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Ek Din Aap – A romantic Hindi song from Bollywood cinema

Translated from the Hindi by Dimitrios Vasiliadis

Starring:  Shah Rukh Khan & Juhi Chawla
Sung by: Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik
Composer: Javed Akhtar, Music: Latin-Lalit
From the romantic comedy Yes Boss (1997) directed by Aziz Mirza

एक दिन आप यूँ हमको मिल जाएँगे
फूल ही फूल राहों में खिल जाएँगे
मैंने सोचा ना था

ek din aap yu hamko mil jaaenge
phul hi phul raaho me khil jaaenge
maine sochaa na thaa

One day you will meet us in such a way
Flowers only flowers will bloom on the paths
I had never thought that. 1.

एक दिन ज़िंदगी इतनी होगी हसीं
झूमेगा आसमाँ, गाएगी ये ज़मीं
मैंने सोचा ना था

ek din zindagi itni hogi hasi
Jhumegaa aasamaan gaaegi ye zamin
maine sochaa na thaa

One day life will become so beautiful
The sky will dance and the earth will sing
I had never thought that. 2.

दिल की डाली पे कलियाँ सी खिलने लगीं
जब निगाहें निगाहों से मिलने लगीं
मैंने सोचा ना था

dil ki daali pe kaliyaa si khilne lagi
Jab nigaahe nigaaho se milne lagi
maine sochaa na thaa

Buds began to bloom on the branch of the heart
When eyes began to meet eyes
I had never thought that. 3.

एक दिन इस तरह होश खो जाएँगे
पास आए तो मदहोश हो जाएँगे
मैंने सोचा ना था

ek din is tarah hosh kho jaaenge
paas aae to madhosh ho jaaenge
maine sochaa na thaa

One day the senses will be lost like this
If we get close to each other, we’ll get dizzy
I had never thought that. 4.

एक दिन ज़िंदगी इतनी होगी हसीं
झूमेगा आसमाँ, गाएगी ये ज़मीं
मैंने सोचा ना था

ek din zindagi itni hogi hasi
Jhumegaa aasamaan gaaegi ye zamin
maine sochaa na thaa

One day life will become so beautiful
The sky will dance and the earth will sing
I had never thought that. 5.

जगमगाती हुई जागती रात है
रात है या सितारों की बारात है?

Jagmagaati hui jaagati raat hai
raat hai yaa sitaaro ki baaraat hai?

Shining the night stays awake
Is it night or the wedding procession of the stars? 6.

एक दिन दिल की राहों में अपने लिए
जल उठेंगे मुहब्बत के इतने दीए
मैंने सोचा ना था

ek din dil ki raaho me apne lie
Jal uthege mohabbat ke itne die
maine sochaa na thaa.

One day on the paths of the heart
so many lamps of love will be lit for us
I had never thought that. 7.

मैंने सोचा ना था, मैंने सोचा ना था.
maine sochaa na thaa, maine sochaa na thaa.
I had never thought that, I had never thought that.