootna | To slip away / to let go |
| Majboori | Helplessness / constraint |
| Manmaani | Doing as one pleases / acting on one’s own whims |
| Tu-tu-main-main | Bickering / arguing |
| Kheench-taani | Tug-of-war / pulling in opposite directions |
| Kaafi | Quite a lot / plenty |
| Baatein | Things / matters / qualities |
| Lagna | To seem / to appear |
| Deewani | Crazy / madly passionate |
| Kahin bhi | Anywhere |
| Samajh sako toh | If you can understand |
| Jitna samjhoge | The more you understand |
| Dil hai Hindustani | The heart is Indian / our hearts remain Indian |
