Song: Chaahat Na Hoti (English Translation)
Film: Chaahat
Star Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Pooja Bhatt
Singer: Alka Yagnik & Vinod Rathod
Lyrics: Nida Fazil
Music Director: Anu Malik
Chaahat Na Hoti English Lyrics
Chahat nadiyan, chahat sagar
Desire is like a river; desire is like an ocean
Chahat dharti, chahat ambar
Desire is like the earth; desire is like the sky
Chahat Radha, chahat Giridhar
Desire is Radha; desire is Giridhar
Dil ka dhadakna, yehi chahat hai
The heart’s beating — that is what desire is
Neend na aana, yehi chahat hai
Being unable to sleep — that is what desire is
Chahat na hoti, kuchh bhi na hota
If there were no desire, nothing would exist
Chahat na hoti, kuchh bhi na hota
If there were no desire, nothing would exist
Main bhi na hoti, tu bhi na hota
I would not exist, and neither would you
Dil ka dhadakna, yehi chahat hai
The heart’s beating — that is what desire is
Neend na aana, yehi chahat hai
Being unable to sleep — that is what desire is
Chahat na hoti, kuchh bhi na hota
If there were no desire, nothing would exist
Chahat na hoti, kuchh bhi na hota
If there were no desire, nothing would exist
Tu bhi na hoti, Main bhi na hota
I would not exist, and neither would you
Tu bhi na hoti, Main bhi na hota
I would not exist, and neither would you
Tum mujhse alag kab ho
When have you ever been separate from me?
Main tumse juda kab hoon
When have I ever been apart from you?
Paani mein kamal jaise
Like a lotus in the water
Rehte ho mujh mein tum
You live within me
Dekhoon toh tumhe dekhoon
When I look, I see only you
Sochoon toh tumhe sochoon
When I think, I think only of you
Sagar mein nadi jaise
Like a river flowing into the ocean
Behte ho mujh mein tum
You flow within me
Chahat khushboo, chahat rangat
Desire is fragrance; desire is color
Chahat moorat, chahat kudrat
Desire is beauty; desire is nature
Chahat Ganga, chahat Jamuna
Desire is the Ganges; desire is the Yamuna
Hosh gawana, yehi chahat hai
Losing one’s senses — that is what desire is
Jaan se jaana, yehi chahat hai
Giving up one’s life — that is what desire is
Chahat na hoti, kuchh bhi na hota
If there were no desire, nothing would exist
Chahat na hoti, kuchh bhi na hota
If there were no desire, nothing would exist
Main bhi na hoti, tu bhi na hota
I would not exist, and neither would you
Tu bhi na hoti, main bhi na hota
You would not exist, and neither would I
Jab tu nahi hota hai
When you are not around
Us waqt bhi har shai mein
Even then, in everything
Har geet mein, har lai mein
In every song, in every melody
Tu hi nazar aata hai
I see only you
Haan, bikhra ke kabhi zulfein
Sometimes, by letting your hair fall loose
Chamka ke kabhi chehra
Sometimes, by lighting up your face
Tum hi meri duniya ke
You alone, in my world
Din raat sajaate ho
You fill my days and nights with beauty
Chahat ghoonghat, chahat darpan
Desire is the veil; desire is the reflection
Chahat sajni, chahat sajan
Desire is the beloved; desire is the lover
Chahat pooja, chahat darshan
Desire is worship; desire is the divine sight
Aankh bhar aana, yahi chahat hai
Eyes filling with tears — that is what desire is
Ji ghabrana, yahi chahat hai
Feeling restless — that is what desire is
Chahat na hoti, kuchh bhi na hota
If there were no desire, nothing would exist
Chahat na hoti, kuchh bhi na hota
If there were no desire, nothing would exist
Main bhi na hoti, tu bhi na hota
I would not exist, and neither would you
Tu bhi na hoti, main bhi na hota
You would not exist, and neither would I
Vocabulary & Meaning: Chaahat Na Hoti (English Translation)
| Hindi Word / Phrase | English Meaning |
|---|---|
| Chahat | Desire; longing; love |
| Nadiyan | Rivers |
| Sagar | Ocean |
| Dharti | Earth; land |
| Ambar | Sky; heavens |
| Radha | Radha, the beloved of Krishna |
| Giridhar | Krishna; a name of Lord Krishna |
| Dil | Heart |
| Dhadakna | To beat; to throb |
| Dil ka dhadakna | The beating of the heart |
| Neend | Sleep |
| Neend na aana | To be unable to sleep |
| Kuchh bhi | Anything; anything at all |
| Mera / Main | Mine / I |
| Tera / Tu | Yours / you |
| Alag | Separate; different |
| Juda | Apart; separated |
| Paani | Water |
| Kamal | Lotus |
| Paani mein kamal | Lotus in the water |
| Rehna | To live; to remain |
| Mujh mein | Within me; inside me |
| Dekhna | To see; to look |
| Dekhoon | I see; when I look |
| Sochna | To think |
| Sochoon | I think |
| Sagar mein nadi | A river in the ocean |
| Behna | To flow |
| Behte ho | You flow |
| Khushboo | Fragrance; scent |
| Rangat | Color; complexion; glow |
| Moorat | Image; figure; form |
| Kudrat | Nature; creation |
| Ganga | The Ganges River |
| Jamuna | The Yamuna River |
| Hosh | Awareness; consciousness; senses |
| Hosh gawana | To lose one’s senses |
| Jaan | Life |
| Jaan se jaana | To give up one’s life; to die |
| Jab | When |
| Waqt | Time; moment |
| Har shai | Everything; every single thing |
| Geet | Song |
| Lai | Melody; rhythm |
| Nazar aana | To appear; to be seen |
| Tu hi nazar aata hai | I see only you |
| Bikhraana | To spread out; to let loose |
| Zulfein | Hair; flowing locks |
| Chehra | Face |
| Chamkaana | To brighten; to make shine |
| Din raat | Day and night |
| Sajaana | To decorate; to adorn |
| Ghoonghat | Veil covering the face |
| Darpan | Mirror; reflection |
| Sajni | Beloved; female lover |
| Sajan | Beloved; male lover |
| Pooja | Worship; prayer |
| Darshan | Divine sight; sacred viewing |
| Aankh bhar aana | Eyes to fill with tears |
| Ji ghabrana | To feel anxious; to feel restless |
| Ghabraana | To feel nervous; anxious |
| Rog | Illness; affliction |
| Pyar ka rog | The affliction of love |
| Vaid | Traditional physician |
| Hakeem | Physician; healer |
| Vaid-hakeem | Physicians; healers |
| Mitta | To be cured; to disappear |
| Marke | By dying; after dying |
| Ji jaana | To come alive; to live again |
| Dard | Pain; suffering |
| Chara | Cure; remedy |
| Mere dard ka chara | The cure for my pain |
