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Original Lyrics
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English Translation
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| Dheere se aaja ri ankhiyan mein |
Come gently into my eyes |
| Nindiya aaja ri aaja, dheere se aaja |
O sleep, please come gently |
| Chupke se nainan ki baghiyan mein |
Quietly enter the garden of my eyes |
| Nindiya aaja ri aaja, dheere se aaja |
O sleep, please come gently |
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| Lekar suhane sapno ki kaliyan, sapno ki kaliyan |
Bring with you buds of beautiful dreams |
| Lekar suhane sapno ki kaliyan |
Bring with you buds of beautiful dreams |
| Aake basa de palkon ki galiyan |
Come and settle in the lanes of my eyelids |
| Palkon ki choti si galiyan mein |
Come in the small lanes of my eyelids |
| Nindiya aaja ri aaja, dheere se aaja |
O sleep, please come gently |
| Dheere se aaja ri ankhiyan mein |
Come gently into my eyes |
| Nindiya aaja ri aaja, dheere se aaja |
O sleep, please come gently |
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| Jagti hai ankhiyan, soti hai kismat |
My eyes stay awake, but my fate sleeps |
| Jagti hai ankhiyan, soti hai kismat |
My eyes stay awake, but my fate sleeps |
| Dushman gareebon ki hoti hai kismat, soti hai kismat |
Fate is always the enemy of the poor |
| Dam bhar gareebon ki kutiyan mein |
Come into the huts of the poor, even if it's for a moment |
| Nindiya aaja ri aaja, dheere se aaja |
O sleep, please come gently |
| Dheere se aaja ri ankhiyan mein |
Come gently into my eyes |
| Nindiya aaja ri aaja, dheere se aaja |
O sleep, please come gently |
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| Aankhen toh sabki hai ik jaisi |
Everyone's eyes are the same |
| Aankhen toh sabki hai ik jaisi |
Everyone's eyes are the same |
| Jaisi ameeron ki gareebon ki waisi, gareebon ki waisi |
The rich and the poor have the same kind of eyes |
| Kismat ke maaron ki ankhiyan mein |
Come in the eyes of those beaten by fate |
| Nindiya aaja ri aaja, dheere se aaja |
O sleep, please come gently |
| Dheere se aaja ri ankhiyan mein |
Come gently into my eyes |
| Nindiya aaja ri aaja, dheere se aaja |
O sleep, please come gently |
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