
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 / Phrase | English Meaning |
|---|---|
| Saans | Breath |
| Saanson | Breaths |
| Mala | Rosary; string of prayer beads |
| Saanson ki mala | A rosary of breaths; a poetic image of remembering someone with every breath |
| Simrun | I remember; I chant or meditate upon |
| Pee | Beloved; lover |
| Pee ka naam | The beloved’s name |
| Saanson ki mala pe simrun | I chant or remember with every breath |
| Apna | One’s own |
| Mann | Mind; heart |
| Apne mann ki | Of one’s own heart or mind |
| Jaan-na | To know; to understand |
| Apne mann ki main jaanun | I know what lies in my own heart |
| Aur | And |
| Ram | God; Lord Rama |
| Pee ke mann ki Ram | Only God knows what lies in my beloved’s heart |
| Prem | Love; deep affection |
| Rang | Colour; shade |
| Prem ke rang | The colours of love |
| Doobna | To drown; to become deeply immersed |
| Aisi doobi | Became so deeply immersed |
| Ek | One |
| Roop | Form; appearance |
| Ek hi roop | One and the same form |
| Ban jaana | To become |
| Prem ki mala | A rosary of love; a string of loving prayers |
| Japna | To chant or repeat a sacred name or prayer |
| Japte-japte | While chanting repeatedly; through continuous chanting |
| Aap | Self; oneself (also a respectful form of “you”) |
| Bani main | I became |
| Shyam | A name for Lord Krishna |
| Prem pyala | A cup of love |
| Pyala | Cup; goblet |
| Jab se | Ever since |
| Piya hai | Have drunk |
| Jee | Heart; life; inner self |
| Jee ka haal | The state of one’s heart |
| Haal | Condition; state; situation |
| Angaar | Burning ember |
| Angaaron pe | On burning embers |
| Neend | Sleep |
| Neend aa jaana | To fall asleep |
| Kaanta | Thorn |
| Kaanton pe | On thorns |
| Aaraam | Comfort; rest; peace |
| Kaanton pe aaraam | Finding comfort even on thorns |
| Naina | Eyes (poetic) |
| Palak | Eyelid; eyelashes |
| Dhaanpna | To cover; to shield |
| Tohe | You; thee (poetic or regional usage) |
| Gair | Stranger; someone outside one’s close circle |
| Dekhne dena | To allow someone to look |
| Hosh | Senses; awareness |
| Hosh khona | To lose one’s senses or composure |
| Bhakti | Devotion; worship |
| Milan | Union; coming together |
| Samarpan | Surrender; complete devotion |