Aaj nahin toh kal, bikharenge yeh baadal…

Hope

A song that has a power to heal.

Hope is one of the most powerful medicine to cure the mind. Bramha Kumaris is a Spiritual organization committed to self transformation through meditation and positive thinking. They use this song for meditation to sooth the souls.
At a personal level, I have myself listened to this song during difficult times.

Song-Aaj nahin to kal bikhrenge ye baadal
Film : Naagmani (1957)
Singer-Geeta Dutt,
Lyrics-Kavi Pradeep,
MD-Avinash Vyas

Here is rough transliteration of this inspirational song with the lyrics:

Aaj nahin to kal,
bikhrenge ye baadal
O raat ke bhoole huye musaafir,
subah huyi ghar chal
ab ghar chal re

In the very near future, the (dark) clouds (of uncertainty, unhappiness, miseries) will fade away. It is a bright morning, so the traveller lost in the (darkness of) night, let us go home (get back with life).

jod le phir se tooti mamta,
baandh le prem ki dori
zindgaani se door bhaagna
hai mann ki kamzori
ye sab dukh ke pal,
ek din jaayenge tal
O raat ke bhoole huye musaafir,
subah huyi ghar chal
ab ghar chal re

Let us reconnect with the broken relations, establish the bonds. Running away from life (and its problems) is nothing but the weakness of the mind. All these moments of unhappiness will go away very soon. It is a bright morning, so the traveller lost in the (darkness of) night, let us go home (get back with life).

dhadhhak raha sansaar hamaara,
dooba bhaagya sitaara
kise pata hai, iske bheetar
kya hai Prabhu ka ishaara
chinta chhod sakal,
har mushqil hogi sehal
O raat ke bhoole huye musaafir,
subah huyi ghar chal
ab ghar chal re

The whole life will always be burning with problems and issues. We feel that the good luck is shying away from us. We do not know what God is planning to do behind the scenes. Let us stop worrying about the things in life, every problem will get its solution (in the due course of time). It is a bright morning, so the traveller lost in the (darkness of) night, let us go home (get back with life).

jeewan ek sangraam hai Jogi,
sankat se kya darna
bhav-saagar mein bhanwar bichhi hain,
hans hans paar utarna
ab to zara sambhal,
tera jaayega bhaagya badal
O raat ke bhoole huye musaafir,
subah huyi ghar chal
ab ghar chal re

The life is an ongoing fight (with bad elements) , so we should not get worried by the difficulties in the life. This life is like an ocean with difficulties everywhere around you. We need to have a smile on our face and cross this ocean (to attain moksha). At least now, get hold of yourself (and show courage). Your destiny is (soon) going to change for better.It is a bright morning, so the traveller lost in the (darkness of) night, let us go home (get back with life).

aaj nahin to kal,
bikhrenge ye baadal
O raat ke bhoole huye musaafir,
subah huyi ghar chal
ab ghar chal re

In the very near future, the (dark) clouds (of uncertainty, unhappiness, miseries) will fade away. It is a bright morning, so the traveller lost in the (darkness of) night, let us go home (get back with life).

We feel that the central theme of the song is the lines :

bhav-saagar mein bhanwar bichhi hain,
hans hans paar utarna
Meaning the world is full of problems/challenges at every step of life. We need to do good karma and keep going with a smile on the face. What a lovely way to express the essence of life!

This is what Atul’s website says about this song:

Kavi Pradeep ji is known for wearing his heart on his sleeves and writing songs that he strongly believed in. And he had the ability to influence people with his hard hitting and straight from the heart lyrics. He has written songs iconic patriotic songs at a time when India was still ruled by the British, and he has written songs that give vent to the feelings of anguish among the public in the aftermath of partition related violence. He has written songs about the feelings of despondency and people feel when things are not going their way. And he has also written inspirational songs that tell people to look at the future with optimism, irrespective of what has happened in the past.

Here is an inspirational song where the poet exhorts people to pick up the loose threads of their lives together and make a new beginning. The clouds of misery are bound to clear up and the dark night is bound to give way for a new dawn, he tells us.
This inspirational poetry has indeed been used by a few spiritual organisations (viz Brahmkumaris) as a motivational song.
This is an inspirational song extraordinaire from “Naagmani” (1957).

Source courtesy:

http://atulsongaday.me/2011/08/09/aaj-nahin-to-kal-bikhrenge-ye-baadal/

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