Parda Kijiye Lyrics English Translation - Chand Se

Aap ki zulf-e-daraz aankh mein uljhi jaaye Translation: Let your long, dark tresses get tangled in my eyes

Aap ki aankh se kaajal nahi maanga jaata Translation: One does not ask for kohl from your eyes – they are beyond that chand se parda kijiye lyrics english translation

Ya khuda, aap ne kya khoob sitam dhaaya hai Translation: Oh God, what exquisite tyranny you have unleashed Aap ki zulf-e-daraz aankh mein uljhi jaaye Translation:

Aap ke saamne diye jalte nahin, jalte nahin Translation: In front of you, lamps do not burn, they simply refuse to burn The story ends not with a resolution, but

In the final stanza, he concedes a little. He admits that her reflection on stars brings light to darkness. But still, he cannot share. The story ends not with a resolution, but with a paradox: the lover is both elevated and destroyed by her beauty. He wants to own the night, but the night belongs to the moon, and the moon is jealous of her.

In his culture, modesty is paramount. A beloved woman hides her face behind a veil ( parda ). But the moon, that shameless voyeur, pours its silver light onto her window, her hands, her cheeks. It violates her privacy. It steals glimpses that only the lover should have.