Song: Abhi Na Jaao Chhod Kar (English Lyrics & Translation)
Movie: Hum Dono (1961)
Actor(s): Dev Anand, Sadhana
Singer(s): Mohd Rafi, Asha Bhosle
Music: Jaidev
Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
Abhi Na Jaao Chhod Kar (English Translation)
Abhi na jaao chhod kar
Please don’t leave yet.
Ke dil abhi bhara nahi
My heart still hasn’t had enough.
Abhi na jaao chhod kar
Please don’t leave yet.
Ke dil abhi bhara nahi
My heart still hasn’t had enough.
Abhi abhi to aayi ho
You have only just arrived.
Abhi abhi to
Just now, only just.
Abhi abhi to aayi ho
You have only just arrived.
Bahaar ban ke chhayi ho
You have spread all around like spring.
Hawa zara mehak to le
Let the breeze absorb your fragrance.
Nazar zara behak to le
Let my eyes lose themselves in your beauty.
Yeh shaam dhal to le zara
Let this evening fade a little.
Yeh shaam dhal to le zara
Let this evening fade a little.
Yeh dil sambhal to le zara
Let this heart compose itself for a while.
Main thodi der jee to loon
Let me live a little longer.
Nashe ke ghoont pee to loon
Let me take a few sips of this intoxication.
Nashe ke ghoont pee to loon
Let me take a few sips of this intoxication.
Abhi to kuch kaha nahi
We haven’t said anything yet.
Abhi to kuch suna nahi
I haven’t heard anything from you yet.
Abhi na jaao chhod kar
Please don’t leave yet.
Ke dil abhi bhara nahi
My heart still hasn’t had enough.
Sitaare jhilmila uthe
The stars have begun to sparkle.
Sitaare jhilmila uthe
The stars have begun to sparkle.
Chiraag jagmaga uthe
The lamps have begun to glow.
Bas ab na mujhko tokna
Now, please don’t stop me.
Bas ab na mujhko tokna
Now, please don’t stop me.
Na badhke raah rokna
Don’t step forward to block my way.
Agar main ruk gayi abhi
If I stay now,
To jaa na paaungi kabhi
I may never be able to leave.
Yahi kahoge tum sada
You will always keep saying,
Ke dil abhi nahi bhara
“That your heart still hasn’t had enough.”
Jo khatam ho kisi jagah
This is not something…
Yeh aisa silsila nahi
…that can simply end somewhere.
Abhi nahi, abhi nahi
Not yet, not yet.
Nahi nahi nahi nahi
No, no, no, no.
Abhi na jaao chhod kar
Please don’t leave yet.
Ke dil abhi bhara nahi
My heart still hasn’t had enough.
Adhoori aas…
Unfulfilled hope…
Adhoori aas chhod ke
Leaving an unfulfilled hope behind,
Adhoori pyaas chhod ke
Leaving an unquenched thirst behind,
Jo roz yunhi jaaogi
If you leave like this every day,
To kis tarah nibhaaogi
Then how will you sustain this love?
Ki zindagi ki raah mein
For on the path of life,
Jawaan dilon ki chaah mein
In the desires of young hearts,
Kai makaam aayenge
Many stages will come,
Jo humko aazmaayenge
That will put us to the test.
Bura na maano baat ka
Please don’t take what I say the wrong way.
Yeh pyaar hai, gila nahi
This is love, not a complaint.
Haan yehi kahoge tum sada
Yes, you will always keep saying,
Ke dil abhi bhara nahi
“That your heart still hasn’t had enough.”
Haan dil abhi bhara nahi
Yes, my heart still hasn’t had enough.
Nahi nahi nahi nahi
No, no, no, no.
Vocabulary & Meaning: Abhi Na Jaao Chhod Kar (English Translation)
| Hindi Word/Phrase | English Meaning |
|---|---|
| Abhi | Now / yet |
| Jaana | To go / leave |
| Chhod kar | Leaving / after leaving |
| Dil | Heart |
| Bhara nahi | Not satisfied / hasn’t had enough |
| Abhi abhi | Just now / only just |
| Aana | To come / arrive |
| Bahaar | Spring / blossoming season |
| Ban ke | Becoming / in the form of |
| Chhaana | To spread over / envelop |
| Hawa | Breeze / air |
| Mehakna | To become fragrant / smell sweet |
| Nazar | Eyes / gaze |
| Behakna | To lose control / become carried away |
| Shaam | Evening |
| Dhalna | To fade / come to an end |
| Sambhalna | To compose oneself / regain control |
| Thodi der | A little while |
| Jee lena | To live / enjoy life for a while |
| Nasha | Intoxication / ecstasy |
| Ghoont | Sip / gulp |
| Nashe ke ghoont | Sips of intoxication; figuratively, moments of romantic ecstasy |
| Kehna | To say |
| Sunna | To hear / listen |
| Sitaare | Stars |
| Jhilmilana | To sparkle / twinkle |
| Chiraag | Lamp / oil lamp |
| Jagmagana | To glow / shine brightly |
| Tokna | To stop / object / interrupt |
| Raah | Path / way |
| Raah rokna | To block someone’s way |
| Rukna | To stop / stay |
| Kabhi | Ever / ever again |
| Sada | Always / forever |
| Silsila | Sequence / chain / continuing affair |
| Adhoora | Incomplete / unfulfilled |
| Aas | Hope / expectation |
| Adhoori aas | Unfulfilled hope |
| Pyaas | Thirst / longing |
| Adhoori pyaas | Unquenched thirst / unfulfilled longing |
| Roz | Every day |
| Yunhi | Just like this / without any particular reason |
| Nibhaana | To maintain / uphold / remain true to |
| Zindagi | Life |
| Raah-e-zindagi | Path of life |
| Jawaan | Young |
| Chaah | Desire / longing |
| Makaam | Stage / destination / turning point |
| Aazmaana | To test / put to the test |
| Kai | Many / several |
| Bura maanna | To take offense / take something badly |
| Gila | Complaint / grievance |
| Pyaar | Love |
| Dil abhi bhara nahi | My heart still hasn’t had enough |
| Abhi na jaao | Please don’t leave yet |
| Bahār ban ke chhaayi ho | You have spread like spring / brought a sense of spring |
| Nazar behakna | To have one’s gaze become carried away |
| Dil sambhalna | To regain control of one’s emotions |
| Jo humko aazmaayenge | That will put us to the test |