Mere mehboob qayamat hogi
Aaj rusva teri galiyon mein mohabbat hogi
Meri nazrein to gila karti hain
Tere dil ko
Bhi sanam tujhse shikayat hogi
Mere mehboob
Mere sanam ke darr se agar Baad e sabha ho tera guzar
Kehna sitamgar kuchh hai khabar
Tera naam liya
Jab tak bhi jiya
Aye shama tera parwana
Jise ab thak tujhe nafrat hogi
Aaj rusva teri galiyon main mohabbat hogi
Mere mehboob qayamat hogi
Aaj rusva teri galiyon main mohabbat hogi
Mere mehboob
Teri gali main aata sanam
Nagma wafa ka gaata sanam
Tujhse suna na jaata sanam
Phir aaj idhar
Aaya hoon magar
Yeh kehne main deewana
Khatm bas aaj yeh vehshat hogi
Aaj rusva teri galiyon mein mohabbat hogi
Mere mehboob qayamat hogi
Aaj rusva teri galiyon mein mohabbat hogi
Mere mehboob
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Overall Meaning:
The song "Mere Mehboob" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is a beautiful and emotional love song that expresses the pain and passion of unrequited love. The lyrics speak of the singer's love for someone who does not love them back, and the anguish and heartbreak that comes with it. The opening lines, "Mere mehboob qayamat hogi / Aaj rusva teri galiyon mein mohabbat hogi" (My beloved, there will be a disaster / Today, my love will be disgraced in your streets), set the tone of the song, with the singer predicting the inevitable destruction that will come from their unreturned love.
The song continues with the singer expressing their own feelings of hurt and disappointment, with lines such as " Meri nazrein to gila karti hain / Tere dil ko / Bhi sanam tujhse shikayat hogi" (My eyes complain / Your heart, too / Will have complaints against you, my love). The lyrics also touch on the fear of rejection, with lines like "Jise ab thak tujhe nafrat hogi / Aaj rusva teri galiyon main mohabbat hogi" (The one who you hate till now / will be disgraced in your streets today).
As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the singer is willing to endure any pain and torment just for a chance at love, with lines like "Teri gali main aata sanam / Nagma wafa ka gaata sanam" (I come to your street, my love / And sing a song of devotion). The song ends with the haunting refrain of "Mere mehboob qayamat hogi / Aaj rusva teri galiyon mein mohabbat hogi" (My beloved, there will be a disaster / Today, my love will be disgraced in your streets) repeated over and over again, conveying the endless cycle of pain and heartbreak that comes with unrequited love.
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