Gurus of Peace - A.R. Rahman and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Song: Gurus of Peace

Album: Vande Mataram

Artist: A.R. Rahman and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

In 1997, India's most popular composer released a series of songs for India's 50th Independence Anniversary.  The album, Vande Mataram, contained nine patriotic songs, one of which grew to be the second most well known song in the world (Vande Mataram, The BBC's Top 10 Songs).  The song below refers to the division of the people of India in 1947 into the countries India and Pakistan, and the fighting that still exists between the two countries today.

English Translation 
Shine on sunshine, shine on blue skies

Sunshine break the cloud, blue skies breaking out (4x)

Chanda suraj lakhon taare, hai jab tere hi yeh saare 

When the moon, sun, and thousands of stars are all yours
Kis baat par hoti hai phir takrare...

Then why are we fighting?
Khinchi hai lakire is zameen pe par na khincho dekho 

We have drawn lines on the ground but let's not draw
Beech mein do dilon ke yeh deewarein 

walls dividing two hearts.

 

Duniya me kahin bhi, dard se koyi bhi…
Duniya me kahin bhi, dard se koyi bhi 

anywhere in the world, when anyone in this world
Thadpe to humko yahan pe 

suffers in pain, then we too
Ehsaas uske zakhmon ka ho ke 

feel the pain of his wounds and
Apna bhi dil bhar bhar aaye roye aankhein 

our own heart also becomes heavy and our eyes weep.

 

What are you waiting for, another day another dawn,
Somewhere we have to find a new way to peace
What are you waiting for another sign another call,
Somewhere we have to find a new way to peace

Doori kyon dilo me rahe phasle kyu badte rahe 

why does distance remain in our hearts, why do the distances keep growing
Pyari hai zindagi hai pyaara jahan 

life is lovely, the world is lovely
Rishte badi mushkilo se 

Relationships, with lots of effort
bante hai yahaan pe lekin 

are built here, but
tootne ke liye bas ek hi lamha 

it only takes a moment to break them

 

Ishq dawaa hai har ek dard ki 

love is the cure for every pain
Zanjeer ishq hai har ek rishte ki 

love is the tie that binds all relationships
Ishq saari hadhon ko tod daale 

love surpasses all borders
Ishq to duniya ko pal me mita bhi de 

love can destroy the world a moment

Ishq hai jo saare jahaan ko aman bhi de 

love can bring peace to the whole world
Ronaq ishq se hai saare aalam ki… 

love lights up the universe…

Sources: http://lyricmaster.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/gurus-of-peace/, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/message/36413